The German Yearbook of International Law, founded as the Jahrbuch für Internationales Recht, provides an annual report on new developments in international law and is edited by the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the Kiel University. Since its inception in 1948, the Yearbook has endeavored to make a significant academic contribution to the ongoing development of international law. Over many decades the Yearbook has moved beyond its origins as a forum for German scholars to publish their research and has become a highly-regarded international forum for innovative scholarship in international law. In 1976, the Yearbook adopted its current title and began to publish contributions written in English in order to reach the largest possible international audience. This editorial decision has enabled the Yearbook to successfully overcome traditional language barriers and inform an international readership about current research in German academic institutions and, at the same time, to present international viewpoints to its German audience. Fully aware of the paramount importance of international practice, the Yearbook publishes contributions from active practitioners of international law on a regular basis. The Yearbook also includes critical comments on German state practice relating to international law, as well as international reactions to that practice.

Kerstin von der Decken (née Odendahl) is Professor for Public Law, Public International and European Law as well as Director of the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law. From October 2004 to January 2011, she held the Chair of Public International and European Law at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). She was elected member of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg in 2015. From July 2016 until June 2018 she was Dean of the Law School of the University of Kiel. Her main areas of research are International Cultural Heritage Law, International Human Rights, International Dispute Settlement, International Environmental Law, and International Peace and Security.

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