Peter Kasiske

Prof. Dr. Peter Kasiske is a Professor for Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Commercial Criminal Law at the Law School of the University of Augsburg, where he has held a professorship since 2019. His office is located in Room 2043 (Building H) at Universitätsstraße 24, 86159 Augsburg, and he can be reached at +49 (0)821 598-4565 or peter.kasiske@jura.uni-augsburg.de. He leads a research team that includes secretariat member Christiane Viehmann and scientific staff members Max Frankenreiter and Cem-Inan Yildirim.

Prof. Kasiske studied law in Bayreuth and Würzburg from 1992 to 1997, passing his First State Examination in 1997. After completing his legal traineeship from 1997 to 1999 and passing the Second State Examination in 1999, he worked as a research associate and assistant at the Faculty of Law of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He received his doctorate in 2007 and completed his habilitation in 2017. Prior to his current position, he served as a visiting professor at LMU Munich in 2017 and at the University of Augsburg from 2017 to 2019.

Professor Kasiske's research focuses on three main areas: white-collar criminal law (particularly competition and capital market criminal law), criminal procedural law (with emphasis on evidence law), and legal philosophy (especially Anglo-American legal philosophy). His scholarly work demonstrates a strong interdisciplinary approach, connecting criminal law with behavioral economics, financial regulation, and environmental law. He has published extensively on topics including breach of trust, market manipulation, digital fraud, sustainability reporting, and climate protection regulation within the criminal law framework.

His recent publications reveal a growing interest in the intersection of criminal law with emerging regulatory challenges, particularly in the areas of sustainability ("greenwashing" of financial products, CSRD reporting), digital economy (Ad-Fraud, Dark Pools), and climate protection. Professor Kasiske frequently examines how traditional criminal law concepts adapt to modern economic and technological developments, with a particular focus on the German legal system's response to global financial and environmental challenges.

Professor Kasiske teaches a variety of courses including Criminal Procedural Law, White Collar Criminal Law, European and International Criminal Law, and Philosophy of Law. In the Summer semester of 2025, he is offering courses on attending criminal trials at the Augsburg Criminal Justice Center, the influence of the ECHR and ECtHR on German criminal law, and White Collar Criminal Law. His teaching approach appears to combine theoretical instruction with practical courtroom experience.