Dr. Anne Peters

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Anne Peters is the L. Bates Lea Global Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and the director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. She has a distinguished background, having held professor positions at the University of Heidelberg, Free University of Berlin, and the University of Basel in Switzerland. Peters has been involved with various prestigious organizations, including serving as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and as an associate member of the Institut de Droit International. She was a legal expert for the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Conflict in Georgia in 2009. Peters served as president of the German Society of International Law from 2019 to 2023 and of the European Society of International Law from 2010 to 2012. Her teaching areas include international law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, European Union law, and comparative constitutional law. Peters has received the ESIL Collaborative Book Prize for her work on 'Animals in International Law and Armed Conflict'. Her current research interests focus on public international law history, global governance, and the status of humans under international law.

Research Interests

Experience

L. Bates Lea Global Professor of Law

— Present

University of Michigan Law School • Ann Arbor, MI, US

Teaching and researching international law, including human rights law and global animal law.

Courses

Animal Law Global Animal Law

Requirements for University of Michigan Law School

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:98
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
First degree in law (LLB or equivalent) from a school outside the U.S.
Application Checklist
  • LSAC LLM CAS Report
  • Official Transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Application Fee ($75)
Specialization Notes

Administered by University of Michigan Law School; exact department name 'Department of Law' refers to the LLM program.