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At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Kai Ambos

kambos@gwdg.de

is professor of criminal law and head of the Department of Foreign and International Criminal Law at Göttingen University. He also serves as a judge at the Göttingen Regional Court.  

All articles of Kai Ambos

Palestine/Israel
Kai Ambos

German law professor assesses possibility of war crimes in Palestine and Israel

That Hamas is breaking the law does not allow Israel to do the same, says expert on international humanitarian law

International law
Kai Ambos
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

Too many inconsistencies in western policy

The International Criminal Court (ICC) caused a stir when it issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

International law
Kai Ambos

The west must respect international law more consistently

In the Ukraine war, the US and its allies are paying the price for having badly damaged their own credibility in the past

Criminal justice
Kai Ambos
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Limited reach

The ICC reduces perpetrators’ hope for impunity, but for people to come to terms with atrocious crimes, more must happen

Researching conflict
Kai Ambos
John Zuluaga

Understanding ­Colombia’s war

Commission seeks to explain the causes of the conflict in Colombia

Victims of dictatorship
Kai Ambos
Eneas Romero

Delayed truth, no justice

Brazil's democracy must learn from the atrocities of the military dictatorship

Middle east
Kai Ambos

Sovereign action

German law professor assesses what Palestinian Territories’ accession to ICC means and what Israel’s reaction implies

Global Governance
Kai Ambos

Misguided criticism

Criticism of International Criminal Court being too focussed on Africa is misleading

Comment
Kai Ambos

Room for improvement

Promising change of guard at the International Criminal Court

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Why many Africans must rely on informal health care

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today