Patrick Joseph Siegle

Patrick Joseph Siegle is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, leading the Independent Research Group on Criminal Law Theory. His work focuses on international criminal law, European/transnational legal frameworks, and the intersection of human rights with punitive justice. Siegle holds a Maîtrise en Droit (International Law) from Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, an LL.M. in Transnational Law from King’s College London, and passed both German State Law Exams in Bavaria. His research examines human rights guarantees in regional legal systems, including the European Convention on Human Rights and the German Grundgesetz.

• Education:
• 2023: Second German State Exam (Law), Bavaria
• 2021: LL.M. (Transnational Law), King’s College London
• 2020: Maîtrise en Droit (International Law), Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
• 2017: Licence en Droit, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
• Professional Experience:
• Since 2024: Research Affiliate, Max Planck Institute
• 2021–2023: Legal Clerkship in Munich, Paris, and Freiburg
• 2018–2022: Research Assistant under Prof. Helmut Satzger at LMU Munich

His current project, All Anti-Impunity: Do Human Rights Give the Victim a Right to Punishment?, explores how human rights frameworks shape victims’ entitlements to punitive justice across European and inter-American legal systems. Siegle’s interdisciplinary approach bridges criminal law theory with socio-legal analysis, emphasizing transnational legal comparativism.