Matthias Goldmann

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Matthias Goldmann is a German academic who is a professor of International Law at EBS University of Business and Law and a lecturer and senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. [1] He is known for his legal work on public finance, [2] [3] German colonial history [4] and armed conflicts. [5]

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Career

After studying at law and European law at University of Würzburg and University of Fribourg, Goldmann was an intern at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2004. [6] He then finished his second state exam in 2010, completed an LL.M. at New York University School of Law, and beginning his doctorate at Heidelberg University about "International Institutions and Their Instruments in the Age of Globalization". [6] [7]

Goldmann began working at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in 2004, later doing legal research at Institutes at European University Institute and University of Cambridge in 2008 and 2009 and at London School of Economics in 2016. [8]

He began lecturing at Heidelberg University in 2011, transferring to Goethe University Frankfurt in 2014, becoming an adjunct professor in 2016. In 2021, he became a professor at EBS University of Business and Law. [8]

Goldmann received Scholarships from Studienstiftung, the German Academic Exchange Service and the Hans Kelsen Scholarship. [8] In 2015, he received the Freigeist-Fellowship from the Volkswagen Foundation; [9] the prestigious fellowship awarded over 500.000 € for a five-year research project. [8] [10]

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Fiscal policy

Goldmann stated in 2022 to Tagesschau that the legal status of the 200 billion euro "Doppelwums", a government action to reduce the impact of rising energy cost, was likely to assessed by European Commission, with the outcome being unclear. [11]

He stated that Eurobonds issued by Mozambique would be impacted by the state guarantees for them were found illegal by its constitutional court, [2] arguing that the replacements of the bonds in 2016 had not resolved the question of the bonds validity. [3]

Colonial history

He has stated that some of the German attempts to avoid accepting responsibility for its colonial past were motivated by a “grave concern that this would give rise to a rule.” [4] He defended the transfer of a returned Benin Bronzes to the Oba of Benin by the Nigerian Government, stating that the Oba was the current leader of the group from which it was originally stolen, and that a return to him was therefore appropriate from a human rights perspective. [12] He described a theory that the Bronzes would no longer be accessible to the public as dubious. [13]

Armed conflicts

In January and April 2024, Goldmann was part of panels by Al Jazeera English regarding the causes of the dispute between Nicaragua and Germany and the subsequent case against Germany at the ICJ. [14] [5] In May 2024, German academics signed a letter in support of the right of students to protest the Israel–Hamas war, opposing police actions as long as the protests remained non-violent. He was critical of a public statement made by Bettina Stark-Watzinger made to the tabloid Bild, stating that she exposed the academics to harassment by the newspaper. [15]

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  2. 1 2 Nhamirre, Borges; Hill, Matthew (June 5, 2019). "Mozambique Nullifies State Guarantee on Loan Linked to Eurobond". Bloomberg.
  3. 1 2 "A $2bn loan scandal sank Mozambique's economy". The Economist. ISSN   0013-0613 . Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. 1 2 Fisher, Max (2022-08-27). "The Long Road Ahead for Colonial Reparations". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. 1 2 "Is Germany complicit in Israel's war on Gaza?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. 1 2 "Goldmann, Matthias". www.mpil.de. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Publications and Other Achievements - Matthias Goldmann" (PDF). Max-Plank-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht. February 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Mathias Goldmann" (PDF). EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Parzinger, Norbert (2015-07-28). "Frankfurt: Volkswagen-Stiftung unterstützt Projekt zum öffentlichen Finanzrecht". azur (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. ↑ "Ausgezeichnete Forscher". www.fnp.de (in German). 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  11. ↑ tagesschau.de. "Energiepreise: Ist der "Doppel-Wumms" rechtlich zulässig?". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  12. ↑ "Die Rückführung von Benin-Bronzen nach Nigeria lässt manche ein Fiasko befürchten". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  13. ↑ "Baerbocks Mission droht zu scheitern: Streit um Benin-Bronzen geht offenbar in nächste Runde". www.t-online.de (in German). 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  14. ↑ "Why is Namibia furious at Germany's ICJ intervention supporting Israel?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  15. ↑ Bax, Daniel (2024-05-09). "Besetzungen von Hochschulen: Streit um Palästina-Proteste". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN   0931-9085 . Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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