Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. Christian Calliess is Professor of Public Law and European Law at the Freie Universität Berlin and Director of the Institute for Public Law. He was previously Professor at the Universität Göttingen where he directed both the Institute for International and European Law as well as the Institute for Agricultural Law. Professor Calliess’ research focuses primarily on European, constitutional and environmental law. He is co-editor of a commentary on European law in which he analyses European environmental legislative provisions. His work explores legal issues that arise from the tension between the requirement to implement EU environmental law on the one hand and the latitude for Member States decisions on the other. Recent examples include the control of particulate matter emissions, integrated pollution control and transport policy. His book "Rechtsstaat und Umweltstaat" (Constitutional State and Environmental State) presents an in-depth analysis of the constitutional requirements for the balancing of economic freedom and environmental protection.