| 1966 | Birth in Berlin |
| 1985-1990 | Studied law in Berlin, Tübingen and Aix-en-Provence (France) |
| 1988 | Maîtrise en droit, mention droit international, Université de droit, d'économie et des sciences d'Aix-Marseille |
| 1990 | First state examination in law, Berlin |
| 1990-1994 | Assistant professor at the Free University of Berlin (Part-time) |
| 1991-1994 | Legal clerkship in Berlin |
| 1992 | Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin; Dissertation topic: The European Convention on Human Rights and German Jurisprudence - A Contribution to Public International Law and National Law (external link, opens in a new window) |
| 1993 | Elective traineeship at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva |
| 1994 | Second state examination in law, Berlin |
| 1994-1999 | Research assistant at the Free University of Berlin |
| 1998/1999 | Lecturer at the University of Potsdam |
| 1999 | Habilitation at the Free University of Berlin - Award of the teaching qualification for the subjects public law, international law and european law; Topic of the habilitation thesis: The public interest - its significance as an element of the offence and as a dogmatic concept (external link, opens in a new window) |
| 1999/2000 | Deputy Chair at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) |
| since April 2000 | Professor at the University of Regensburg - holder of the Chair of Public Law and Public International Law |
| 2002-2004 | Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Regensburg |
| since October 2022 | Deputy Senate Representative for Students with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses (external link, opens in a new window) |
