Christian Waldhoff

Prof. Dr. Christian Waldhoff is a Professor of Public Law and Financial Law at Humboldt University of Berlin's Faculty of Law. He serves as Head of the Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government, Berlin (since 2022). His expertise spans constitutional law, religious law, and financial policy. He earned his doctorate in 2018 with a dissertation on democratic constitutional personnel law, awarded the Konrad Redeker Prize. He has held roles in the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia and conducted research at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

Education:

• LL.M., Yale Law School (2011–2012)
• Studies at University of Münster (2002–2008), specializing in Anglo-American Law
• Research at University of Cambridge (2004–2005)

Research Interests: Focuses on public financial law, parliamentary law, and the intersection of religion and law. Key projects include the NPD ban proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court and the conference The Improvised Parliament (2024).

Awards:

• Konrad Redeker Prize (2018)
• Teaching Award, Humboldt University (2018)

Grants & Labs: Research funded by DAAD, German Academic Scholarship Foundation. Leads the Public Law and Theory Colloquium and collaborates with institutions like the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study. Active in interdisciplinary projects such as the 2024 conference on the Parliamentary Council's legacy.