Kay Nehm
Encyclopedia
Kay Nehm is a German lawyer. He served as Attorney General of Germany
from 7 February 1994 until 31 May 2006.
He studied law at LMU, the University of Freiburg
and the University of Kiel
. He was appointed a federal judge at the Federal Court of Justice
in 1991. As an Attorney General, he sometimes took politically unpopular but legally stringent decisions.
Attorney General of Germany
The Attorney General of Germany is the federal prosecutor of Germany, representing the federal government at the Bundesgerichtshof, the federal court of justice. The office of the Attorney General is located in Karlsruhe. Besides its role in appellate cases, the Attorney General has primary...
from 7 February 1994 until 31 May 2006.
He studied law at LMU, the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
and the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
. He was appointed a federal judge at the Federal Court of Justice
Federal Court of Justice of Germany
The Federal Court of Justice of Germany in Karlsruhe is the highest court in the system of ordinary jurisdiction in Germany. It is the supreme court in all matters of criminal and private law...
in 1991. As an Attorney General, he sometimes took politically unpopular but legally stringent decisions.
Publications
- Straflose Straftaten? Zur Rettung verfassungswidriger Strafgesetze durch Absehen von Strafe (Vortrag vom 17. February 1997), Heidelberg 1999. ISBN 3-8114-9599-2
- Die Zuständigkeit des Generalbundesanwalts für die Verfolgung extremistischer Einzeltäter (Vortrag vom 8. Mai 2001), München 2002. ISBN 3-406-48632-0
- Das nachrichtendienstliche Trennungsgebot und die neue Sicherheitsarchitektur, in: NJW 2004, S. 3289 bis 3295.