Florian Kriener

@FlorianKriener

About/Bio

Dr. Florian Kriener is a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany and a associate member with the Chair of International Law at Humboldt University of Berlin. He holds a doctorate in law from the University of Heidelberg and has clerked with the German Foreign Office's International Law Division and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Recently Published

A peace treaty for Ukraine: Mini-symposium on international legal issues

In the four years since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the prospects of a negotiated peace settlement have waxed but mostly waned. But the possibility of an agreement has been an ongoing focus for international lawyers. This is primarily because Russia has demanded territorial concessions from Ukraine that appear at odds with…

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Effectiveness vs. Legitimacy of Governments at the IACtHR

In February 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR; the Court) heard oral arguments in the case Chirinos Salamanca and others v. Venezuela. The case concerns 14 police officers that were charged with the murder of a journalist and then incarcerated and allegedly tortured in the infamous “Helicoide” prison in Caracas. The hearing, however, only focused…

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Legal Limits for UNSC Action on Peace in Ukraine

The last weeks have seen a gradual increase of pressure on the Ukrainian leadership to succumb to Russia’s imperialist demands. In particular, the United States of America under the Trump Administration have repeated their calls for a “Peace Deal” between the two states at war. The Administration suspended military and intelligence aid to Ukraine after asserting that President…

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