The Working Group of Young Scholars in Public International Law (Arbeitskreis junger Völkerrechtswissenschaftler*innen – AjV) and the German Society of International Law (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationales Recht – DGIR) are pleased to invite you to a conference on the topic "Progress and International Law - A Cursed Relationship?" at the Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne. The conference will take place on September 22-23, 2023.