Biography

How and why do judges quote prior judgments when drafting new ones? This simple question is the driving force of my PhD project that offers a comparative analysis of judicial referencing in England and Germany from a historical perspective. After stumbling upon a little-known but enlightening piece by the Russian linguist Michail Bachtin, I realised the potential of linguistic methods for scrutinizing the language of the law. Building upon the training in Philology and Law I received in Berlin, Freiburg (both Germany), St. Petersburg (Russia), and Krakow (Poland), I suggest an interdisciplinary framework for the study of judicial referencing that will help to address fundamental challenges of the judiciary in the 21st century. When not promoting educational equality in academia or advocating the rights of refugees and migrants, I enjoy the world’s cultural diversity by diving into, among other things, the realm of pop music in various languages.

Previous Education

European University St Petersburg Philology and Art History 2023
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg Russian and German Studies 2021
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg Law 2020