Yenimazman, Yasmina
Yasmina Yenimazman currently works as research assistant at the chair for German and International Crimi-nal Law of the Institute for Criminal law and Criminal Law Procedure at the University of Cologne. After studying law at the University of Cologne, focussing on criminal law and criminology, she worked as re-search assistant at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, where she started working on her PhD in German criminal law. In 2014, she started her legal traineeship at the Cologne Higher Regional Court, during which she spent 3 months working for the Federal Foreign Office at the German Embassy im Brussels.
Hoven, Elisa
Elisa Hoven is an assistant professor for criminal law and criminal procedure law at the University of Co-logne. She holds a PhD in international criminal law from the Free University of Berlin where she worked on „The Rule of Law in International Criminal Proceedings“. She studied law at the Free University of Berlin, Radboud Universitaet Nijmegen (Netherlands) and the University of Cambridge (UK). She worked for the Civil Parties at the ECCC and for Judge Kaul at the ICC. She was a Visiting Scholar at the War Crimes Studies Center at the University of California, Berkeley, a Visiting Fellow at the International Research and Documentation Centre War Crimes Trials at the University of Marburg and conducted research on victims in international criminal proceedings at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University. Email: ehoven@uni-koeln.de
Behmer, Katharina
Katharina Behmer is currently employed as research associate at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict. Her PhD project is on “Global Norms and Local Interactions in Post-Conflict Settings: A Case Study on Gender in the Cambodian Transitional Justice Process”. She studied in Berlin, Frankfurt (Oder), Granada and Bochum, and holds a B.A. in Cultural Studies (2007) from the Europa-University Vi-adrina Frankfurt (Oder) and an M.A. in Social Science (2012) from Ruhr-University Bochum. Since 2012 she is a lecturer in the NOHA Master Program in International Humanitarian Action. Her research focuses on the study of international norms in global governance, gender in humanitarian action and transitional justice.
Pfeiffer, Hannah Lea
Hannah Lea Pfeiffer studied law at the University of Cologne and the Universitet Uppsala in Sweden. Since January 2013 she writes a PhD thesis on the topic „Individual participation in the Crime of Aggression under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court“ with Prof. Dr. Claus Kreß LL.M. (Cambridge). From January 2013 until July 2015, she was a research fellow at the chair for German and International Criminal Law of the Institute for Criminal law and Criminal Law Procedure at the University of Cologne where she continues working as a research assistant. Since August 2015 she is a trainee lawyer at the Cologne Higher Regional Court. Email: hannah.lea.pfeiffer@uni-koeln.de
Effinowicz, Ruth
Ruth Effinowicz works as a research fellow at the Institute for International Peace and Security Law at the University of Cologne. She holds law degrees from the Universities of Cologne and Paris 1 (LL.M.; Maîtrise en droit) as well as a German State Exam and an M.A. in Japanese Studies. She is currently working towards her PhD. E-Mail: ruth.effinowicz@uni-koeln.de
Lülf, Charlotte
Charlotte Lülf works as a research associate at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Con-flict (IFHV) at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. She holds an LL.M. in Public International Law and an M.A. in German Public Law and Political Science from the Universities of Leiden (the Netherland) and Kiel.
Schwarz, Alexander
Alexander Schwarz studied law, philosophy, and history of arts in Heidelberg and Santiago de Chile. He works as a research associate at the Institute for Public international Law, European Law, and Pubic Law at the University of Leipzig. He is a PhD candidate with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kai Ambos (University of Göttingen) on the topic “The prosecution of sexual violence at the International Criminal Court“ („Die Verfolgung sex-ualisierter Gewalt vor dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof“). Email: alexander.schwarz@uni-leipzig.de
Oehm, Franziska
Franziska Oehm studied law at the University of Nürnberg-Erlangen and at the Universidad Autónoma Ma-drid. Since October 2014, she is a PhD candidate with Prof. Dr. Markus Krajewski at the Institute for German Public Law and Public International Law and a research associate in the research project “Human rights as a benchmark in transnational business law“ („Menschenrechte als Maßstab des transnationalen Wirtschafts- rechts“) at the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg. Email: franziska.oehm@fau.de
Weigend, Thomas
Thomas Weigend (Dr. jur., University of Freiburg, Germany) is a professor of criminal law and criminal procedure at the University of Köln (Cologne, Germany). He has taught as a visiting professor at several universities including the University of Tokyo, New York University and Peking University. Professor Weigend’s research has been dedicated mostly to problems of (comparative) criminal procedure and inter-national criminal law. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of International Criminal Justice.
