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I was born and grew up in the beautiful village of Brücken, Germany, which is situated in the Bundesland (state) of Rhineland-Palatinate and there in the western Palatinate region close to the border of another German Land (state), the Saarland, and not very far – even by European standards – from the French border. The next bigger city and indeed one known to football fans around the world is Kaiserslautern, home of the 1. FC Kaiserslautern and venue of two games of the Socceroos during the 2006 world cup (against Japan and Italy). Our second “home base” is in Socorro, New Mexico, USA, where my wife Yvette is from and where a large part of our family lives. Socorro is a small town (approx. 9000 inhabitants) with a dominating University, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.Before we moved to Australia, my family and I lived in Saarbrücken, Germany. Saarbrücken is the the state capital of the Saarland, the smallest non-city state of Germany and arguably the state in Germany that enjoys the best quality of living, second perhaps only to that of the Palatinate region. Albeit being an old industrial state (coal and steel industry) the economic base of the state has shifted largely to the automotive industry (the Ford Motor Company operates a big plant in the state), information technology and services. Much is directly or indirectly fueled by Saarland University with its main campus in Saarbrücken and its impressive Medical School and University Hospital campus about 30 km outside of Saarbrücken in the city of Homburg/Saar. I worked at the Europa-Institute of Saarland University, a branch of the Faculty of Law. I came to Saarbrücken in 1989 to do the practical part of my legal training after having graduated from the University of Mannheim’s School of Law. I also enrolled in the Europa-Institute’s postgraduate European Studies course and started to work as a research assistant to the then Director of the Institute, Professor Georg Ress. What started with a 10-hour/week research contract developed into an intensive working relationship that lasted through the years to this day. In 1992 I took up a full-time assistantship with Professor Ress. I earned a doctorate (Dr. jur.) with a dissertation on “State Immunity and the Violation of Human Rights” in 1995, which was then published by Kluwer Law International in 1997 and is held by many law libraries around the world, including Murdoch University’s law library. After the doctorate I was offered to stay on and pursue a habilitation, a procedure required for and leading to recognition as a full professor in Germany. The result of this was a monograph in German with the – translated – title “Transparency as a Constitutional Principle – Basic Law and European Union”. It was published by the Mohr-Siebeck publishing house in Germany in 2004. Formally this lead to my recognition as a professor of law by the faculty of the Saarland University School of Law (Privatdozent) in 2002. In Saarbrücken I mainly taught European Union law, public international, international institutions’ and constitutional law. I remain affiliated to the Europa-Institute of Saarland University as a visiting professor.
In June 2006 I came to Armidale and joined the faculty at UNE’s School of Law. Armidale is a beautiful little city situated on the Northern Tablelands in northern NSW right in the middle between Sydney and Brisbane with as many bishops (2, Anglican and Catholic) as it has traffic-lights. UNE is a University with a long tradition in distance education and the mix of traditional on-campus students and distance students is a distinctive feature of UNE. My time at UNE and in Armidale was a real highlight for me. Great colleagues, a pleasant environment and life-style and so much for me to learn. As the result of an organizational restructure at UNE I was presented with the opportunity to become Head of School at UNE’s Law School only a year after my arrival there and would remain in that position for over four years.
All good things come to an end. In this case the end came when the opportunity to lead the Law School at Murdoch University came about. The distinctively international focus of the Law School and its strong emphasis on advocacy training particularly by participating in international mooting competitions and offering a great and in-depth clinical program were too much of a lure. When I was made the offer to join Murdoch University’s Law School as its new Dean I decided to take on the challenge and I commenced the new position at the beginning of 2012.
When I am not doing law I like to indulge in discussions of all sorts. Politics in general and international affairs in particular have always interested me. I love to read newspapers. Onto the much quoted island I would not take a book. I would take a subscription of the New York Times, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Südeutsche Zeitung and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Actually I would take a Kindle and then I could have everything and still only take one thing. I am a big sports fan and I am willing to watch almost any sport (I do have problems with Cricket because I just do not understand it). But my true passion is football (soccer). I have been a fan of 1.FC Kaiserslautern ever since I can remember.
1. Transparenz als Verfassungsprinzip – Grundgesetz und Europäische Union [Transparency as a Constitutional Principle – German Basic Law and European Union], Mohr-Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen, 2004 (Habil., Jus Publicum, Vol. 106).
2. State Immunity and the Violation of Human Rights , Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Kluwer Law International), Den Haag, Boston, London, 1997.
