Christian Pippan (Austria)
Lecturer, University of Graz

Dr. Christian Pippan is a lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz.

His research focus is on the international and European security system, the external relations law of the European Union, issues of human rights, democracy and development, and international law and democratic governance. His publications in those areas include articles in the Austrian Journal of Public and International Law and the Heidelberg Journal of International Law. His Ph.D. on "The promotion of human rights and democracy as an objective of the European Community's development cooperation policy" was published by Peter Lang (Frankfurt am Main) in 2002.

While visiting NYU Law School, Christian Pippan will be conducting research on the concept of democratic (governmental) legitimacy in international law. His research is supported by the Austrian Science Fund.