Benjamin Schindler

Title

Prof. Dr.

Last Name

Schindler

First name

Benjamin

benjamin.schindler@unisg.ch

Web Site

https://www.unisg.ch/de/universitaet/schools/law/faculty/lehrstuhl-schindler/

Main focuses

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Procedure, History of Public Law

Fields of research

Administrative Law

Public Procedure Law

Further fields of research

Comparative Public Law

History of Public Law

Professional Career

Associate judge at the constitutional court of the principality of Liechtenstein (since 2024; from 2012-2023 deputy justice); Swiss National Science Foundation-professorship at the University of Berne (until 2012); “adjoint de direction” and data protection commissioner of the Federal Office of Justice (2001-2004)

Affiliation(s)

Schweizerischer Juristenverein (Präsident), St. Galler Juristenverein (Vorstand), Vereinigung der Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer (Vorstand)

Award

Walther-Hug-Dissertationspreis 2002, SNF-Habilitationsstipendium 2005, SNF-Förderprofessur 2008, Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching 2013 (verliehen von der Studentenschaft der Universität St. Gallen)

Editorial board(s)

Leitender Redaktor des Schweizerischen Zentralblatts für Staats- und Verwaltungsrecht (Schulthess, Zürich), und Mitherausgeber der Bandreihe Schweizerisches Bundesverwaltungsrecht (Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel).

Additional Info

President of the appeals committee of the University of St. Gallen, Associate justice of the constitutional court of the principality of Liechtenstein, Vice-president of the appeals committee of the Reformed Church of Appenzell