Kerstin von der Decken

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.