Prof. Dr. Christian Walter - Vice President of the DFG starting on 01.01.2027
Position
University Professor, Chair of Public International Law and Public Law, LMU Munich
Degree programs
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1993 | First state law examination |
| 1987 - 1993 | Law studies at the Universities of Würzburg, Geneva and Heidelberg |
Doctorate
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 05.07.1995 | Doctorate at the Faculty of Law of Heidelberg University, title: “Vereinte Nationen und Regionalorganisationen” (“United Nations and regional organisations”) (supervisor: Professor Dr. Dres. h.c. Jochen Abr. Frowein) |
Stages of academic / professional career
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Declined offer from the University of Tübingen and appointment as University Professor (W3) for Public International Law and Public Law at the LMU Munich |
| 2005 | Appointment as University Professor (W3) for Public Law, including International Public Law and European Law at the University of Münster |
| 2004 | Appointment as University Professor (C4) for Public Law, European Law, International Public Law and International Commercial Law at Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
| 11.02.2004 | Habilitation at the Faculty of Law of Heidelberg University, authorisation to teach (venia legendi) German and Comparative Public Law, International Public Law, European Law and Constitutional Law on State-Church Relations |
| 2000 - 2004 | Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg |
| 1998 - 2000 | Research Fellow at the German Federal Constitutional Court |
| 1997 | Visiting researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of Montpellier and Harvard Law School |
| 1994 - 1996 | Legal traineeship and second state law examination |
| 1993 - 1996 | Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg |
Supplementary Career Information
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| seit 2025 | Member of the Board of University Representatives of LMU Munich |
| 2021 - 2023 | Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law of LMU Munich |
| 2019 - 2021 | Dean of the Faculty of Law of LMU Munich |
Activities in the Research System
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2025 - 2027 | Vice Chairman of the German Society of International Law (DGIR) |
| since 2020, chairman since 2025 | Member of the academic advisory board of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law |
| 2020 / 2021 | Board Member of the Association of German State Law Teachers (Vereinigung der Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer) |
| 2016 - 2024 | Review Board 113 “Jurisprudence” of the DFG for the 2016–2019 term, re-elected for the 2020–2024 term |
| 2008 - 2010 | Member of the Working Group of the “Theology and Religious Studies at German Universities” Science and Humanities Council |
| since 2009 | Vice Chairman of the German section of the International Commission of Jurists |
| since 2009 | Council Member of the German Society of International Law |
Scientific Results
- C. Walter/B. Medina/L. Scholz/H.-B. Wabnitz (eds.), The Israeli Legal System: An Introduction, Baden-Baden 2019, 294 p.
- M. Ruffert/C. Walter, Institutionalised International Law, Baden-Baden/Oxford 2nd ed. 2015, 325 p.
- C. Walter/A. von Ungern-Sternberg/K. Abushov (eds.), Self-Determination and Secession in International Law, Oxford 2014, 318 p.
- C. Walter, Religionsverfassungsrecht in vergleichender und internationaler Perspektive, Tübingen 2006, 664 p.
- C. Walter, § 92: Bundesverfassungsgericht und europäische Gerichtsbarkeit, in: U. Kischel/H. Kube (eds.), Handbuch des Staatsrechts, Band IV, Heidelberg 2026, 939987 (in print).
- C. Walter, Ist „strategische Prozessführung“ eine sinnvolle Kategorie zur Analyse aktueller Verfahren vor dem IGH?, JöR (Jahrbuch des öffentlichen Rechts) 73 (2025), 403-422.
- C. Walter, „Offene Staatlichkeit“ als Verfassungsauftrag: Wie Völkerrecht und Verfassungsrecht zur Bewältigung globaler Gemeinwohlherausforderungen zusammenwirken, JöR (Jahrbuch des öffentlichen Rechts) 72 (2024), 291-304.
- C. Walter, The Role of Religion in the Formation of International Law in Europe, in: A. van Aaken/P. d'Argent/L. Mälksoo/J. J. Vasel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe, Oxford 2024, 23-43.
- C. Walter, Introduction to Chapter VIII, in: B. Simma et al. (eds.), The Charter of the United Nations, 4th ed., Oxford 2024, 1821-1839; Art. 52-54, ibid., 1841-1908 and 1930-1940.
- C. Walter, Der internationale Menschenrechtsschutz zwischen Konstitutionalisierung und Fragmentierung, ZaöRV (Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht) 75 (2015), 753–770.
Academic Distinctions
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Elected as ordinary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| 2007 - 2011 | Principal Investigator of the “Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures” Cluster of Excellence at the University of Münster |
| 1996 | Ruprecht Karl Prize awarded from Heidelberg University |
| 1996 | Otto Hahn Medal awarded from the Max Planck Society |