Europäische Gemeinschaft und Medienvielfalt – Die Kompetenzen der Europäischen Gemeinschaft zur Sicherung des Pluralismus im Medienbereich/European Community and Media Pluralism – The Powers of the European Community to Protect Pluralism in the Media, Institut für Medienentwicklung und Kommunikation GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1998 (Marburger Medienschriften, Band 1) (together with Georg Ress).
2. The Protection of Human Rights at the Beginning of the 21st Century, 2012.
3. The German Constitution Turns 60 – Basic Law and Commonwealth Constitution, German and Australian Perspectives, Peter Lang Verlag, 2011.
4. The German Basic Law after 60 Years – Leading Decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in the Area of Fundamental Rights Protection (with introduction and annotations) [together with Claus-Peter Hill], 2010.
5. Internationale Gemeinschaft und Menschenrechte [International Community and Human Rights], Festschrift für Georg Ress zum 70. Geburtstag, Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2005.
6. Der Grundrechtsschutz in Europa – Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium aus Anlass des 65. Geburtstages von Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Georg Ress [Fundamental Rights Protection in Europe – Colloquium in Honor of Georg Ress on the Occasion of his 65. Birthday], Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden, 2002.
- Article 75, pp. 1086 – 1089.
2. Klimawandel und Menschenrechte – einige kritische Bemerkungen [Climate Change and Human Rights – some Critical Remarks], in: Bröhmer, Jürgen (ed.), Europa und die Welt – Kolloquium zu aktuellen europa-, völker- und menschenrechtlichen Themen aus Anlass des 80. Geburtstages von Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Georg Ress, Nomos Verlag, 2016, pp. 175-195.
3. States, Climate Change and Tripartite Human Rights: The Missing Link, in: Ottavio Quirico/Mouloud Boumghar, Climate Change and Human Rights – An International and Comparative Perspective, 2016 (Routledge) (together with Ottavio Quirico and Mouloud Boumghar).
4. Some Remarks on the Decision of the International Court of Justice in the Case of Germany v. Italy, in: Calliess, Christian (ed.), Herausforderungen an Staat und Verfassung – Völkerrecht-Europarecht-Menschenrechte, Liber Amicorum für Torsten Stein zum 70. Geburtstag, 2015, pp. 44-64.
5. State Immunity and Sovereign Bonds, in: Anne Peters/Evelyne Lagrange/Stefan Oeter/Christian Tomuschat (eds.), Immunities in the Age of Global Constitutionalism, Brill/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2015, pp. 182-208.
6. Subsidiarity and the German Constitution (Chapter 8), in: M Evans/A Zimmermann, Subsidiarity in Comparative Perspective, Springer Publishing, 2014.
7. The proposed International Criminal Chamber section of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, in: 37 South African Yearbook of International Law, (2012), pp. 248-268 (together with Martin Matasi) (published in 2014).
9. Gesetzesauslegung in Australien [Statutory Interpretation in Australia], in: Stamm, Jürgen (ed.), Festschrift für Helmut Rüßmann [Liber Amicorum for Helmut Ruessmann], 2013, pp. 25-47 (Juris Verlag).
10. Kapitel 19: Versammlungs- und Vereinigungsfreiheit [Chapter 19: Freedom of Assembly and Association], in: Marauhn/Grothe/Doerr, EMRK/GG Konkordanzkommentar, 2013, pp. 1161-1232 (Mohr Siebeck Verlag).
11. The External Affairs Power in Australia and Germany: Different Solutions, Similar Outcome?, in: 24 Journal of Constitutional History (Giornale di Storia Constituzionale) 2012, pp. 49-64.
12. Article 53 – The Interpretation of Article 53(1) Clause 2 Phrase 2: the Enemy State Exception, in: Simma, Bruno/Khan Daniel-Erasmus/Nolte, Georg/Paulus, Andreas, The Charter of the United Nations, Volume II, 3rd edition 2012, pp. 1506 – 1524 (together with Georg Ress).
13. Article 107 (Enemy State), in: Simma, Bruno/Khan Daniel-Erasmus/Nolte, Georg/Paulus, Andreas, The Charter of the United Nations, Volume II, 3rd edition 2012, pp. 2183 – 2198 (together with Georg Ress).
14. The Debate on Human Rights Protection in Australia, in: Jürgen Bröhmer (ed.), The Protection of Human Rights at the Beginning of the 21st Century, 2012, pp. 77-87.
15. Grundlegende Entwicklungen des australischen Bundesverfassungsrechts [Fundamental Developments of Australian Federal Constitutional Law], in: Jahrbuch des Öffentlichen Rechts der Gegenwart, Vol. 60, 2012, pp. 689-729.
16. Social Licence and International Law: the Case of the European Union, in: Williams, Jacqueline/Martin, Paul (eds.), Defending the Social Licence of Farming – Issues, Challenges and New Directions for Agriculture, CSIRO Publishing, 2011, 113-126.
