Prof. Dr. Neil Brett Boister

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeneral Criminal Law,International Public Law
KeywordsStrafrecht, internationales Strafrecht, Völkerrecht

Current contact address

CountryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
InstitutionUniversity of Canterbury
InstituteSchool of Law

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Florian JeßbergerFakultät für Rechtwissenschaft, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2015

Programme(s)

2013Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Boister is an international authority in the study of the internationalization of criminal law. With his groundbreaking studies, Professor Boister opened up the field of transnational criminal law in all its depth. During his stay in Germany, Professor Boister intends to focus on the external influence of European criminal laws; in particular, he plans to examine the role of certain European actors in the formation of legal norms in United Nations treaties.