Horst Dreier
Encyclopedia
Horst Dreier is a German
jurist
and legal philosopher. He currently holds a chair at the University of Würzburg
. In 2008 he was the initial candidate to replace Winfried Hassemer
at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
, but his nomination was opposed by the CDU
for his controversial positions regarding torture
and stem cell
research, and eventually withdrawn in favor of Andreas Voßkuhle
.
A native of Hannover, Lower Saxony
, Dreier attended the University of Hannover, where he received his Staatsexamen
in 1981. He went on to earn his Doctor of Laws from the University of Würzburg
in 1985, under supervision of Hasso Hofmann.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and legal philosopher. He currently holds a chair at the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
. In 2008 he was the initial candidate to replace Winfried Hassemer
Winfried Hassemer
Winfried Hassemer , is a German criminal law scholar. He was vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court.Born in Gau-Algesheim, Hassemer was from 1964–1969 a scientific assistant at the Institut for laws and social philosophy of the university of Saarland.He is married with Kristiane...
at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
The Federal Constitutional Court is a special court established by the Grundgesetz, the German basic law...
, but his nomination was opposed by the CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
for his controversial positions regarding torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
and stem cell
Stem cell
This article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
research, and eventually withdrawn in favor of Andreas Voßkuhle
Andreas Voßkuhle
Andreas Voßkuhle is a German legal scholar and the president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.-Life:...
.
A native of Hannover, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Dreier attended the University of Hannover, where he received his Staatsexamen
Staatsexamen
The ' is a German government licensing examination that future doctors, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists and jurists have to pass to be allowed to work in their profession. The examination is generally organized by government examination agencies which are under the authority of the...
in 1981. He went on to earn his Doctor of Laws from the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
in 1985, under supervision of Hasso Hofmann.