Berit Völzmann

Prof. Dr. Berit Völzmann holds the Acting Chair for "Public Law, especially Constitutional Law, and Legal Philosophy" at Humboldt University of Berlin since April 2025. Previously, she served as a Visiting Professor at Leibniz University Hannover (2024) and as a Research Assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (2016–2023).

• Education: Habilitation (2023), Second State Examination (2015), Doctorate (2014) from University of Cologne.

Research Focus: Intersects constitutional law, gender equality, anti-discrimination, and democratic theory. Recent works address digital rights, climate justice, and posthumanist legal frameworks. Awards include the prestigious Leibniz Prize.

Publications: Span feminist legal theory, administrative process reforms, and gender-discriminatory advertising critiques. Notable monograph: Functional Transformation of the Administrative Process (2025).

• Notable Awards:
  • Leibniz Prize
  • Habilitation from Goethe University Frankfurt

Teaching: Offers courses in Public Law, Legal Philosophy, and Anti-Discrimination Law at Humboldt University. Regularly participates in research workshops and lectures on legal mobilization and postgender jurisprudence.