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Voices of JHIL

Voices of JHIL

By: Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL) Brill
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Welcome to the Voices of JHIL! Join us, as we celebrate 25 years of the Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL). In this podcast, we reflect on our multi-faceted research published by JHIL. Exploring the past and the recent development of international law, JHIL has provided valuable insights into the potential but also the challenges of the field. In over 25 episodes, we highlight one selected article for each volume and get to know the scholar behind the work.


Music:

Serge Quadrado Music - Cinematic Jazz

LesFM - Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos

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Episodes
  • “Christian and Islamic Traditions of Public International Law“ with Christoph Stumpf
    Jun 26 2025

    In this seventh episode of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we are talking to Christoph Stumpf about his article “Christian and Islamic Traditions of Public International Law,“ published in JHIL 7(1) (2005), 69–80. Together with Professor Stumpf, we explore Christian and Islamic religion in their functions as foundations to international legal systems, and we trace the process of secularization in law throughout history. Are there similarities between legal and religious interpretation techniques? How is religion still relevant in current international law? Tune in to find out!

    Guest:

    Prof. Dr. Christoph Stumpf – Lawyer and Partner of the law firm Curacon, Hamburg.

    https://www.curacon.de/expert-innen/info/89-christoph-stumpf/

    Hosts:

    Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm

    Sylvia Wu - Part of JHIL’s Student Assistant Team with Amaya Gandy

    Music:

    Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz

    LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos

    SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar

    Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze

    Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

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    26 mins
  • “Tracing the Earliest Recorded Concepts of International Law. The Early Dynastic Period in Southern Mesopotamia” by Amnon Altman, in conversation with Seth Richardson
    Dec 12 2024

    In Episode 6, we will be talking to Seth Richardson about Amnon Altman’s article “Tracing the Earliest Recorded Concepts of International Law. The Early Dynastic Period in Southern Mesopotamia”, published in JHIL 6(2) (2004), 153 -172. Join us, as we talk to Seth about the role of law in early Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi and why international relations, and by extension international law, might not be the most appropriate but a rather unconventional way to understand early interstate relations.

    Guest:

    Dr. Seth Richardson, Lecturer and Associate Researcher at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (University of Chicago). https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/individual-scholarship/richardson

    Hosts:

    Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/de/pub/institut/personen/wissenschaftlicher-bereich/rschaefe.cfm

    Sylvia Wu – Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Amaya Gandy

    Music:

    Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz

    LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos

    SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar

    Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze

    Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

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    47 mins
  • “Family of ‘Civilized’ States and Japan; A Story of Humiliation, Assimilation, Defiance and Confrontation” by Ram P. Anand, with Prabhakar Singh
    Oct 17 2024

    In the fifth episode of Voices of JHIL, we are talking to Prabhakar Singh about Ram P. Anand’s article “Family of "Civilized" States and Japan; A Story of Humiliation, Assimilation, Defiance and Confrontation,” published in JHIL 5(1) (2003), 1-75. What did it take to become recognized as a “civilized” state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? And which role did international law play in this process for the Japanese empire? Is there something like an “Asian” perspective on the history of international law? These and many other burning questions are discussed in our exciting interview with Professor Singh.



    Guest:
    Prof. Prabhakar Singh, Ph.D., Director of the Centre for International Law at BML Munjal University, India. https://www.bmu.edu.in/faculty/dr-prabhakar-singh/



    Hosts:
    Dr Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm

    Amaya Gandy - Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Sylvia Wu.


    Music:
    Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz

    LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos

    SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar

    Mr Pleasure - BurnishedBronze

    Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

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    40 mins
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