The Intersection of U.S.-German Legal Systems: Comments from the Bench

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte and the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation for a panel discussion on the intersection of the German and U.S. legal systems with:

  • Prof. Dr. Peter Huber, Justice, German Supreme Federal Constitutional Court(Bundesverfassungsgericht)
  • Judge Al Diaz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Moderated by Judge Louis Bledsoe, Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases (N.C.)

How do two of the world’s leading nation states differ and compare in their upholding and enforcement of the rule of law? Join us for insight into these complexities at the international, federal, and state level.

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Date: Wednesday, April 4th
Location: 
Charlotte City Club
121 W. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202 –Directions
Time:
VIP & General Reception, Networking, and Check-In: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Presentation: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Cost:
$45 WACC Member Rate
$65 Non-Member Rate
$35 Student/Educator/TMS Member Rate**
**You must be an individual WACC educator, student, or TMS member to qualify for this rate

 

 

 

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World Affairs Council of Charlotte
UNC Charlotte – CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223

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Biography

Prof. Dr. Peter M. Huber is a Supreme Court Justice on the German Federal Constitutional Court, the highest court in Germany for constitutional issues. Prof. Huber was appointed to the Court in November 2010 and serves in the Court’s Second Senate. Prior to that appointment, he served as Minister of the Interior for the State of Thuringia. From 2007-2009, he served as a member of the Constitutional Court (Staatsgerichtshof) of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. From 2003-2004, he served as an expert member of the Commission on the Reform of the Federal System of Government established by the German Federal Legislature (Bundestag and the Bundesrat). From 1996-2002, in addition to his regular duties, Prof. Huber served as a judge at the Higher Administrative Court (Oberverwaltungsgericht) of the State of Thuringia. Throughout his years of service, Prof. Huber has been a professor at such universities as: Augsburg University, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (as dean from 1994- 1995), Bayreuth University, and Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich. He has been a visiting professor at various universities and has served on a number of judicial associations and commissions. Born in 1958, Prof. Huber studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich and at the Université de Genève