Faculty

Nenad Dimitrijevic is a professor at the CEU Political Science Department. He received his BA diploma (1978), MA (1983), and PhD in constitutional law (1986) from University of Novi Sad, School of Law. His research interests include constitutional theory (constitutional design, post-communist constitutionalism, minority rights, constitutional patriotism), and political theory (political legitimacy, transformative justice).

Kristina Irion is Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Policy and Research Director, Public Policy, at the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMCS) at Central European University. She obtained her Dr. iuris degree from Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, and holds a Masters degree in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. She has worked in the field of audiovisual media and electronic communications regulation and policy for ten years as an academic and professional.

Stefan Messmann is Professor of International Business Law at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary, since 1998, where he was Head of the Legal Studies Department from 2004 to 2012. He also served as Academic Pro-Rector of CEU between 1999 and 2003.

Gar Yein Ng is a scholar and expert in the field of judicial organization and comparative constitutional law. She obtained her PhD from the faculty of law at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, in March 2007. Her PhD thesis project looks at how organisational quality (i.e. TQM and quality standards) operates alongside constitutional principles of judicial independence and accountability. She has academic backgrounds in both civil and common law system.

András Sajó is a judge at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg. He took his position on February 1, 2008. He is a University Professor at CEU and Global Visiting Professor of Law at New York University Law School. Professor Sajó was the founding dean of Legal Studies at CEU. In addition to his stature as a prominent constitutionalist, he is also a distinguished scholar in the human rights field, including media regulation.

Caterina Sganga is Assistant Professor at CEU Legal Studies Department and Assistant Professor of Law and Management at CEU Business School (joint appointment) since August 2012. She holds a Ph.D. in Private Comparative Law from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa), an LL.M. from Yale Law School, and an LL.B. and J.D. from University of Pisa. Her current research interests focus on comparative intellectual property, IP strategic management, and the interplay between IP law and fundamental rights.

Charlotte Steinorth joined the Legal Studies Department as Assistant Professor in 2012. She was formerly a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. She holds a law and a political science degree from the Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) and an LLM degree and a PhD from the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on human rights protection and democratization.

Renáta Uitz is Head of the Department of Legal Studies, and Chair of the Comparative Constitutional Law program. Her teaching covers subjects in comparative constitutional law in Europe and North America, transitional justice and human rights protection with special emphasis on the enforcement of constitutional rights and on issues of bodily privacy and sexuality.