Curriculum Vitae

1986-1992
Studied law, Chinese language, and Chinese legal culture at the University of Passau and the East China Institute for Politics and Law in Shanghai

1992-1995
Referendariat, stationed primarily at the Regional Court of Ulm; other stations include
the State Ministry of Saxony for Environment and Regional Planning, Dresden/Germany
the Food and Agriculture Organisation (F.A.O.), Development Law Service, Rome/Italy
the law firm Guillermou & Camps, Toulon/France

1995-1996
Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt) (Member of the Bar of Ulm)

1996-2006
Senior researcher and head of the East Asian section at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg/Germany

2001
Doctorate from the University of Freiburg for dissertation on environmental crimes in the People's Republic of China

2005-present
Visiting lecturer at Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven/Belgium and at Himeji Dokkyo University, Law School, Himeji/Japan

March 2006-present
Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt) (Member of the Bar of Freiburg) and independent consultant in Freiburg/Germany