Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelß
Chair of International Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, Public International Law and Public Law, University of Hamburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelß is a distinguished German legal scholar and Professor of International Law at the University of Hamburg, where, since October 2018, he has held the Chair of International Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, Public International Law and Public Law. He studied law at the universities of Bonn and Tübingen, completing his first state examination in 2000. He obtained his doctorate in 2003 with a thesis on the protection of the oceans under public international and European law.
Following academic appointments at the University of Tübingen, Professor Proelß became Professor of Public Law, with a focus on the Law of the Sea, at Kiel University in 2007. There, he served as Co-Director of the Walther-Schücking Institute for International Law and participated in the interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence The Future Ocean. From 2010 to 2018, he held the Chair of Public International Law and European Law at Trier University, directing several research institutes.
His research encompasses international law of the sea, international environmental law, European Union law, and international dimensions of German constitutional law. He contributes to interdisciplinary research and advises government agencies, international organisations, businesses, and non-governmental organisations. His expertise makes him an important voice in advancing international legal cooperation and sustainable ocean governance.