Maximilian Bertamini
Research Associate & PhD Student
Address
Nationality
German
Research Interests
History and Theory of International Law, International Outer Space Law (Space Mining, Militarization of Outer Space, Space as Environment), International Environmental Law, German Constitutional Law
Research Focus
Sovereignty and Property in International Law, Non-Appropriation of Outer Space
Education
PhD Candidate at the Legal Faculty of Ruhr-University Bochum
Most recent Publications
Rhetorik für Juristen , together with Tim Potthast, UTB Verlag.
The Impact of New Space Dynamics for the Development of International Space Law. In: New Space – European Perspectives.
The Vocabulary of Negotiations - Sovereignty and Authoritarian Arguments in the Security Council. In: Andrew J. Cunningham, Authoritarian Practices and Humanitarian Negotiations (Routledge), https://www.routledge.com/Authoritarian-Practices-and-Humanitarian-Negotiations/Cunningham/p/book/9781032326795.
The Most Exciting Field of International Law - What to Look Out for in the Law of Outer Space, Völkerrechtsblog, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/the-most-exciting-field-of-international-law/.
The Militarization of Space – Unique Opportunities for Arms Control, together with Arne Sönnichsen, Sara Hardley, Jürgen Altmann et. al., Friedens-Warte, Volume 95, December 2022, Issue 3-4, https://biblioscout.net/article/10.35998/fw-2022-0011.
Ressourcenabbau, Weltraumschrott und der Weltraum als Teil der »Umwelt«, Wissenschaft & Frieden - Dossier 95, https://wissenschaft-und-frieden.de/dossier/weltraum-zwischen-konflikt-und-kooperation-2/.
Russland und das Anti-Folter Komitee (CPT), together with Thomas Feltes, Verfassungsblog, https://verfassungsblog.de/russland-und-das-anti-folter-komitee-cpt/.
What Needs to Be Said: Reflections on How States Could and Should Preserve the Validity of International Law, When the Security Council Is Unable to React, together with Tillmann Lindner, Völkerrechtsblog, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/what-needs-to-be-said/.
Of Old Wisdoms and New Challenges: Comments on Volume I of the MILAMOS Project, Völkerrechtsblog, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/of-old-wisdoms-and-new-challenges/.
“Franziska-Carolin Kring, Responsibility to protect (R2P) revisited – Towards climate change-related obligations of states?” (Book Review), in: Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (JILPAC), Volume 4, Issue 3/4 (2021), https://biblioscout.net/article/99.140005/huv202103022101.
Bofax “International Law and Sand”, together with Vivien Wefringhaus, Völkerrechtsblog, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/international-law-and-sand/.
“The check, please!” – Incentivizing states to pay for climate change?, Ejil:Talk!, https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-check-please-incentivizing-states-to-pay-for-climate-change/.
Weltraumschrott und Umweltschutz, SichTRaum Blog, https://www.sichtraum-netzwerk.de/2021/02/05/weltraumschrott-und-umweltschutz/.
United in What? Some reflections on the Security Council’s sovereignty rhetoric in the latest Syria resolutions, Ejil:Talk!, https://www.ejiltalk.org/united-in-what-some-reflections-on-the-security-councils-sovereignty-rhetoric-in-the-latest-syria-resolutions/.
Bofax “Mine, mine, mine! On the new US space resource policy and attitude towards outer space”, Völkerrechtsblog, https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/mine-mine-mine/. (german version available on SichTRaum Blog)
Grants and Awards
Entrepreneurial Idea Competition Preis for Scievon.com
International Realization Budget, Research School, Ruhr-University Bochum
PhD Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)
Förderpreis des VFR e.V. für die drei notenbesten Absolvent*innen der juristischen Fakultät der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
e-fellows Scholarship
Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)
Participation in the 2016 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition German National 3rd Place (out of 21) Advanced Rounds Team in the International Rounds in Washington, D.C. Final Ranking: 29th out of more than 550 teams
Most Recent Conferences and Panels
Presentation „Weltraumbergbau - Rechtlich geboten?“ at the Workshop „Das Neue Weltraumzeitalter - Zwischen Ausplünderung und neuer Mitwelt“ hosted by Schader Foundation, Darmstadt.
Legal Comments on Volume I of MILAMOS in a discussion with the German Armed Forces Space Command, Kalkar
Presentation „'European Sovereignty' in Light of the COVID-19 Crisis“ at the 17th Biennial Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Miami
Presentation "Time to recalibrate International Law?“ in the webinar "The Force, Failure & Future of International Law after Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine“
Presentations on rights of vulnerable groups in times of conflict and crisis and on sovereignty and authoritarian arguments in the Security Council at the IHSA World Conference, Paris
Co-organization of the 2021 Space Sustainability Talks and moderation of Episode 3 (watch here).
Moderation of the panel “Sea Level Rise between Responsibility and Protection” (watch here).
The Covid-19 Crisis from a German, European and international Perspective, online panel discussion series.
Lectures
Recurrent Courses
Introduction to Humanitarian Action – Lectures on International Law, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Social Sciences Faculty of RUB
Study Group ‘International Law’ at the Legal Faculty
The Art of Legal Argument – Rhetoric skills for law students (discontinued; will be published in book form from 2024, see "Rhetorik für Juristen, UTB Verlag")
One-time Courses
Presentation "Introduction to International Humanitarian Law" at a Training Seminar for Junior Lawyers and Dissemination Officers, German Red Cross, Bad Pyrmont.
Lecturer at the 2019 Summer School on Humanitarian Action, Bochum
Talk on “Outer Space Law and International Humanitarian Law” for the German Red Cross' Practice Workshop on Humanitarian Aid
Memberships, Affiliations, Positions
Young Coopted Member in the Schader Foundation’s Small Convent
Member of the Research Network Security and Technology in Space (Sicherheit und Technologie im Weltraum, SichTRaum) – Co-Organizer of SichTRaum’s Research Cluster “Sustainable Use of Outer Space”.
Speaker of the IFHV’s Research Cluster “Humanitarian Governance & Management”.
Other Engagement
Judge at the European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in Jaén
Judge at the Jessup Friendlies in Geneva
Owner and Operator of Scievon.com
Organizer (together with Lisa Cohen) of the Future Talks Series in Bochum
Judge at the Jessup Friendlies in Budapest
ApplicAid Mentor
Judge at the European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Judge at the 2021 virtual Jessup Global Rounds
Judge at the Jessup Friendlies in Prague
Representative of Research Associates at the IFHV
Judge at the Jessup Friendlies in Lisbon
Tutor for the mentoring program of the legal faculty
Language Skills
German (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Latin (‘Latinum’)