Origins and Structure
Bucerius Law School was founded in 2000 by one of Germany's largest foundations, ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius following the model of law schools in the United States, and bearing the name of Gerd Bucerius, a noted German judge, attorney, journalist, politician and founding publisher of Germany's leading weekly newspaper, Die Zeit. Organized as a non-profit GmbH, its mission statement is "Freedom of Thought - Academic Renewal - Social Responsibility".
The faculty consists of 16 full-time professors, three affiliate, one honorary and one emeritus professor. There are specific institutes for the law of foundations and non-profit organizations and for corporate and capital market law. The school attracts a large number of visiting scholars and speakers from all over the world and hosts conferences to various topics.
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