Georg Ress, Professor of International Law, International University Bremen, and Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Georg Ress
Professor of International Law, International University Bremen ( Germany ), and Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Professor Georg Ress, who served
from 1998 to 2004 as a judge
of the European Court of Human
Rights, is one of the foremost
authorities on the subject of human
rights in Europe. Born in 1935, he
studied at the Free University of Berlin and the University of Vienna. In
1972, Professor Ress was awarded a doctorate in law from the University
of Heidelberg and in 1976 the Habilitation. From 1977 to 1998, he was
Full Professor of International and Constitutional Law and the Law of
European Communities at the University of the Saarland (Saarbrücken).
In 1979, Professor Ress was appointed director of the Institute of
European Studies at the University of the Saarland, and in 1995 director
of the Institute of Human Rights at the same university. From 1994 to
1998, he was the German member of the European Commission of
Human Rights. In September 2005, he was appointed Professor of
International Law at International University Bremen (Germany).
“Property as a Human Right, According to the European Convention of Human Rights”
April 4, 2006
5:30 p.m. - Lecture at the Peace & Justice Theatre, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
Reception following.
RSVP by March 24, 2006
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