Raphael Schäfer

Raphael Schäfer, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, is a scholar integrating international humanitarian law, legal theory, and global history. His academic roles span lecturing at Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, and Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge.

• Academic Affiliation: Max Planck Institute (since 2014)
• Education: Doctorate (Dr. iur.) from Heidelberg University (2022)
• Research Focus: Laws of War, Legal Codification, Postcolonial Analysis

His publications include analyses of the St Petersburg Declaration, the Genocide Convention, and critiques of cynical legal instrumentalization. He contributes to journals like the Journal of the History of International Law and Völkerrechtsblog.

• Honours:
  • Hans Jäckh Foundation Prize
  • Heidelberg Jubilee Foundation Teaching Prize
  • DAAD PROMOS Scholarship
• Leadership: Managing Editor of Journal of the History of International Law (since 2016)