15 October 2026: Two Klimaseniorinnen encounter our Bachelor Students

We held a long conversation about their experience in the module on human rights in the course „Völkerrecht“


14 October 2026: Julia Friedlander, CEO, Atlantik Brücke visits MIL-students

Friedlander spoke with MIL students in the course „Foundations of Int. Law“ — and later gave a talk in the Center for Geopolitics Speaker Series — great experience, great role model!


8 October 2026: Thomas Burri spoke at book launch

„Menschenrechte – die Schweiz in der Verantwortung“, presented by Tarek Naguib and Nino Janashvili at SQUARE, supports human rights advocacy in Switzerland – a great read also for non-lawyers.


1 October 2026: The Bruno Simma Competence Centre at the University of St.Gallen launches!

It is part of the Institut for Legal Practice (IRP) — explore the webpage via www.simma-centre.ch


24 September 2026: The new Center for Geopolitics and Corporate Strategy kicks off!

The Simma Centre is deeply involved. Thanks to Professor Dr. Christoph Lechner for bringing five disciplines together to engage with today’s geoplitical challenges. More at the webpage here.


20 September 2026: Thomas Burri’s new book on „phenomenal international law“ should be available soon.

Meanwhile see some early versions of chapters on SSRN.


1 September 2026: Ziv Bohrer speaks at ILR this fall.

Dr. Ziv Bohrer, Bar-Ilhan University, speaks at the Int. Law Roundtable, 7 December 2027, on „Teaching International Criminal Law in Times of [Armed] Conflict“.


30 August 2026: The academic year 2026-2027 is about to start.

The Simma Centre will launch soon — it already welcomes all students, especially those arriving in St. Gallen for the first time and the MIL students!