Christian J. Tams is Professor of Public International Law at the King‘s College London and holds a part-time appointment at Leuphana Law School in Germany.
Christian studied law at the universities of Kiel, Lyon III and Cambridge (LLM, PhD). Before moving to London, he was a professor of international law at the University of Glasgow (2008-2025) and at Sorbonne Law School in Paris (2022-2025).
As an associate member of 11 King’s Bench Walk, Christian he regularly advises governments, international organisations and NGOs in international legal disputes, including in proceedings before international courts and tribunals.
Since September 2025, Christian serves as the tenth President of the European Society of International Law.
