Global Issues and Law

Two years in the UN Security Council – Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas takes stock of Germany’s work in the UN’s highest body.

Authoritarian governments are using the pandemic to erode human rights, says Markus N. Beeko from Amnesty International.

Julia Münch is the new secretary general of the Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB). She believes that new formats are the best way to intensify exchange.

Japan and Germany are actually ideal partners because they are similar in many respects. There are also differences, however.

An interview with Ambassador Dr Peter Schoof about Germany’s new guidelines for its future Indo-Pacific policy.

The former human rights commissioner advises companies on how to respect international social standards.

Federal Government Commissioner Bärbel Kofler explains why human rights are especially threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Germany is especially committed to the rules-based international order", says UN Ambassador Heusgen.

Germany has been a member of the United Nations Security Council for a year now – the Federal Foreign Ministry undertakes a halftime assessment.

Open Governance - the Internet enables co-governance for all people, says Beth Simone Noveck.

This is where you’ll find out more about the policies, institutions, values and goals of a united Europe.

It involves great responsibility, also for defence lawyers: five facts about being a lawyer in Germany.