Professor Dr. Saskia Lettmaier
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Biography
Saskia Lettmaier was appointed to a professorship for Civil Law and Global Legal History with a focus on Common Law in 2024. Previously, she held a chair for Civil Law and German and European Legal History at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. Since 2016, she has also served as a judge at the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court, and since 2024, she has been a member of the Children's Rights Commission of the Family Law Association. Her research interests include civil law, particularly family and inheritance law, historical, comparative, international private law, and interdisciplinary perspectives on English and continental European legal history, especially that of the early modern period and modernity, legal comparisons, law and religion, law and literature. She welcomes promotional inquiries from internal and external applicants at any time.
Research Interests
Experience
Professor
2024-01-01 — PresentUniversity of Hamburg • Hamburg
Teaching and research in Civil Law and Global Legal History with a focus on Common Law.
Professor
— 2024-01-01Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel • Kiel
Held a chair for Civil Law and German and European Legal History.
Judge
2016-01-01 — PresentSchleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court • Schleswig-Holstein
Serves as a judge.
Requirements for University of Hamburg
Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
IELTS
TOEFL
Prerequisites
Application Checklist
- Transcript of Records
- Bachelor's degree certificate (or preliminary transcript)
- Proof of English proficiency
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Motivation
- Module descriptions/table of 60 ECTS in CS
Specialization Notes
Includes tracks like Intelligent Adaptive Systems (IAS).