Jens Elo Rytter

Knowledge of languages

English: Excellent
German: Good
French: Workable
Spanish: Poor

Teaching

Constitutional law

Human rights law

International law

Primary fields of research

Human rights law - notably european human rights law and the interaction between national and supranational protection and development of human rights

The constitutional role of courts - notably vis a vis Parliament and other legislative bodies 

Fields of interest

Human rights

Constitutional law

International humanitarian law

International law on the use of force 

Current research

Danish constitutional law in a european perspective - new textbook

Freedom of the press - the scope of the journalistic privilege

EU Charter on Fundamental Rights - potential effects, co-existence with the ECHR

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Education:

2000: Ph.d., Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

1993: LL.M., Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

1987: General Certificate of Aducation A-Level, Language and Political Science, Ordrup Gymnasium

Employment:

2010 -     : Professor of Constitutional Law (Human Rights), Faculty of Law, Univ. of Copenhagen

2003 - 2010: Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Univ. of Copenhagen

2000-2003: Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Univ. of Copenhagen

1996-1999: Ph.d. Scholar, Faculty of Law, Univ. of Copenhagen

1994-1996: Head of Section, Ministry of Education, Legal-Political Secretariat

1993-1994: Graduate LawyerøsAssistant, Government's Counsel, Dep. of Public Law

Other Positions:

2008 -     : Member of European Group of Public Law  

2007 -     : Member of the Board, Danish Institute of Human Rights 

1998 -     : National Rapporteur, European Review of Public Law