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Fabian Wittreck is a Professor of Public Law and Director of the Institute for Public Law and Politics at the Faculty of Law of the University of Münster. He has held this position since March 2013, following his appointment as Professor for Public Law at the same faculty from April 2007 to February 2013. Wittreck is actively involved in the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion und Politik' at the University of Münster and serves as a trusted advisor for the German National Academic Foundation since 2008.
Wittreck's research spans multiple interconnected fields with a particular focus on constitutional law, religious law, and legal history. His primary research interests include religious diversity and legal-political unity, medieval legal philosophy, oriental canon law, constitutional law with emphasis on state constitutional law, constitutional history with focus on parliamentary law, and the intersection of law with religion, literature, and rhetoric. He has led several significant research projects, including the ongoing B3-8 project on Speculation, Contract and Religion, and previously headed projects on legal and judicial pluralism, religiously rooted economic orders under constitutional law, and the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of religious minorities.
His extensive publication record reflects deep engagement with German constitutional development, church-state relations, and historical legal systems. Wittreck's recent scholarly work shows a continued focus on judicial independence, constitutional safeguards, religious freedom, and the historical development of German constitutional law. His articles often bridge historical analysis with contemporary constitutional challenges, demonstrating how historical legal concepts continue to shape modern legal frameworks.
Among his professional honors, Wittreck received the Röntgenpreis from the University of Würzburg and its alumni association in 2005. He is also a founding member of the Center for Legal Foundations Research at the University of Würzburg since 2006 and has contributed significantly to legal education through his teaching and textbook publications, including co-authoring multiple editions of 'Deutsches und Europäisches Verfassungsrecht I' with Gernot Sydow.
Wittreck maintains an active teaching schedule covering constitutional history, religious constitutional law, North Rhine-Westphalian state law, and various seminars on legal philosophy and migration law. His teaching extends to practical legal training through examination preparation courses and workshops for doctoral candidates, reflecting his commitment to both theoretical scholarship and practical legal education.
