Fabian Krause

Fabian Krause is a Research Associate (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) and PhD Candidate at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg School of Law, working with Prof. Dr. Eva Pils. His thesis focuses on the intersection of international law and authoritarian governance.

Fabian studied law, philosophy and literature in Berlin, Warsaw, Paris and London. He successfully completed the First Legal State Examination at Humboldt University, Berlin, and holds a Master’s degree in European Law from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Transnational Law with distinction from King’s College London. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Literary Studies and Philosophy from Humboldt University, Berlin.

His research interests include authoritarian governance and transnational and international law, human rights law, sociology of law, refugee law, interdisciplinary legal research (with a focus on law and literature) as well as critical legal studies and postmodern theories of law.

Throughout his academic career, Fabian has also engaged with civil society and politics, inter alia through his work with the Association for Student Exchange in Central and Eastern Europe (GFPS e.V.) as chairman and founder of a scholarship program for Ukrainian students, as well as through his service as a Legal Adviser in the public sector and his work as a freelance journalist.

Fabian speaks German, English, and French, has advanced proficiency in Polish, and basic knowledge of Ukrainian and Russian.