Prof. Dr. Christoph Enders

Prof. Dr. Christoph Enders

Emeritus

Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre
Institutsgebäude
Burgstraße 21, Room 5.06
04109 Leipzig

Abstract

Prof. Dr. Christoph Enders is head of the Chair of Public Law, Political and Constitutional Theory.


His activity focuses on questions on the philosophy of law, fundamental liberties and their dogmatics, especially human dignity. Also, he researches, publishes and lectures in the field of administrative, assembly, security and public building and planning law.


Prof. Enders is the director of the institute 'Basics of law' at the University of Leipzig and the director of the Georg-Jellinek-Centre for Political Sciences and Public Administration. He is member of the association of german constitutional law teachers and the working group 'history, method and dogmatics of public law', as well as deputy member of the ethics committee at the State Medical Association Baden-Württemberg. From 2008 to 2014 he was judge at the Higher Administrative Court of Saxony in Bautzen.


Professional career

  • 01/1996 - 06/1998
    University Professor for Public Law, Johannes Guttenberg University of Mainz
  • 07/1998 - 06/2011
    University Professor; Chair of Public and Environmental Law, University of Leipzig
  • since 07/2011
    University Professor; Chair of Public Law, Political and Constitutional Theory, University of Leipzig

Education

  • 10/1976 - 09/1982
    Studies of Law and Philosophy at Albert- Ludwigs Universität in Freiburg im Breisgau
  • 01/1995 - 12/1995
    PhD in Law at Albert-Ludwigs Universität in Freiburg im Breisgau („Rules for Compensation in Immission Control Laws“, in German; Published 1996 at Duncker & Humblodt Berlin.)
  • 01/1996 - 12/1996
    Habilitation in the Fields of Public Law, Philosophy of Law and State. („Human Dignity in the Constitutional Order“, in German; Published 1997 at Mohr/Siebeck Tübingen.)

Prof. Enders researches in the field of constitutional law and philosophy of law, especially on questions of human dignity and human rights as well as dogmatics of basic rights and genetic engineering. Further his research focuses on administrative, assembly, security and public building and planning law.

  • "Die staatliche Rechtsordnung vor den Herausforderungen durch Technisierung und Internationalisierung" im Rahmen der Universitätspartnerschaft Ljubljana - Leipzig
    Enders, Christoph
    Duration: 04/2002 – ongoing
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre; Bürgerliches Recht, Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Europäisches Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung
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  • Studienmodul 'Exploring Legal Cultures'
    Enders, Christoph
    Duration: 01/2016 – 12/2016
    Funded by: DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre; Kultursoziologie
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more projects

  • Enders, C.
    Human Dignity in Germany
    Heidelberg: 2019.
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  • Enders, C.
    Die Grundrechte der Deutschen - Revolutionäres Importgut oder nationale Selbstbehauptung?
    In: Enders, C. (Ed.)
    Europa nach Napoleon. Pderborn: 2018. pp. 137–160.
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more publications

  • Named lectures: Menschenrechte als Glaubensfrage? (Vortrag im Rahmen der Tagung Politik, Recht und Religion, 28. - 30. September 2017)
    Enders, Christoph (Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre)
    awarded in 2017 by Universität Erfurt.
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  • Invited lectures: Einweihungszeremonie des Zentrums für Europa- und Deutschlandstudien in Porto Alegre (Brasilien), 10. April 2017
    Enders, Christoph (Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre)
    awarded in 2017 by Bundesuniversität Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Päbstliche Katholische Universität Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), DAAD.
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more awards

  • Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre
    Summerschool 2017 in Wittenberg. "Es reicht. was mich angeht"
    Start Date of Collaboration: 14/08/2017
    Ended on: 18/08/2017
    Involved persons: Enders, Christoph; Mrozek, Anna
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  • Kultursoziologie; Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre
    Best Practice in Transfer: Study Module Law and Culture
    Start Date of Collaboration: 01/01/2017
    Ended on: 31/12/2021
    External participating organisations: Brawijaya University (Malang, Indonesia); Jakarta State University (Jakarta, Indonesia)
    Involved persons: Heinz, Marcus; Schmidt-Lux, Thomas; Rösener, Ringo; Enders, Christoph
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  • Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht und ein Nebengebiet
    Miami-Leipzig Seminar SoSe 2017
    Start Date of Collaboration: 06/01/2014
    External participating organisations: University of Miami (Miami, United States)
    Involved persons: Rauscher, Thomas; Enders, Christoph
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  • Kultursoziologie; Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre
    Exploring Legal Cultures
    Start Date of Collaboration: 01/12/2010
    Ended on: 31/12/2016
    External participating organisations: Brawijaya University (Malang, Indonesia); Jakarta State University (Jakarta, Indonesia)
    Involved persons: Schmidt-Lux, Thomas; Wohlrab-Sahr, Monika; Enders, Christoph; Mrozek, Anna; Heinz, Marcus; Jakob, Maria; Duschka, Johannes; Koll, Berend
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  • Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verfassungslehre; Bürgerliches Recht, Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Europäisches Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung
    "Die staatliche Rechtsordnung vor den Herausforderungen durch Technisierung und Internationalisierung" im Rahmen der Universitätspartnerschaft Ljubljana - Leipzig
    Start Date of Collaboration: 01/01/2002
    External participating organisations: Universität Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
    Involved persons: Enders, Christoph; Meyer, Justus; Kahlo, Michael
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more cooperations

Prof. Enders lectures in the field of constitutional law and administrative law. His focus is on assembly, security and public building and planning law and basic rights.

  • Lecture "constitutional law II - fundamental rights"

  • Lecture police law

  • Seminar responsibility and accountability - Ljubljana

  • LEO revision course police law

  • LEO revision course building law