Eric Hilgendorf is professor of law at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and chairman of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Legal Theory, Information and Computer Science Law. He holds a degree in philosophy, modern history, and law at the University of Tübingen (BA/MA equivalent), attained a PhD in philosophy for a work entitled »Argumentation in Jurisprudence« and a PhD iur. in law for a work entitled »Criminal Law Liability for Producers in the Society of Risk«. In 1996 Hilgendorf habilitated in the fields of criminal law, criminal procedure, and legal philosophy with the publication »On the Distinction between Statements of Facts and Statements of Norms in Criminal Law«. From 2010 to 2012 he has served as the Dean of the Law Faculty in Würzburg.
