Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Voßkuhle
Career
- born 21.12.1963 in Detmold
- Law studies at the Universitiy of Bayreuth and the LMU Munich
- 1989: First state examination in law (Munich)
- 1993: Second state examination in law (Munich)
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1992: Dr. iur., LMU Munich
Doctoral thesis: „Rechtsschutz gegen den Richter"
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Lerche
Awarded the faculty prize of the faculty of law, LMU Munich -
1992 - 1994: Research assistant at the Institute for public law, commercial administrative law and environmental law, University of Augsburg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reiner Schmidt
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1995: Senior civil servant in the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior
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1998: Habilitation at the University of Augsburg
Thesis: "Das Kompensationsprinzip"
venia legendi for public law, administrative sciences and legal theory -
Since 1999: Chair in public law at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br., head of the Institute for state science and legal philosophy, Section 1 (state science)
Research focus on constitutional law, general administrative law, public commercial law, environmental law and theory of state and law.
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2004: Declined a professorship for public law and administrative sciences at the University of Hamburg
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2006 - 2007: Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
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1.4.2008: Named as head of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (voted in in July 2007)
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7.5.2008: Named as justice and vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
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16.3.2010: Named as president of the Federal Constiutional Court -
End of term 22.06.2020.
Activities in Scientific Organisations
- 2003-2006: dean and 2000-2003 dean of studies of the faculty of law, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
- 2006-2007: member of the University Council, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Since 2007: Permanent member of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Since 2006: Member of the board of the Hohbühl-Stiftung
- Since 2012: Member of the senate of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- Since 2015: Member and since 2022 chairman of the scientific advisory board of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
- Since 2018: Permanent member of the Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften – Leopoldina (national academy of sciences)
- Since 2019: Member of the commission on research strategy, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Since 2021: Deputy chairman of the University Council, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (seit 2021)
Other Positions
- 2014 - 2022: Member of the Comité 255
- Since 2020: Chairman of „Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie e.V."
- Since 2022: Member of the grace period comittee for federal ministers pursuant to § 6c BMinG
- Since 2022: President of the senate of the Deutsche Nationalstiftung
- Since 2022: Member of the advisory board of the Mercator Stiftung
Honours and prizes (selected)
- 2014: Awarded the Cicero-Rednerpreis (Cicero orator's award)
- 2017: Honorary doctorate from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- 2017: Awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2019: Awarded Otto Kirchheimer-Preis
- 2019: Honorary doctorate from the Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
- 2020: Awared the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2021: Honorary doctorate from the Eötvös Loránd Universität – ELTE in Budapest
Contact information
Front office: Ms. Nicole Hoffmann
Phone: 0761/203-2207
E-Mail: staatswissenschaft@jura.uni-freiburg.de