Christoph Schewe

Courses: Current trends in international and EU law, Current issues in public international law and European Union law

Consultation times available here.

Research areas:

European Law; International Economic Law; Comparative Law; 

Professional experience and achievements:

Professor at the FHVD, Kiel-Altenholz/Reinfeld; 

Other visiting positions at: Université Catholique de Lille (since 2018), Hochschule Ludwigsburg (since 2024)

Previous academic positions:

1. September 2011 to June 2017: DAAD-Langzeitdozent and vis. Associate Professor at the University of Latvia, Riga, (European law, international economic law, German law)
2. September 2009 to August 2011: DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Associate Professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia (European law, international economic law, German law); September 2006 to 2009: DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Lecturer of Law at the University of Tartu, Estonia (European law, international economic law, German law)

Publications:

I. Monographs or parts of monographs
(1) Die Beteiligung nichtstaatlicher Akteure in Streitschlichtungssystemen des internationalen Handels (Diss.) NOMOS, 2008
(2) Chinesisches Wirtschaftsrecht, together with Michael F. Ranft (eds.), NOMOS 2006
(3) Humanitarian Action: Facing the New Challenges, with Markus Moke, Andrej Zwitter [eds.], Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag, Germany 2010 
(4) Eiropas Tiesības I (European Law I )  with Arnis Buka [eds.], TNA , Riga, Latvia 2014; (1st ed. 2008,  2nd ed. 2020m 3rd ed. 2025)
(5) Eiropas Tiesības II (European Law II )  [ed.], TNA , Riga, Latvia 2016, 2nd ed. in reprint 2025)

II. Academic papers published in international journals / collections of articles published by publishing houses of international reputation (with sources where the article has been abstracted, if information was available from the publisher)

(47) Examining Ukraine’s EU Candidate Status: (When) Does the Accession Process Turn from Political to Legal?, together with Arnis Buka and Edmunds Broks, Journal of the University of Latvia 2024, 17, 94-108, DOI
     https://doi.org/10.22364/jull.17.06.

(46) Schmerzt der Biss des zahnlosen Tigers? Über die Vollzugstauglichkeit des EU-Rechts im Verhältnis zu den Mitgliedstaaten insbesondere mit Blick auf den Konditionalitätsmechanismus, together with Thomas Blome, submitted to: J. Beck/J. Stember (Hrsg.), Tagungsband der Schriftenreihe der Hochschulen des Öffentlichen Diensts, to be published at Nomos 2023/24.
(45) On the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Latvian Constitution – a Brief Overview of the Weimarer Reichsverfassung as an “Elder Sister”?, together with Thomas Blome, Journal of the University of Latvia 2022, pp. 33–44, DOI: 10.22364/jull.15.03 .
(44) Setting Aside National Rules that Conflict EU law: How Simmenthal Works in Germany and in Latvia? together with J. Beutel, E. Broks & A. Buka, Conference paper, The 8th International Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, DOI: 10.22364/iscflul.8.2.10 .
(43) Shattering the Concept of EU Citizenship? The Potential Impact of Brexit and Potential Secession of Catalonia on EU Citizenship , Baltic Yearbook of International Law Vol 19 (2020), Brill, 2021, 129-137 .
(42) The rule of law mechanism and the Hungarian and Polish resistance: European Law against national identity?, together with Thomas Blome, Journal of the University of Latvia 2021, pp. 49–67, DOI: 10.22364/jull.14.03 .
(41) Buchbesprechung: Lars Klenk, Die Grenzen der Grundfreiheiten, [book review, The limits of the fundamental freedoms], in: Europarecht (EuR, Nomos) 4/2021, S. 520-524.
(40) Investitionen: Verstoß gegen eine Unionsbestimmung als Folge einer Handlung eines Wirtschaftsteilnehmers, Anmerkungen zum EuGH-Urteil C-743/18 (LSEZ SIA/Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra), EuZW, (Beck), 2021, 119 ff.
(39) Die A1-Bescheinigung und ihre Handhabung durch die Mitgliedstaaten: Highway to European Integration?, in: J. Beck/J. Stember/A. Lasar (Hrsg.), Gleichwertigkeit der Lebensverhältnisse, Nomos 2021, S. 79 – 104.
(38) Eiropas Tiesības I (European Law I )  with Arnis Buka [eds.], TNA , Riga, 2nd ed. 2020
(37) Brexit, EU Citizenship, free movement of persons and the impact on Eastern Europe(ans), in: Kadelbach (et al.), Brexit – And What It Means, Nomos 2019, 85-102
(36) Rechtsvergleichung als didaktische Herausforderung, (together with Lukas Musumeci), ZDRW Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Rechtswissenschaft  ZDRW, Nomos 2018, 277–282
(30) A Clear(er) View on the Crown Jewel of the WTO System? Transparency in the dispute settlement of international trade agreements, German Yearbook of International Law, Duncker & Humblot 2017, 391-434
(29) Defending its Rights or Testing the Limits? Trade Relations and Disputes between Russia and the EU before and after the Ukraine Crisis, book chapter in: Thomas Hoffmann /Andrey Makarychev, The EU and Russia: Space of Interaction in Times of Crisis, Routledge 2018
(28) From EFTA to EC/EU and back to EFTA? The EEA as a possible scenarium for UK-EU relations after Brexit, (together with Davids Lipsens) in: Brexit  - History, Reasoning and Perspectives, Troitiño, Kerikmäe, Chochia, (Eds.), Springer, 2018, 215-236
(27) Samesame but different? Consumer Sales Contracts and Burden of Proof regarding the Damage in EU Member States, Journal of the University of Latvia, issue 10, 2017, 104-111
(26) TTIP - an Attack on the Rule of Law?” in: “Constitutional Values in Contemporary Legal Space”, University of Latvia Papers of the 76th Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. Riga: University of Latvia Press, 2016
(25) “Maigais” Brexit – Lielbritānija Eiropas Ekonomikas zonā, Jurista Vards NR. 45, 8. Novembris 2016, (948)
(24) The Value of Commentaries on EU Law in Central and Eastern Europe: A Review-Article of three German Standard Commentaries,  Review of Central and Eastern European Law, Brill/Nijhoff, Volume 41, Issue 2, 2016, 195 –209
(23) Herangehensweisen und Konzepte neuerer Lehrbücher zum Recht der Europäischen Union in:    integration, Jahrgang 39 (2016), Heft 1, Nomos, Baden-Baden, 59 - 65 
(22) Brexit – Komentars 2015: tiesiskais pamats, politiskā nozīme un iespēja, Jurista Vards Nr 34 (785), 20.8.2016, 12-17
(21) The controversy over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its Investor-State-Dispute-Settlement,, Foreign Investment: When Law Interacts: Papers of the 74th Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. Riga: University of Latvia Press, 2016, 13-23  
(20) The controversy about the conclusion of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in a legal context, Journal of the University of Latvia, issue 8, 2015, 176-189
(19) Pirmais sistemātiskais ES līgumu komentārs angļu valodā, Book-review: Rudolf Geiger / Daniel-Erasmus Khan / Markus Kotzur. European Union Treaties, A Commentary,  Jurista Vards, Nr. 15 (867), 14.4.2015 14-15. 
(18) Das Recht von FTAs als Indikator für Vorherrschaft und Gestaltung des internationalen Handels?  In: Joerges/Pinkel/Uetzmann, Joself Falke zum 65. Geburtstag, ZERP Diskussionspapier 1/2014, Bremen, Germany 2014 
(17) Book-review: EU Foreign Investment Law  by Angelos Dimopoulos, The Journal of World Investment and Trade 15 (2014), Brill/ Nijhoff, 333-337
(16) Russia in the WTO – the Bear on a Leash? Russia in international  trade, disputes and the added value of a WTO-membership, Journal of World Trade, Kluwer, issue 47:6, December 2013, 171– 201
(15) Das Recht der Zollunion der Eurasischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft – Postsowjetische Integration nach dem Vorbild der EU?, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (EuZW, European Journal of Business Law), 14/2013, 535-539
(14) Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit in Lettland, German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ, Beck), 3/2013, 160-167
(13) La protección de actores no estatales bajo el Derecho de la OMC (capítulo 25), in: Mark Unger/Mario Matus, Derecho de la OMC (book chapter, 2017)
(12) Nozīmīgs komentārs par Lisabonas līgumu, Jurista Vards Nr 31 (782), 30.7.2013, 36 
(11) Latvija un ES Padomes prezidentūra 2015: tiesiskais pamats, politiskā nozīme un iespēja, Jurista Vards Nr 34 (785), 20.8.2013, 12-17
(10) The Customs Union of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC):  Eurasian counterpart to the European Union?,  with Azar Aliyev, German Yearbook of International Law 2011, 565-608, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2012
(9) Parallel Proceedings in international investment disputes – risks, options and aspects of relevance for Russian investment disputes, in: Trunk, Alexander; Aliyev, Azar, International Investment Law in Transitional States, Infrotopic Russia (book chapter, 2010) 
(8) Legal Aspects of the EU-Baltic Sea Strategy – International Law in a European Macro-Region, in: Baltic Yearbook of International Law, 187-201, Nijhoff, 2010 
(7) Enhanced Integration in the European Union – aspects of the Baltic Sea Strategy from an Estonian perspective, in: Adaptation and Implementation of the EU-Acquis: An exchange of Experiences, Ciric, Jovan, [ed.], Belgrade, 2009 
(6) Interests and Possibilities for a Baltic Cooperation in legal matters in the European Union, in: “European Integration – Challenges and Visions from the Baltic Perspective: Debates on the Future of Europe from Constitutional to the Lisbon Treaty and beyond”, 56-65, RECON report, Oslo, 2011 
(5) Humanitarian Aid Activities of Estonia and the Role of Academics, in: Humanitarian Action: Facing the New Challenges, Markus Moke, Christoph Schewe, Andrej Zwitter [eds.], Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag, Germany 2010
(4) The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice on European Integration, Publication of the Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan 2008
(3) The ECJ Judgement on Kadi/Al Barakaat – Defending Human Rights against UN Security Council Attacks?, together with Marco Athen, EU-Watch, ISSUE 13 - NOV /DEC 2008, Brussels 2008, 
(2) The WTO and Recent Developments in World Trade, Acta Societatis Martensis, 3 (2007/2008), Tartu, Estonia 2008, pp. 188-200
(1) Die Volksrepublik China im Wirtschaftsvölkerrecht, with Mark Unger, in: Ranft/Schewe, Chinesisches Wirtschaftsrecht, NOMOS 2006

II. Contribution in Law Commentaries

(31) Art 29 TEC on Products from Third Countries in Free Circulation (together with Henning Jensen), in: Smit & Herzog, Law of the European Union - A Commentary of the Treaties, LexisNexis 2017
(32) Art 140 TEC on Convergence report and Member States with a derogation accession to Eurozone (together with Dāvids Lipšens) in: Smit & Herzog, Law of the European Union - A Commentary of the Treaties, LexisNexis 2017
(33) Art 141 TEC on Functions of European Central Bank with Regard to Member States with a Derogation (together with Dāvids Lipšens) in: Smit & Herzog, Law of the European Union - A Commentary of the Treaties, LexisNexis 2017
(34) Art 142 TEC on Exchange-Rate Policy of Members States with a Derogation (together with Dāvids Lipšens), in: Smit & Herzog, Law of the European Union - A Commentary of the Treaties, LexisNexis 2017
(35) Art 144 TEC on Protective Measures of Member States with a Derogation in a Sudden Balance of Payments Crisis, in: Smit & Herzog, Law of the European Union - A Commentary of the Treaties, LexisNexis 2017

III. Legal Opinions

• Legal opinion, for Ecovis/Rezeknes tiesa on EFRE-subsidies, CJEU, C-743/18, LSEZ SIA/Latvijas Investiciju un attistibas agentura, 1.10.2020
• Legal opinion for the Latvian Consititutional Court (Satversmes Tiesa), lietā Nr. 2018-15-01, 7 June 2019 on EU-labour law
• Legal opinion for the Latvian Consititutional Court (Satversmes Tiesa),lietā Nr. 2017-12-01, 2 April 2018 on Latvian VAT and EU-law
• Legal opinion for the Latvian Consititutional Court (Satversmes Tiesa),lietā Nr. 2016-04-03, 14 April 2015 on EU law, national law and national agricultural policy, see: CJEU, C-120/17, Administratīvā rajona tiesa gegen Ministru kabinets, 7. August 2018