Peter Lerche | |
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| Born | (1928-01-12)January 12, 1928 Leitmeritz, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | March 14, 2016(2016-03-14) (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | LMU Munich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Constitutional law |
| Institutions | LMU Munich Free University of Berlin |
| Theodor Maunz | |
Doctoral students | Andreas Voßkuhle |
Peter Lerche (January 12, 1928 – March 14, 2016) was a German jurist. Between 1964 and 1996, he held a chair for constitutional law at LMU Munich. His research interests also included media law.1
Born in Leitmeritz, Sudetenland, Lerche studied law at LMU Munich, earning his habilitation in 1958 (thesis: Übermaß und Verfassungsrecht, "Exorbitance and constitutional law") under supervision of Theodor Maunz. He accepted a chair at the Free University of Berlin in 1961, before joining the faculty at LMU in 1964.