Stephan Christoph studied law at Leipzig University, spending a year abroad in France at the Université de Rouen (Normandy) in 2009/2010. In 2012, he completed his studies by passing the first State Examination.
He then worked until 2017 as an assistant professor at the Chair of Criminal Law, criminal procedure, criminology and penal sanctions under Prof. Dr Johannes Kaspar at the University of Augsburg. It was there that he also wrote his doctoral thesis on the topic ‘The key witness in the Criminal Code – assistance with investigations pursuant to Section 46b of the Criminal Code from a dogmatic and empirical perspective’. The thesis was awarded the Dissertation Prize by the Juristische Gesellschaft Augsburg e.V. in 2019, and the printing costs for its publication were funded by a grant from VG Wort.
After completing his legal traineeship at the Regional Court of Ulm (Stuttgart Higher Regional Court district) and passing his second State Examination, Stephan Christoph worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Augsburg, where he completed his habilitation under Prof. Dr Johannes Kaspar on issues relating to the automation of criminal proceedings.
Since April 2023, he has held the junior professorship in criminal law and criminology at the University of Regensburg.
Contact
Building RW(L), Room 0.13
Telephone 0941 943-2614
stephan.christoph(at)ur.de (opens your email program)
Consultation hours: By appointment.