Benjamin Vogel

Benjamin Vogel is a Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, specializing in criminal law theory and comparative law. He leads research groups on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing, focusing on corporate roles in crime detection and supranational crime responses.

• Education: Law studies at Universities of Potsdam, Paris X, and Cambridge (LL.M.); German Academic Scholarship Foundation-sponsored PhD on fraud law
• Career: Clerkship at Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court, head of English Criminal Law section since 2013

Research emphasizes culpability concepts, private-sector involvement in criminal justice, and globalized crime networks. Current projects examine public-private partnerships against terrorism financing and the role of corporations in criminal proceedings.

He oversees a postdoctoral research group and has collaborated with UN and diplomatic missions in Africa/Asia. No specific awards are listed, but his work bridges doctrinal and socio-legal perspectives.