Stefan Schumann is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Linz, Austria, having gained experience as a researcher at German and Austrian universities as well as at the German Foreign Office and as a lawyer. His research focuses on transnational criminal justice and a systematic approach to European criminal law, on human rights in a multilevel network of jurisdiction and on the interaction of European, international and domestic law.
Stefan has published widely and undertaken research with a particular interest in pre-trial detention and early criminal defence rights, and serves as an additional representative for the Academic Council of the United Nations System to the United Nations.
Selected publications:
Schumann S. Suchtmitteldelinquenz aus strafrechtlicher Sicht. Überlegungen zur Kriminalisierung und dem geschützten Rechtsgut, in: Journal für Strafrecht, Number 5-6, Page(s) 194-200, 2013.
Schumann S., Soyer R., Bruckmüller K. Assessing pre-trial access to legal advice – Results of a Comparative Legal and Empirical Study, in: New Journal of European Criminal Law (NJECL), Page(s) 31-49, 2012.
Schumann S., Soyer R. Verteidigungsrechte im Vorverfahren – Eine rechtstatsächliche Forschung über Voraussetzungen und Bedingungen einer Effektuierung anwaltlicher Notdienste, in: Strafverteidiger, Page(s) 495-501, 2012.