Nußberger Angelika

Angelika Nußberger is a full Professor at the University of Cologne since 2002, holding the Chair of Constitutional Law, International Law, and Comparative Law. She serves as founding Director of the Academy of European Human Rights Protection and director of the Institute for Eastern European Law and Comparative Law. Her international roles include Vice President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (since 2021), international judge at the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and advisor to the German Foreign Office on international law.

• German member of the Venice Commission (2019-present)
• Organizer of 'Cycle d'Études Judiciaires Européennes' (2020-present)
• Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (2011-2019), Vice-President (2017-2019)
• Head of Hessen police extremism investigation (2020-2021)

Research Interests focus on international human rights protection systems, comparative constitutional law across Eastern Europe and Western democracies, and rule of law challenges in transitional societies. Her work bridges academic scholarship with practical implementation of human rights frameworks.

Scientific Awards reflect her transnational impact:

• Multiple honorary doctorates from Georgia, Ukraine, and Romania
• Arthur-Burkhardt Prize (2019)
• Max-Friedländer-Prize (2021)
• Officier de la Légion d'honneur (2019)