Lorenz Rubner

PhD Student

Address

Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) Bochumer Fenster, 4th floor Massenbergstraße 9 B 44787 Bochum Germany

Nationality

German / US-American

Research Focus

Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy in Weapon Systems

Education

Spring 2022

Junior Visiting Fellow at the Graduate Institute of International Law And Development Studies, Prof. Paola Gaeta

Since 2019

Ph. D. candidate, IFHV

2017 - 2019

Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt a.M. (Bar Exam equivalent)

08/2018

German Red Cross Summer School in International Humanitarian Law

2010 - 2016

First State Exam, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg i.Br., specialization in International and European Public Law

2012 - 2013

Diplôme de Droit Français, Université Pierre Mendès-France, Grenoble (France)

07/2009

International Baccalaureate, Worth School (England)

Work Experience and other Activities

Since 10/2022

Assistant Legal Advisor at NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (HQ NAEW&CF), Geilenkirchen

01/2022 - 09/2022

Associate (Rechtsanwalt), White & Case LLP, International Arbitration Practice, Frankfurt a.M

04/2019 - 12/2021

Legal Assistant, White & Case LLP, International Arbitration Practice, Frankfurt a.M

2017 - 2019

Preparation for the Second German Legal State Exam ('Referendariat')

Stages i.a. at Civil Commercial Court, Public Prosecutor, German Foreign Ministry - Unit on International Law and IHL, Administrative Court, German Development Cooperation Organization - Project 'Support to the African Governance Architecture' (Addis Ababa)

2017 - 2018

Research Associate at the University for Administrative Law in Speyer for Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weiß

10/2016 - 01/2017

Legal Research Assistant, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Munich

03 - 09/2016

Research Associate at the Center for French Studies of Law for Prof. em. Dr. Thomas Würtenberger

Most recent Publications

07/2022

(Don’t) Call ‘Em Mercenaries - A Case for the Reintegration of Legal Terminology and Popular Parlance, co-authored with Lisa M. Cohen, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/dont-call-em-mercenaries/

03/2022

How Pressing ‘ENTER’ Gets You to The Hague - Cyber War Crimes Under the Rome Statute, co-authored with Lisa M. Cohen, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/how-pressing-enter-gets-you-to-the-hague/

02/2021

Viel Lärm um nichts - Die funktionelle Immunität von Kriegsverbrechern, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/viel-laerm-um-nichts/

12/2020

Diplomats vs. Robots - Where does Germany stand on autonomous weapons, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/diplomats-vs-robots/

06/2020

Ohrenbetäubendes Schweigen – Zur Blockade des Sicherheitsrates im Kampf gegen Covid-19, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/ohrenbetaubendes-schweigen/

11/2018

24. DRK-Sommerschule im Humanitären Völkerrecht in Berlin", Juristische Schulung aktuell

Language Skills

German

English

French