Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C11.225
Fon +49.4131.677-2804, valentin.schatz@leuphana.de
Juniorprofessor*in, Junior professorship of Public Law, European Law and Public International Law, in particular Environmental Law and the Law of the Sea
Institute of Sustainability Governance
Assoziierte/r, Center for European and International Law
Assoziierte/r, Leuphana Center for Cooperative Security (LCCS)

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Vita

Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz has been Junior Professor at the School of Sustainability and the Institute of Sustainability Governance (INSUGO) since September 2022. Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz is also an associate member of Leuphana Law School and the Leuphana Center for European and International Law (CEIL).

Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, member of the Board of Directors of the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (IFLOS), and German delegate at the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Protection of People at Sea.

Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz's research focuses on international, European and domestic environmental law and the law of the sea. You can find his current list of publications and presentations here.

Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz attaches particular importance to knowledge and science transfer. As part of his research focus, he advises NGOs (e.g., in the field of marine environmental law, sustainable fisheries or civil search and rescue), governmental authorities (e.g., in the field of offshore wind energy or environmentally sound shipping) and think tanks (e.g., on hybrid threats to maritime security) and regularly prepares legal opinions and expert reports.

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Curriculum vitae

  • June 2025 – today: Junior Professor (W1 with Tenure Track to W2) of Public Law, European Law and Public International Law, in particular Environmental Law and the Law of the Sea, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • September 2022 – June 2025: Junior Professor (W1 with Tenure Track to W2) of Public Law and European Law with a Focus on Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • 2021 – 2022: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg
  • 2020 – 2022: Legal Clerk, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, 2nd State Examination
  • 2021:  Doctoral degree (Dr. iur., topic of thesis: "Access to Fisheries within National Jurisdiction") from the Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg (summa cum laude)
  • 2018 – 2021: Research Associate and Ph.D. Researcher, Chair of the International Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, Public International Law and Public Law (Prof. Alexander Proelß) & Institute for the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law,  University of Hamburg
  • April 2017 and March 2018: Visiting Researcher, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • December 2016 – February 2017: Visiting Researcher, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law
  • 2016 – 2018: Research Associate and Ph.D. Researcher, Chair of Public Law, Public International Law and European Union Law (Prof. Alexander Proelß), University of Trier
  • 2012 – 2013: ERASMUS Programme, University of Dundee, Scotland
  • 2010 – 2016: Undergraduate Studies in Law, University of Passau, 1st State Examination

Projects

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Workshop on impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU: Part I: Legal aspects
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Alexander Proelss (Author) , 2021 Brüssel , 72 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer

  2. Rechtliche Vorgaben zum Umgang mit Schiffsabwasser: Völker-, unions- und nationalrechtliche Anforderungen an Einleitungen von Scrubber-Abwasser, Ballastwasser und häuslichem Abwasser durch Schiffe
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Alexander Proelss (Author) , 2019 Dessau-Roßlau , 129 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer

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Journal contributions

  1. Die unionsrechtliche Regulierung von Hafenauffangeinrichtungen für Schiffsabfälle durch die PRF-Richtlinie
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Laura Wanner (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Natur und Recht, 47, 1 , p. 13-19 , 7 p.

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

  2. Zur völker- und verwaltungsrechtlichen Einordnung der zivilen Seenotrettung
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Aziz Epik (Author) , Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Aziz Epik (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Archiv des Völkerrechts, 62, 4 , p. 445-465 , 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  3. Rechtsrahmen und Zuständigkeit für die Überwachung der Vorwäsche im Rahmen von Anlage II des MARPOL-Übereinkommens
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Jörn Ipsen (Author) , Johannes Ipsen (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Zeitschrift für das Recht der Transportwirtschaft, 2025, 6 , p. 202-208 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  4. Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der Einleitung von häuslichem Schiffsabwasser in der Arktis und Antarktis
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Johannes Ipsen (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht, 23, 4 , p. 409-426 , 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  5. Provisions for nullification of conservation and management measures in RFMO objection procedures
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , 01.08.2024 , in: Marine Policy, 166 , 10 p.

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

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Decolonizing RFMOs: The Case of The United Kingdom’s IOTC Membership on Behalf of the Chagos Archipelago
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , 14.10.2024 London , p. 17-33 , 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  2. Art. 9 VO (EU) 2020/852
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Miriam Köster (Author) , 01.01.2024 1 ed. München , p. 165-174 , 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research

  3. Kurzkommentierung: Seeanlagengesetz (SeeAnlG)
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Emma Charlotte Bartmann (Author) , 01.01.2024 München

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research

  4. §§ 1-18 Seeanlagengesetz (SeeAnlG)
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Emma Charlotte Bartmann (Author) , 01.01.2024 1 ed. Baden-Baden

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research

  5. §§ 9 -13 WindSeeG (Zentrale Voruntersuchung von Flächen)
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Author) , Emma Charlotte Bartmann (Author) , 01.09.2023 München

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research

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Activities

Prizes

  1. Promotionspreis 2020-2022
    Valentin Johannes Schatz (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses