Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Prof. De Wet becomes co-editor of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law

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In September 2020 Prof Erika de Wet joined the editorial board of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law. Together with Prof. Rüdiger Wolfrum and Dr. Kathrin Scherr, she now serves as co-editor of this prestigious publication. Founded in 1997 by Prof Jochen Frowein and Prof Rüdiger Wolfrum, it is published under the auspices of the  Max Planck Foundation for international Peace and the Rule of Law (https://www.mpfpr.de) in collaboration with Brill/ Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. The publication  offers in-depth articles on issues such as United Nations human rights protection, United Nations organs and commissions, as well as questions of international law in connection with the United Nations (https://brill.com/view/serial/MPUN).

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