Dr. Alice Bertram

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C11.222
Fon +49.4131.677-2635, alice.bertram@leuphana.de
Research associate, Junior professorship of Public Law, European Law and Public International Law, in particular Environmental Law and the Law of the Sea

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Vita

Dr. Alice Bertram joined Leuphana University Lüneburg as a postdoctoral researcher in November 2024. She is part of the interdisciplinary research project “Integrative Mapping and Prioritization of Atlantic Protected Areas” (IMAPP) with Jun.-Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz. IMAPP focuses on mapping and prioritization of marine protected areas within the framework of the BBNJ agreement (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction). The position is at the Institute of Sustainability Governance (INSUGO). Dr. Alice Bertram is also a lecturer at the INSUGO.

Previously, Dr. Alice Bertram conducted research in the fields of sociology of law, philosophy of law and constitutional law, in particular as part of her dissertation at the Free University of Berlin. In her work “Zeit als Ressource im Recht” ("Time as a Resource in Law", published in 2024 by Nomos Verlag), she studies how law influences if and how much time individuals have for different purposes and which constitutional limits arguably restrain negative impacts of time as a resource. She develops the approach of understanding time as a fundamental resource to which everyone has an equal claim and which is only limited by external influence. Her research sheds light not only on the legal mechanisms of time allocation, but also on related questions of justice, particularly with regard to autonomy and social participation, and argues for a “temporal subsistence minimum”.

Professional experience 

* Associate in the ESG team of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berlin (2024)
* Legal trainee at the Berlin Court of Appeal with postings at the Federal Chancellery (foreign and security policy), Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte (environmental and constitutional law) and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York (climate and environment) (2021-2023)
* Researcher at the Free University of Berlin (2018-2022)
* Researcher at the German Research Institute for Public Administration, Speyer (2019-2020)

Education

* Second state law examination in Berlin (2023)
* Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin (“Time as a Resource in Law”), summa cum laude (2023)
* First state law examination in Berlin (2017)
* Semester abroad at Columbia Law School, New York (2015)

Teaching

* Introduction to Law and the Sustainability Transformation (zusammen mit Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz, Leuphana Universität)
* Einführung in das Öffentliche Recht (Technische Universität Ilmenau)
* Ressourcenallokation im Recht (I & II, Berlin University Alliance/ Freie Universität Berlin) - Forschendes Lernen in studentischen Forschungsgruppe
* Methodenkurse Grundrechte (zwei Kurse, Freie Universität Berlin)
* Methodenkurse Verwaltungsrecht (zwei Kurse, Freie Universität Berlin)

Projects

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Zeit als Ressource im Recht
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 2024 Baden-Baden , 362 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Zeitliches Existenzminimum: Zur Rekonstruktion des verfassungsrechtlichen Existenzminimums unter Berücksichtigung von Zeit als Voraussetzung menschenwürdiger Existenz
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.11.2025 , in: Rechtswissenschaft : Zeitschrift für rechtswissenschaftliche Forschung, 16, 1 , p. 69-99 , 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Deregulating to No Avail: How the Omnibus Package Falls Short in Simplifying Key EU Green Deal Instruments
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.06.2025 , in: Intereconomics, 60, 3 , p. 170-175 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research

  3. Ein Recht auf Zeit: Zeit als Ressource
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.09.2024 , in: Juridikum : Zeitschrift für Kritik - Recht - Gesellschaft, 2024, 3 , p. 364-373

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  4. Recht auf Ineffizienz: Eine Untersuchung des Verhältnisses von Grundrechten zur Effizienz
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.10.2021 , in: Die Öffentliche Verwaltung, 19, 19 , p. 885-891 , 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  5. Hausarbeit im Öffentlichen Recht für Fortgeschrittene: Berliner Wunschgrundschule
    Alice Bertram (Author) , Justus Laßmann (Author) , 01.01.2021 , in: StudZR: Studentische Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft Heidelberg Wissenschaft Online, 2021, 2 , p. 233-262 , 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. The EU’s competitiveness turn and the myth of simplification
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.01.2025 , p. 7-9

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research

  2. Perspektiven auf Zeit im Recht: Das bisherige Verständnis von Zeit im Recht und die Notwendigkeit der Betrachtung von Zeit als Ressource
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 26.10.2023 Stuttgart , p. 47-59 , 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research

  3. Recht auf Ineffizienz - Eine Untersuchung des Verhältnisses von Grundrechten zur Effizienz
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.01.2020 Trier , p. 87-102 , 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research

  4. Die Grenzen des Rechts im Schutz vor sexueller Belästigung: Eine Untersuchung von Rechtsetzung und Rechtsanwendung des § 184i StGB unter Berücksichtigung der unterschiedlichen Betroffenheit der Geschlechter
    Alice Bertram (Author) , 01.01.2018 , p. 187-212 , 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  5. Beamtenrechtliche Kontinuität oder Wechsel bei einer politischen Wende
    Alice Bertram (Author) , Solomiia Volynets (Author) , 01.01.2015 Hamburg , p. 175-202 , 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Activities

  1. “The BBNJ Agreement and the Extended Continental Shelf”
    Alice Bertram (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Transfer

  2. “Legal Implications of the Designation of Area-Based Management Tools under the BBNJ Agreement in High Seas Areas above Extended Continental Shelves of Coastal States”
    Valentin J. Schatz (Speaker) , Alice Bertram (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. “Marine Protected Areas under the BBNJ Agreement”
    Alice Bertram (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  4. “Potential and Pitfalls of the Advisory Function under the BBNJ Agreement”
    Alice Bertram (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. Sustainability Transformation: Building Resilience in Sustainability Reporting for a Net-Zero Future
    Alice Bertram (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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Press / Media

Courses

Law and Sustainability Transformation
Alice Regina Bertram
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This course provides an introduction to the concept of law, legal methodology and the role of international, European and national law in achieving a transformation towards more sustainable governance systems. It offers a critical understanding of the structure and functioning of international, European and national law both as an important tool to steer societies towards sustainability and, importantly, also as a constraint to such efforts.

A particular focus of the course is on the interrelationship between the different levels of law as well as key differences between them with respect to actors, law-making, instruments, implementation and enforcement from a global, regional and domestic level. In this respect, the main focus will be on European Union law.

The course approaches these issues through a combination of doctrinal instruction and discussion of selected case-studies. Topics covered include air pollution, emissions trading, supply chain regulation, public participation, climate litigation, and others).

Moreover, depending on availability of suitable guest lecturers, students will simulate an international or European environmental negotiation to experience the challenges and opportunities that such negotiations present first hand.
Next appointment:
Thursday, 2026-04-23 at 12:15
Room: C 40.501 Seminarraum
Defining Normality: Constructions of Sex and Gender in Science and Law
Alice Regina Bertram, Melanie Kirch
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This course explores how legal and scientific institutions construct and regulate sex and gender. It begins with a fundamental question: What is considered ‘natural’? Who defines what counts as norm and deviation?
Participants will investigate how scientific discourse and legal norms intersect to reinforce—or challenge—binary gender models. In law, binary classifications continue to shape rights and recognition. In science, meanwhile, biological research increasingly reveals the limitations of such binaries—yet these findings are often filtered through social, political, and institutional lenses.
Drawing on feminist legal theory, science studies, and eco-critical perspectives, the course combines conceptual tools with case-based inquiry. Students will examine how both fields contribute to the construction of gendered identities and the regulation of bodies and behaviors.
Next appointment:
Friday, 2026-05-15 at 14:15
Room: C 12.101 Seminarraum