Martin Böse

Prof. Dr. Martin Böse is a full Professor at the University of Bonn, holding the Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law as well as International and European Criminal Law. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Law and Political Science and serves at the Institute of Criminal Law. His contact email is sekretariat.boese@jura.uni-bonn.de.

His primary research focuses on European and transnational criminal law, with expertise spanning:

• EU judicial cooperation mechanisms (mutual recognition, European Arrest Warrant)
• Human rights in criminal proceedings
• Corporate criminal liability and economic sanctions
• Cross-border evidence transfer and mutual legal assistance
• Jurisdictional conflicts in international law

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2022-2024) reveals dominant themes:

• Evolution of ne bis in idem principles in transnational contexts
• EU institutional reforms (European Public Prosecutor, evidence directives)
• Digital-era challenges (cybercrime, electronic payments fraud)
• Fundamental rights tensions in mutual recognition instruments
• German criminal law doctrine in European harmonization contexts

He leads the Working Group on European Criminal Law and has supervised doctoral and habilitation candidates. While no specific awards are mentioned, his editorial roles include the journals ZIS and ZJS (2013-2021). Third-party funded projects focus on improving judicial cooperation frameworks within the EU.