17. Die „Commerce-Clause“ der australischen Bundesverfassung – Der Binnenmarkt in Australien [The “Commerce-Clause” of the Australian Commonwealth Constitution – the Internal Market in Australia], in: Meng, Werner/Ress, Georg/Stein, Torsten, Europäische Integration und Globalisierung – Festschrift zum 60-jährigen Bestehen des Europa-Instituts, 2011, pp. 37-49.
• Article 75, pp. 1082 – 1086.
19. The Federal Element of the German Republic – Issues and Developments, in: Bröhmer (ed.), The German Constitution Turns 60 – Basic Law and Commonwealth Constitution, German and Australian Perspectives, Peter Lang Verlag, 2011, pp. 15-29.
20. The Legislative and Executive Branch versus the Federal Constitutional Court and the Judiciary – Conflict or Cooperation?, in: Bröhmer (ed.), The German Constitution Turns 60 – Basic Law and Commonwealth Constitution, German and Australian Perspectives, Peter Lang Verlag, 2011, pp. 145-165.
21. Der Schutz der Kulturgüter der australischen Ureinwohner [The Protection of Cultural Property of Indigenous People in Australia], in: Wittinger, Michaela/Wendt, Rudolf/Ress, Georg (eds.), Verfassung-Völkerrecht-Kulturgüterschutz, Festschrift für Wilfried Fiedler zum 70. Geburtstag, 2011, pp. 353 – 371 (together with Jennifer Greaney).
22. Introduction to German Constitutional Law and the Doctrine of Basic Rights, in: Bröhmer/Hill (eds.), 60 Years German Basic Law: The German Constitution And its Court – Landmark Decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in the Area of Fundamental Rights, 2010, pp. 67 – 97.
23. Menschenwürde, Freiheiten der Personen und Freizügigkeit (§ 139) [Human Dignity, Freedom of the Person and Free Movement], in: Papier/Merten (eds.), Handbuch der Grundrechte, Vol. VI/1, 2010, pp. 125-170.
24. “Containment eines Leviathans” – Anmerkungen zur Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Vertrag von Lissabon [Containment of a Leviathan – Some Remarks on the Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court in regard to the Lisbon Treaty, ZEuS 2009, 543–557.
25. The Free Movement of Capital in the European Union and the Problem of ‘Golden Shares’ and Similar Instruments, in: 25 (2) Law in Context 2007, p. 144-159 (published in 2008).
26. Articles 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 ECT (Freedom of Establishment), der Artikel 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 EGV (Free Movement of Capital)), sowie der Artikel 293, 294 ECT, in: Calliess, Christian/Ruffert, Matthias (eds.), Kommentar zu EUV und EGV, Beck-Verlag, 3. Auflage 2007, pp. 767-814; 863-902; 2377-2381 [commentary on ECT-provisions).
27. Art. 8, 9, 21 Abs. 2 GG, Art. 11 EMRK, Kommentierung, in: Grote/Marauhn (Hrsg.), Konkordanzkommentar zur EMRK und zum GG, 2006, pp. 1004-1065 [commentary on Art. 11 ECHR and related provisions of the German Basic Law].
28. Die Bosphorus-Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte – Der Schutz der Grund- und Menschenrechte in der EU und das Verhältnis zur EMRK [The Bosphorus-Decision of the European Court of Human Rights – The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU and the Relationship to the ECHR], in: EuZW 2006, pp. 71-76.
29. Gewaltverbot und Humanitäre Intervention [The Prohibition of the Use of Force], in: Calliess, Christian (Hrsg.), Äußere Sicherheit im Wandel – Neue Herausforderungen an eine alte Staatsaufgabe, Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium aus Anlaß des 60. Geburtstages von Prof. Dr. Torsten Stein, Nomos Verlag, 2005, pp. 33-57.
30. Einige Bemerkungen zu Sondervoten vor hohen Gerichten und zu den Sondervoten von Georg Ress [Some Remarks on Separate Opinions of High Court Justices and on the Separate Opinions of Judge Georg Ress], in: Bröhmer, Jürgen u.a. (Hrsg.), Festschrift für Georg Ress, Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2005, pp. 917-933.
31. Kommentierung des § 89 BGB (juristische Personen des öffentlichen Rechts, Haftung für Organe, Insolvenz), in: Herberger, Maximilian/Martinek, Michael, Rüßmann, Helmut, Weth, Stephan (Hrsg.), juris-Praxiskommentar BGB – allgemeiner Teil und Schuldrecht, 1. Auflage 2003, www.jurispk.de.
