Andreas Paulus

Andreas Paulus
Born	1968 (age 56–57)
Nationality	Germany
Fields	International law, constitutional law
Institutions	University of Göttingen Michigan Law School
Alma mater	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Doctoral advisor	Bruno Simma
Other academic advisors	Georg Nolte

Andreas L. Paulus (born 1968) is a German jurist. He currently holds the chair of general international law at the University of Göttingen. His research interests include international law, humanitarian law, and constitutional law.

Career

Paulus attended the University of Göttingen, University of Geneva, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and Harvard University. He received his first Staatsexamen in 1994, his second in 1996. In 2000, Paulus completed his doctoral thesis on "Die internationale Gemeinschaft im Völkerrecht" (The International Community in Public International Law) under the supervision of Bruno Simma at the University of Munich. After spending the 2003/04 academic year as Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, Paulus finished his Habilitation in Munich, and since 2006 holds a chair at the University of Göttingen.

On February 25, 2010, Paulus was nominated to succeed Hans-Jürgen Papier on the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

Paulus was an assistant to Bruno Simma in the LaGrand case.

Other activities

• Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since 2013)
• Minerva Center for Human Rights, Member of the International Advisory Board (since 2010)

Selected publications

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External links

• Andreas Paulus at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
• Official website at the University of Göttingen