Hans Köchler
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Phenomenological realism Antagonistic relationship of power and law Cultural self-comprehension of nations |
Hans Köchler (born 18 October 1948) is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations. In his general philosophical outlook he is influenced by Husserl and Heidegger, his legal thinking has been shaped by the approach of Kelsen. Köchler has made contributions to phenomenology[1][2] and philosophical anthropology[3] and has developed a hermeneutics of trans-cultural understanding[4] that has influenced the discourse on the relations between Islam and the West.[5][6]
Early life and academic career
In his student years, Hans Köchler was actively involved as a board member of the
In 1972, Köchler graduated at the
In 1982 he was appointed as University
Additional professorships:
- Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1998).
- Visiting Professorial Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila (since 2004).
- Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Pamukkale University, Turkey (since 2008).[19]
- Member of the Faculty, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies, Berlin, Germany (since 2018)
Research
During the 1970s, he co-operated with Cardinal Karol Wojtyła of Kraków, later to become
Köchler has served in several committees and expert groups dealing with issues of international democracy,
Köchler calls in his research paper "The “Global War on Terror” and its Implications for Muslim-Western Relations " presented during the International Roundtable Conference at the University of Sains Malaysia, Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS) Penang, Malaysia, during 13–14 December 2007, the "official narrative" of 9/11, told by the American authorities, an "official conspiracy theory".[25] Moreover, he claims that the Western establishment refuses to investigate what really happened on 9/11 and this is part of a collective denial process.[26]
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Köchler is the Founder and President (since 1972) of the International Progress Organization (I.P.O.), an international non-governmental organization (NGO) in consultative status with the United Nations and with a membership in over 70 countries, representing all continents. He was the founder and Secretary-General (1973-1977) of Euregio Alpina (Study Group for the Alpine Region), a transnational planning structure for the Alpine region and predecessor of the new concept of the "Euro Regions" in the framework of the European Union. During the 1970s and 1980s Köchler participated in the international phenomenological movement and organized several conferences and colloquia on the phenomenology of the life-world; he was the organizer of the Eighth International Phenomenological Conference in Salzburg (1980) and is the co-founder of the Austrian Society of Phenomenology. Other activities or functions:[27]
- Coordinator of the International Committee for Palestinian Human Rights (ICPHR) (1988–);
- Co-founder of the European Ombudsman Institute (1988);
- Vice-chairman of the Jamahir Society for Culture and Philosophy and chairman of the Society's editorial board, Vienna (1991–2004);
- Member of the board, NGO Committee on Development at the United Nations Center in Vienna (1994–);
- Member of the advisory council of the International Movement for a Just World (Malaysia) (1997–);
- Convenor (Austria) of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) (1997–2004);
- Member of the international advisory panel of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue at the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur) (1997–);
- Member of the international advisory council of the Committee for a Democratic United Nations, Germany (2003–);
- Member of the international advisory board of the "Youth for the Alliance of Civilizations," an initiative of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (2007–).
International impact
Köchler has been the organizer of major international conferences in the fields of transnational co-operation, democracy, human rights, terrorism, and conflict resolution, among them the "International Conference on the European Vocation of the Alpine Region" in Innsbruck (1971), which initiated transborder co-operation in Europe and the development towards the "Euro Regions" within the EU; the "International Conference on the Question of Terrorism" in Geneva (1987); and the "Second International Conference On A More Democratic United Nations" (CAMDUN-2) at the Vienna headquarters of the United Nations (1991). In 1996 he acted as chairman of the final session and co-ordinator of the Drafting Committee of the "International Conference on Democracy and Terrorism" in New Delhi. In March 2002 he delivered the 14th Centenary Lecture at the Supreme Court of the Philippines on "The United Nations, the International Rule of Law and Terrorism." On 1 September 2004 he delivered the Foundation Day Speech at Mindanao State University, Islamic City of Marawi, on "The Dialogue of Civilizations and the Future of World Order."
Through his research and civil society initiatives, Professor Köchler made major contributions to the debate on international democracy and United Nations reform, in particular reform of the Security Council. This was acknowledged by international figures such as the German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel in 1993. In 1985, he organized the first colloquium on "Democracy in International Relations" on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations in New York.
