Kai Ambos (born 29 March 1965) is a German jurist and judge. He holds the teaching chair at the University of Göttingen in criminal law, criminal procedure, comparative law and international criminal law.[1] He served as a judge at the District Court for Lower Saxony between 2006 and 2017. In February 2017 he was appointed to serve as a judge on the Special Tribunal for Kosovo (officially "Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution") at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.[1] He has authored and edited numerous publications on criminal law and procedure in Germany and internationally.[2]
In 2011 he argued that the killing of Osama bin Laden was "both illegal and morally dubious".[3]
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kai Ambos". Juristische Fakultät, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Veröffentlichungen/Publications/Publicaciónes" (PDF). Juristische Fakultät, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Kai Ambos (13 May 2011). "What International Law Says about the Killing of Bin Laden". Terrorists Have Rights Too ... The elimination of al-Qaida figurehead Osama bin Laden earlier this month was widely celebrated. But was it the right thing for the US to do?. Der Spiegel (online). Retrieved 30 June 2018.