Anne Schäfer

Anne Schäfer is a Professor for Social Security Law and Health Law at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. She specializes in Constitutional Law, European Law of the Professions, and Administrative Law, with a focus on empirical legal research and liberal professions regulation.

• Director of the examination board Social Law (LL.B.)
• Chair of the Board of Examiners for the Bachelor’s program Social Law

Her research areas include:

• Health Law and Social Security Law
• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Empirical Law Research
• Regulation of Liberal Professions in Europe

Key trends in her recent publications involve EU legal frameworks for liberal professions, ethical dilemmas in healthcare (e.g., euthanasia, living wills), and empirical analysis of judicial decision-making. She collaborates with European institutions like the European Economic and Social Committee and leads projects such as Health Legislation Interactive for innovative teaching methods.

Anne Schäfer holds a PhD in Law from the University of Cologne, a Magistra Artium in Sociology from Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf, and has conducted research at institutions including the University of Cologne and the European Centre for Liberal Professions. She is a founding member of the Point Alpha Research Institute e.V. and actively participates in associations like the German Association of Panel Doctors’ Law and the European Survey Research Association.