Emma Bolopion

Johann Helmann

Emma Bolopion is a Research Associate in the Energy Law Department at IKEM. She studied law at the Université Paris Pantheon 2 Assas, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and the University of Amsterdam. She obtained two LLMs, specialising in human rights and environmental law. She is currently a PhD candidate in public international law, in a […]

Leonie Durschang, LL.M.

Leonie Durschang

Leonie Durschang is a Research Associate at the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility, working in the energy law department. She studied law in Mainz and Valencia. After completing her first state examination, she completed an LL.M. degree at the University of Glasgow in the field of international law and security and obtained a […]

Congratulations! Three IKEM staff members earn PhDs

Congratulations to Dr Kathleen Pauleweit, Dr Michael Kalis and Dr Greta Reeh, who recently completed earned their doctoral degrees! Below, the new PhDs discuss their research topics, which include the role of environmental NGOs in international climate negotiations (Pauleweit), the role of courts in climate change mitigation (Kalis), and the principle of non-refoulement in the […]

Dr Michael Kalis

Michael Kalis

Dr Michael Kalis is Deputy Scientific Director at IKEM and heads the institute’s Research Academy department. He is also a senior researcher in the “Energy” cluster at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for the Baltic Sea Region (IFZO) at the University of Greifswald. He studied law with a focus on international and European law at the […]

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