Prof. Dr. Niels Petersen
Current affiliations
- Chair for Public Law, International Law and European Union Law (Prof. Petersen)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- International human rights and domestic fundamental rights
- Comparative constitutional law and constitutional theory
- Law & Politics in the decision-making of courts and tribunals
- Economic Analysis of Law
Academic Education | |
| 2010 - 2014 | Postdoctoral thesis (habilitation) at the University of Bonn |
| 2009 - 2010 | M.A. in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences at Columbia University |
| 2005 - 2008 | PhD in law at the Goethe University in Frankfurt |
| 2006 - 2007 | Visiting Doctoral Researcher at the New York University School of Law |
| 2003 - 2005 | Legal clerkship at the Wiesbaden Court of Appeal |
| 1998 - 2003 | Law studies in Münster and Geneva |
Work Experience | |
| since 2015 | University Professor at the University of Münster |
| 2007 - 2015 | Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn |
| 2012 - 2013 | Hauser Research Fellow and Emile Noel Fellow at the New York University School of Law |
| 2006 | Legal Advisor at the GIZ Advisory Service to the Legal Reform in China, Beijing |
| 2004 - 2006 | Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2016 | ILA Human Rights Committee |
| since 2015 | Association Henri Capitant |
| since 2015 | German Society for International Law |
| since 2014 | International Society of Public Law |
| since 2014 | Association of German Public Law Professors |
| since 2006 | European Society of International Law |
| since 2006 | American Society of International Law |
Publications
Petersen, Niels (2024) In: Comparative Constitutional Studies, 2 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Petersen, Niels (2024) In: Kischel, Uwe; Kube, Hanno (eds.), Handbuch des Staatsrechts. Band II: Gewinnung und Grundprinzipien des Staatsrechts. Heidelberg: C. F. Müller Juristischer Verlag. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution) | |
Petersen, Niels (2023) In: Donath, Philipp B.; Heger, Alexander; Malkmus, Moritz; Bayrak, Orhan (eds.), Der Schutz des Individuums durch das Recht: Festschrift für Rainer Hofmann zum 70. Geburtstag. Berlin: Springer. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Petersen, Niels (2023) In: Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, 83 Type of Publication: Review (journal) | |
Petersen Niels (2022) In: Kahl, Wolfgang; Ludwigs, Markus (eds.), Handbuch des Verwaltungsrechts. Band III: Verwaltung und Verfassungsrecht. Heidelberg: C. F. Müller Juristischer Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2024 | 5th Funding period Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2023 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/06/2019 - 31/05/2025 Funded by: EC H2020 - ERC Consolidator Grant Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 17/09/2018 - 26/09/2018 Funded by: The Franco-German Youth Office, Université franco-allemande | Deutsch-Französische Hochschule Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 28/10/2016 - 29/10/2016 Type of project: Own resources project |
Talks
| Equality’s Guardians: How Asian Apex Courts Conceptualize Equality Petersen Niels (09/12/2024) Constitutional Change in Asia in the 21st Century: 10th Asian Constitutional Law Forum, Hongkong Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Equality, Climate Change, and Future generations Petersen Niels (29/11/2024) Peking University School of Transnational Law, Shenzhen Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Gleichheit durch Recht? Die Erfahrung der regionalen Menschenrechtsgerichte Petersen Niels (26/10/2024) Die Souveränität des Rechts: Symposium für Stefan Kadelbach aus Anlass seines 65. Geburtstags, Frankfurt a.M. Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Verantwortung der Staatsrechtslehre im Spannungsfeld zwischen Recht und Politik Petersen Niels (11/10/2024) 83. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung der Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer: Verfassungsrecht und Politik, Luzern Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Equality, Climate Change, and Future generations in International Human Rights Law Petersen Niels (01/10/2024) National Chengchi University, Taipei Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| ERC Consolidator Grant Awarded by: European Research Council (ERC) Award given to: Petersen, Niels Announced at: 03/12/2018 | Date of awarding: 01/06/2019 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Unveiling Inequalities by Addressing Poverty as a Matter of Discrimination Law: The Case of Brazil in the jurisprudence of the Brazilian Supreme Court and the… Candidate: Garcia Maia, Tainá | Supervisors: Petersen, Niels; Tuffi Saliba, Aziz | Reviewers: Petersen, Niels; Tuffi Saliba, Aziz Period of time: 01/09/2019 - 21/08/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Towards an Integrated Approach to Compliance: When Do People Obey Laws? Candidate: Shubhangi, Shubhangi | Supervisors: Petersen, Niels | Reviewers: Petersen, Niels; Engel, Christoph; Jansen, Nils Period of time: 01/09/2019 - 24/05/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Fragmentation of International Trade Law reassessed: Analyzing the role of PTA-DSMs based on their adjudication of General Exception Clauses Candidate: Wasilczyk, Patrick | Supervisors: Petersen, Niels | Reviewers: Petersen, Niels; Wolffgang, Hans-Michael; Englisch, Joachim Period of time: 01/04/2017 - 10/01/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Between Principle and Pragmatism: The Standard of Review before the International Court of Justice Candidate: Fouchard, Felix | Supervisors: Petersen, Niels; Markard, Nora Period of time: until 27/10/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Die Vielfalt unionaler Rechtsetzungsverfahren. Eine Verfassungs- und verfahrenstheoretische Rekonstruktion der Funktions- und Organisationslogiken des… Candidate: Otto, Nicholas | Supervisors: Sydow, Gernot | Reviewers: Sydow, Gernot; Petersen, Niels Period of time: 01/07/2018 - 17/06/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |