Last modified: May 10, 2011
Curriculum Vitae
| July 23th, 1936 | born in Stettin | |
| 1955 | diploma in Stuttgart | |
Education |
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| 1955-1957, 1958-1959 | University of Heidelberg | |
| 1957-1958 | University of Montpellier, France | |
| 1959 | First legal State examination | |
| 1961-1965 | Legal internship, Baden-Württemberg | |
| 1964 | Dr. iuris, University of Heidelberg | |
| 1965 | Second legal State examination, Stuttgart | |
| 1970 | Privatdozent, University of Heidelberg | |
Professional Activity |
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| 1960-1961 | Staff member, Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg | |
| 1965-1969 | Research fellow, Max Planck Institute of Foreign and International Public Law, Heidelberg, and assistant at the Law Faculty, Heidelberg | |
| 1970-1972 | Visiting Professor, Universities of Mainz and Tübingen | |
| 1972-1995 | Professor of public law, in particular international and European Law, University of Bonn | |
| 1978/1979 | Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Law, University of Bonn | |
| April 1995 to September 2004 | Professor of public law, in particular international and European law, Humboldt University, Berlin | |
International Teaching Activities |
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| 1977-1984 | College of Europe, Bruges: Institutions européennes Les droits de l'homme en Europe | |
| 1979, July | Institut international des Droits de l'Homme, Strasbourg: Le Comité des droits de l'homme | |
| 1987 |
Institute of International Public Law and International Relations, Thessaloniki: Le règlement des conflits dans les Communautés européennes | |
| 1993, July | Hague Academy of International Law: Obligations Arising for States without or against Their Will | |
| 1994, August | University Helsinki, International Law Summer Course: Universal Human Rights - Substantive Law and Mechanisms of Implementation | |
| 1996, September | Academy of European Public Law, Spetses, Greece: Human Rights and Non-EU Citizens | |
| 1997, March | Professeur invité, Université Paris II: Le Code des crimes contre la paix et la sécurité de l’humanité | |
| 1999, July/August | Hague Academy of International Law: General Course on Public International Law | |
| 1999, September |
Cursos Euromediterráneos Bancaja de Derecho Internacional, Castellón de la Plana: Current Problems of International Responsibility | |
| 2001, July | Intitut international des Droits de l'Homme, Strasbourg: Historical development of international protection of human rights | |
| 2002, June | European University Institute, Florence: General Course of Human Rights | |
| 2004, September | Institute of International Public Law and International Relations, Thessaloniki: Civil and Political Rights - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Complementarity and Opposition | |
| 2006, February | Koc University Law School, Istanbul: Introduction to International Law | |
| 2006, March | Professeur invité, Université d'Aix-Marseille: L'effectivité des droits de l'homme sur le terrain |
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| 2007, January/February | Universität LUISS, Rom: Intruduction to International Law | |
| 2007, February | Koç University Law School, Istanbul: Introduction to International Law | |
Activity for the Federal Government |
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| 1975, 1986, 1991 | Member, Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations | |
| 1981-2006 | Member, Advisory Board on International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 1989 | Member, Delegation to the General Conference of UNESCO | |
| 1991 | Special envoy on issues of protection of minorities, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 2000-2004 | Co-agent in Legality of the Use of Force, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia against Germany, International Court of Justice | |
| 2000 | Counsel in Krenz et al. v. Germany, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg | |
| 2001 | Counsel in Liechtenstein v. Germany, Internationaler Gerichtshof | |
| 2005 | Counsel in the proceedings on the European Constitutional Treaty before the Federal Constitutional Court | |
| 2006/2007 | Counsel in cases Saramati and Behrami, European Court of Human Rights | |
United Nations Activities |
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| 1977-1986 | Member, Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | |
| 1985-1996 | Member, International Law Commission | |
| 1992/1993 | Chairman, International Law Commission | |
| 1990-1993 | Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Guatemala | |
| 1997-1999 | Coordinator, Commission on Historical Clarification, Guatemala | |
CSCE Activities |
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| 1991, September | Member, Delegation for the assessment of human rights and the rule of law in Albania | |
| 1992, November/December | Mission in Estonia |
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EU Activities |
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| 1992-1998 | Member, Committee of Experts on the Pluriannual Programme for the Promotion of Human Rights in Central America | |
Judicial Experience |
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| 1995-1997 | Judge, Administrative Tribunal, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington | |
| 1999-2008 | Judge, Administrative Tribunal, African Development Bank, Abidjan | |
| since 2004 | Arbiter in two ICSID proceedings, Washington | |
Human Rights Activities within an NGO Framework
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| 1981-1996 | Member, International Commission of Jurists, Geneva | |
| 1995, April | Inquiry into the death of Walter Rodney, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| since 1996 | Honorary member, International Commission of Jurists, Geneva | |
Academic Institutions, Learned Societies
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| 1975-1991 | Member, Curatorium scientifique, Institut universitaire international, Luxembourg | |
| 1975-1985 | Board Member, German Society of European Law | |
| since 1981 | Member, Council of German Society of International Law | |
| 1983-1997 | Board Member, German United Nations Association | |
| 1986-1987 | Board Member, German Association of Teachers of Constitutional Law | |
| seit 1989 | Member, Advisory board, Institute of International Law, University of Kiel | |
| 1992-2002 | Chairman, Scientific Curatorium, Max Planck Institute of Comparative and International Public Law, Heidelberg | |
| 1993-1997 | President, German Society of International Law | |
| since 1995 | Member, Academy of Science, Berlin-Brandenburg | |
| 1996-2004 | Board Member, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | |
| since 1997 | Associated Member, Institut de droit international | |
Honorary Degrees
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| 1964 | Award for Legatum Visserianum, Leiden, for dissertation | |
| 1995 | Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz | |
| 2003 | Officier de l'Ordre de la Valeur (Cameroon) | |
| 2003 | Dr. honoris causa, University of Zurich Law School |
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| 2006 | Entry into Fraternity Pour le mérite | |
| 2007 | Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern | |
Editor
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| since 1995 | Co-editor, Die Friedens-Warte, Berlin | |
Scientifical Journals, Advisory Board
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| Austrian Journal of Public and International Law | ||
| Europäische Grundrechte Zeitschrift | ||
| Revue hellénique de droit européen | ||
Activities and Scientific Symposia
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| 1977, 1981, 1985 | Deutsch-italienische Verfassungsrechtskolloquien, Bonn, München, Karlsruhe | |
| August 1982 | Current Problems of the Right of Self-Determination, Bonn | |
| October 1994 | Der Ausschuss der Regionen, Bonn | |
| October 1994 | Eigentum im Umbruch, Popowo bei Warschau | |
| September 1997 | Individual Reparation Claims Entailed by Grave Violations of Human Rights, Berlin | |
| October 2000 | Das Kosovo und die internationale Gemeinschaft, Berlin | |
| October 2004 | The Fundamental Rules of the International Community, Berlin | |