In the framework of his activities as President of the International Progress Organization, he co-operated with numerous international figures such as the Founder President of
During the
Köchler is also an outspoken critic of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and has condemned its inception and practice by citing provisions of international law.[31]
He came to prominence in the world of international politics when he was nominated, on 25 April 2000, by then
Major works
- Die Subjekt-Objekt-Dialektik in der transzendentalen Phänomenologie. Das Seinsproblem zwischen Idealismus und Realismus. (Monographien zur philosophischen Forschung, vol. 112.) Meisenheim a. G.: Anton Hain, 1974.
- Skepsis und Gesellschaftskritik im Denken Martin Heideggers. Monographien zur philosophischen Forschung, vol. 158. Meisenheim a. G.: Anton Hain, 1978.
- Philosophie – Recht – Politik. Abhandlungen zur politischen Philosophie und zur Rechtsphilosophie. Veröffentlichungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik an der Universität Innsbruck, vol. 4. Vienna/New York: Springer-Verlag, 1985.
- (ed.) The Principles of Non-Alignment. London: Third World Centre, 1982.
- Phenomenological Realism. Selected Essays. Frankfurt a. M./Bern: Peter Lang, 1986.
- Politik und Theologie bei Heidegger. Politischer Aktionismus und theologische Mystik nach "Sein und Zeit." Veröffentlichungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik an der Universität Innsbruck, vol. 7. Innsbruck: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, 1991.
- Democracy and the International Rule of Law. Propositions for an Alternative World Order. Selected Papers Published on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations. Vienna/New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995.
- Neue Wege der Demokratie. Demokratie im globalen Spannungsfeld von Machtpolitik und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Vienna/New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998.
- Manila Lectures 2002. Terrorism and the Quest for a Just World Order. Quezon City (Manila): FSJ Book World, 2002.
- Global Justice or Global Revenge? International Criminal Justice at the Crossroads. Philosophical Reflections on the Principles of the International Legal Order Published on the Occasion of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the International Progress Organization. SpringerScience. Vienna/New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003.
- (Arabic) ١ﻠﻣﺳﻠﻤٯ ن ﻭ ١ﻠﻐﺮﺐ : من ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍع إﻟﻰ ﺍﻠﺤوﺍﺮ (The Muslims and the West: From Confrontation to Dialogue). Casablanca, Morocco: TOP Edition, 2009.
- World Order: Vision and Reality. Collected Papers Edited by David Armstrong. Studies in International Relations, Vol. XXXI. New Delhi: Manak, 2009.
- Global Justice or Global Revenge? The ICC and the Politicization of International Criminal Justice in International Criminal Law and Human Rights, Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) (Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2010)
- The Security Council as Administrator of Justice? Reflections on the Antagonistic Relationship between Power and Law. Vienna: International Progress Organization, 2011.
- Force or Dialogue: Conflicting Paradigms of World Order. Collected Papers Edited by David Armstrong. Studies in International Relations, Vol. XXXIII. New Delhi: Manak, 2015.
- Challenges and Contradictions of World Order: A Reader. Studies in International Relations, Vol. XXXVII. Vienna: International Progress Organization, 2022.
- MMXXII : WAR OR PEACE. Vienna: International Progress Organization, 2023.
Bibliography
Commentaries on Köchler's works
- Peut-on parler d'un "scepticisme" heideggérien? Emilio Brito, Heidegger et l'hymne du sacré. Leuven: Leuven University Press / Uitgeverij Peeters, 1999, pp. 615-621. (French)
- Hans Köchler. Global Justice or Global Revenge. International Criminal Justice at the Crossroads. REVIEW. Quezon City, Metro Manila: H. Koechler Political and Philosophical Society, 2004.
- The Great Power Balance, the United Nations and What the Framers Intended: In Partial Response to Hans Köchler. C.L. Lim in: Chinese Journal of International Law (2007), pp. 1-22.
Publications about Hans Köchler
- [Biographical sketches of the members of the International Academy for Philosophy]: "Hans Köchler," in: News and Views, No. 13 (November 2006). Yerevan (Armenia)/Athens (Greece)/Berkeley (USA): International Academy for Philosophy, 2006, pp. 46-53.
- Fatemah Remedios C. Balbin (ed.), Hans Köchler Bibliography and Reader. Quezon City, Metro Manila: Hans Koechler Political and Philosophical Society & Foundation for Social Justice, 2007. ISBN 978-3-900719-04-3
- Marie-Luisa Frick and Andreas Oberprantacher (eds.), Power and Justice in International Relations: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Challenges. (Essays in Honour of Hans Köchler.) Farnham (Surrey), UK: Ashgate, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7546-7771-0
- ھكذا تكلم كوكلر في الفلسفة والفكر وحوار الثقافات والسياسة العالمية. Translated from German by Hamid Lechhab. Preface by Adnan Yasin. 2nd, enlarged edition. Amman: Khotout wa-dilal, 2022. ISBN 978-9923-40-598-7
See also
- Hans Köchler's Lockerbie trial observer mission
- Global Justice or Global Revenge?
References
- ISBN 3-445-01125-7
- ISBN 3-8204-8794-8
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- ^ "Kulturelles Selbstverständnis und Koexistenz: Voraussetzungen für einen fundamentalen Dialog" (1972), in: Philosophie und Politik: Dokumentation eines interdisziplinären Seminars. Innsbruck: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, 1973, pp. 75-78.
- ^ "The Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Current State and Prospects," in: Asia Europe Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3 (August 2003), pp. 315-320.
- ^ Civilization as Instrument of World Order? Future Islam, New Delhi, July/August 2006
- ^ Innsbruck Lectures 1969-1989
- ^ "The 'A priori' Moment of the Subject-Object-Dialectic in Transcendental Phenomenology: The Relationship between 'A priori' and 'Ideality'," in: Analecta Husserliana, Vol. 3 (1974), pp. 183-198.
- ISBN 3-445-01381-0
- ^ See correspondence with Rudi Supek in the archive of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
- ^ See archive of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
- ISBN 0-387-81899-5
- ^ Kulturelles Selbstverständnis und Koexistenz: Voraussetzungen für einen fundamentalen Dialog (Cultural Self-comprehension and Co-existence: Preconditions of Fundamental Dialogue), in: Philosophie und Politik. Dokumentation eines interdisziplinären Seminars. Innsbruck: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, 1973, pp. 75-78. In this text he coined the term "dialogue of cultures".
- ^ Text of the lecture: Cultural-Philosophical Aspects of International Cooperation. Studies in International Cultural Relations, II. Vienna: International Progress Organization, 1978.
- ^ Al Ahram, Cairo, 15 March 1974.
- ^ See the article published in Le Soleil, Dakar, 27 April 1974: "L'Europe a beaucoup à apprendre ..."
- ^ "MSU confers award on Austrian Professor," Manila Bulletin, Manila, Philippines, 28 September 2004.
- ^ Berlin University of Digital Sciences / People / University Council.
- ^ Star Gazete, Istanbul, Turkey, 16 October 2008.
- ^ See Nancy Mardas Billias and Agnes B. Curry in: Karol Wojtyla's Philosophical Legacy. Washington, DC: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2008, pp. 6-7.
- ^ E.g. "The Dialectical Conception of Self-determination. Reflections on the Systematic Approach of Karol Wojtyla," in: Analecta Husserliana, Vol. 6 (1977), pp. 75-80.
- ^ Report presented at the final meeting of the research network on "The Political Theory of Transnational Democracy" at the University of Cambridge (UK), 29 March 1996.
- ^ Report on democratic citizenship prepared for the Council of Europe (1999), published in: Concepts of democratic citizenship. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 2000, pp. 147-165.
- ISBN 978-9810523640.
- ^ The “Global War on Terror” and its Implications for Muslim-Western Relations", p.21
- ^ The “Global War on Terror” and its Implications for Muslim-Western Relations", p.6
- ISBN 978-971-93698-0-6
- ISBN 3-7003-0339-4, pp. 3ff. See also "Inaugural lecture on behalf of H.R.H.Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan," op. cit., pp. 22ff.
- ^ "International Conference on Non-alignment". i-p-o.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Religion, Reason and Violence: Pope Benedict XVI and Islam - Hans Köchler, Statement for the International Progress Organization. 16 September 2006
- ^ "I.P.O. Monitoring: Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY)".
- ^ Letter of the Secretary-General to the President of the UN Security Council, dated 25 April 2000.
- ^ "International debates on and media coverage of Professor Hans Koechler's reports on the Lockerbie trial and the Lockerbie appeal".