Ernst Reibstein: der fast vergessene Völkerrechtshistoriker
Ernst Reibstein: Almost Forgotten Historian of International Public Law History

Summary/Abstract: Ernst Reibstein (1901–1966) had published a much lauded book on the history of international law, but in an unconventional way. On 1400 pages he described the „spirit of international relations“ based on historic, economic and cultural influences. He referred to studies of many important legal historians of the 16th century, i.a. from medieval Spain. Far sighted, he wrote early on the law of the sea, and on Afro-Marxism. Reibstein could include practical experiences from international conferences thanks to being a journalist, a diplomatic correspondent in Switzerland, in the first half of his life. Then he turned, also unusual, to become a respected private scholar.

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