Winfried Hassemer Explained

Winfried Hassemer
Office:11th Vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Term Start:10 April 2002
Term End:7 May 2008
Predecessor:Hans-Jürgen Papier
Successor:Andreas Voßkuhle
Birth Date:17 February 1940
Birth Place:Gau-Algesheim, Germany
Nationality:German
Alma Mater:Saarland University
Office1:Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Termstart1:3 May 1996
Termend1:7 May 2008

Winfried Hassemer (17 February 1940 – 9 January 2014) was a German criminal law scholar. He was vice president of the Federal Constitutional Court.[1] [2]

Born in Gau-Algesheim, Hassemer was from 1964 to 1969 a scientific assistant at the Institut for laws and social philosophy of the university of Saarland.His widow Kristiane Weber Hassemer was a judge and state secretary to Rupert von Plottnitz.[3] His brother Volker Hassemer was a senator in Berlin.

References

  1. Reinhard Müller, Interview with Federal Constitutional Court Vice President, Justice, Professor Winfried Hassemer – "The State is No Longer the Leviathan" . 5 . German Law Journal . 603–607 . 2004 . 10.1017/S2071832200012712 . 141200844 .
  2. News: Geyer . Christian . Liberaler Streiter für bürgerliche Freiheitsrechte. Zum Tod von Winfried Hassemer . FAZ .
  3. News: Schwan . Helmut . Heiter bis streitbar. Winfried Hassemer im Porträt. FAZ .