Angelika Nussberger on Women and their Careers in the International Arena

Fri 22nd April 2022 16:00 CEST

Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Angelika Nussberger M.A. addresses the experience of women in high-visibility and high-stake professional environments in law, and she will share insights gained during her own work with the protection of human rights and the rule of law in academia, international tribunals and international organisations.

Prof. Angelika Nussberger teaches law at the University of Cologne. She is the Director of the Academy for European Human Rights Protection and Head of the Institute for Eastern European Law and Comparative Law.

In 2010 Prof. Nussberger was appointed Germany’s judge at the European Court of Human Rights, and served as its Vice-President since 2017 until the end of her mandate at the Court in 2020. Since then, Prof. Nussberger has been serving as an International Judge at the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as a member of the Venice Commission (2006-2010; 2020 – present).

Throughout her career, prof. Nussberger has published widely in human rights, constitutional law and social justice. Prof. Nussberger holds a doctorate in constitutional law, and has held research positions in Harvard and Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law.

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