Prof. Dr. Florian Hoffmann

Florian Hoffmann is the Franz Haniel Chair of Public Policy and a Deputy Director of the Willy Brandt School. Prior to joining the School in 2010, Prof. Hoffmann taught at the London School of Economics and Political Sciene (LSE) and the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). He holds a doctoral degree in law from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy), an LL.M. from the PUC-Rio and a BSc in Law and Government from the LSE. His work has generally focused on the interface between law and politics, with his main research interest having been in international law and human rights. He was a co-founder of the European Society of International Law and is a member of the editorial team of the German Law Journal. He has, amongst others, been a consultant with the World Bank and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.