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Mittwoch, 03.06.2026
03.06.2026, 18:00 - 19:30
The Effects of War on Wildlife
Armed conflict threatens and harms wildlife. The legal framework protecting wildlife against such harm is fragmented and weak. International environmental law regulates the sustainable exploitation of wildlife, while international humanitarian law protects the environment only against excessive damage. In this lecture, I provide an overview of the rules and the interaction between these two principal regimes. Discussing the relation between armed conflict and wildlife trafficking, I highlight the securitization of IEL. Critical initiatives to improve implementation of the law and criminalization proposals will be discussed as well. Dr. Veerle Platvoet is a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. In 2025, she defended her PhD on wildlife law at the University of Helsinki and has a background in global environmental law. Her current research continues to focus on legal questions on animal protection and its interaction with different regimes in international law. Platvoet is a board member of the Dutch Association of Animal Rights Law, review editor at the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy and member of the Helsinki Animal Law Centre and the Multispecies Collective.
OrtN1190 (Hans-Heinrich-Meinke-Hörsaal) Floor: 2 U-Trakt (N1) (Nordgelände) Theresienstr. 90, 80333 München | Hybrid
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Ringvorlesung Umwelt (rivo@fs.tum.de)
Freitag, 05.06.2026
05.06.2026, 16:30 - 18:30
"...to leave a space in which the din of war might die down" - Excursion to NS Dokumentationszentrum
Exclusive guided tour for students through the exhibition at the NS Documentation Center. Registration details below. The exhibition "...to leave a space in which the din of war might die down" explores the long-lasting effects of wars since 1945. In their works, international artists reflect on experiences of violence, destruction, and reconstruction. From the perspectives of migration—to or from Europe—they tell stories of loss, flight, and new beginnings. And they speak of the challenge of carrying on with life. How do experiences of war shape the lives of future generations in pluralistic, (post-)migrant societies? What remains—and what is passed on? Given the ubiquity of wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, the Congo, and other parts of the world, these questions seem immediate and close to home. The conflicts and polarizations associated with war are interconnected in our globalized world and are not limited to specific places or time periods. Eighty years after the end of World War II, it is clear that the hope for peace associated with the postwar order has remained unfulfilled. Today, the consequences of armed conflicts are forcibly suppressed through fortified border regimes—in the process, not only territories are demarcated, but also the boundaries of empathy. In light of this, how can we, within a diverse society, find a language based on mutual recognition of suffering and grief that rejects nationalist ideologies?
OrtMain entrance, NS Documentation Center, Max-Mannheimer-Platz 1, 80333 Munich
Kontakt
Ringvorlesung Umwelt (rivo@fs.tum.de), RCE BenE München (info@bene-muenchen.de)
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