32. Commentary of Article 53, in: Simma, Bruno et al. (editor), The Charter of the United Nations – A Commentary, Second Edition, Volume I, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 854-890 (together with Georg Ress).
33. Laufen als fundamentaler Bestandteil des Golfsports? Behindertendiskriminierung und Golf – Die Entscheidung des Supreme Court der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im Fall PGA-Tour, Inc., v. Casey Martin v. 29. Mai 2001, in: SpuRt – Zeitschrift für Sport und Recht, 4/2002, pp. 141-144.
34. Die völkerrechtliche Immunität von der staatlichen Gerichtsbarkeit und die Verfahrensgarantien der EMRK – Einige Anmerkungen zu den Urteilen des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte in den Fällen Waite & Kennedy und Beer & Regan gegen die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, in: Bröhmer, Jürgen (Hrsg.), Der Grundrechtsschutz in Europa – Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium aus Anlass des 65. Geburtstages von Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult Georg Ress, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden, 1. Auflage 2002, pp. 85-94.
35. Kommentierung der Artikel 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 EGV (Niederlassungsfreiheit), der Artikel 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 EGV(Kapitalverkehrsfreiheit), sowie der Artikel 220, 221 EGV, in: Calliess, Christian/Ruffert, Matthias (Hrsg.), Kommentar zu EUV und EGV, Luchterhand-Verlag, 2. Auflage 2002.
36. Procedures to Enforce Foreign Judgments in Germany, in: Omar, Paul (Hrsg.), Procedures to Enforce Foreign Judgments, Ashgate, Dartmouth, 2002, pp. 51-67.
37. Die Europäische Union – Von den Verträgen zur Verfassung: Die Verfassungsdiskussion in Deutschland, in: Timmermann, Heiner (Hrsg.), Eine Verfassung für die Europäische Union – Beiträge zu einer grundsätzlichen und aktuellen Diskussion, Verlag Leske + Budrich, Opladen, 2001, pp. 167-187.
38. Directors’ Duties and Liabilities in Germany, in: Omar, Paul J. (ed.), Directors’ Duties and Liabilities, Ashgate, Dartmouth, 2000 (Association of European lawyers series), pp. 51-66.
39. Die Selbstkontrolle im Medienbereich in Europa – eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung, in: Ukrow, Jörg (Hrsg.), Die Selbstkontrolle im Medienbereich in Europa, Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Europäisches Medienrecht, Saarbrücken, Band 21, Verlagsgruppe Jehle Rehm, München/Berlin, 2000, pp. 205-345 (together with Jörg Ukrow).
40. Immunity of a Former Head of State – General Pinochet and the House of Lords: Part Three, in: Leiden Journal of International Law (LJIL) , Volume 13, 2000 (Number 1), pp. 229-237.
41. Diplomatic Immunity, Head of State Immunity, State Immunity: Misconceptions of a Notorious Human Rights Violator, in: Leiden Journal of International Law (LJIL), Volume 12, 1999 (Number 2), pp. 361-371.
42. Das Europäische Parlament: Echtes Legislativorgan oder bloßes Hilfsorgan im legislativen Prozess? – Zur Matthews-Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte, in: ZEuS (Zeitschrift für europarechtliche Studien) 1999, pp. 197-217.
43. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht und sein Verhältnis zum Gerichtshof der Europäischen Gemeinschaften, in: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (Beilage zur Wochenzeitung “Das Parlament”), Nr. 16/1999, pp. 31-39.
44. Kommentierung der Artikel 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 EGV n.F. (Niederlassungsfreiheit), der Artikel 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 EGV n.F. (Kapitalverkehrsfreiheit), sowie der Artikel 220, 221 EGV n.F., in: Calliess, Christian/Ruffert, Matthias (Hrsg.), Kommentar zu EUV und EGV (in der Fassung des Vertrages von Amsterdam), Luchterhand-Verlag, 1. Auflage 1999.
45. Die innerstaatliche und europarechtliche Bedeutung von Art. 10 EMRK für die Medienordnung, in: Europäisches Medienrecht – Fernsehen und seine gemeinschaftsrechtliche Regelung (European Media Law – Television and European Community Law), Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Europäisches Medienrecht, Saarbrücken, Band 18, München, Berlin 1998, p. 79-93.
46. Die Weiterentwicklung des europäischen Staatshaftungsrechts – EuGH, EuGRZ 1996, 144, in: Juristischen Schulung (JuS) 1997, Heft 2, p. 117-124.
5. 24.1.2015: ‘Human Rights and Climate Change’, presented at conference/colloquium in honour of Georg Ress at the Europa-Institute of Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.

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