Alexander Heinze is an Assistant Professor of law at the University of Göttingen. He is an elected member of the International Law Association Committee on Complementarity in International Criminal Law, book review editor of the Criminal Law Forum and has been working for the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court as a visiting professional. His research and publications (in English, Spanish and German) deal with various aspects of comparative law, international criminal procedure, legal theory, philosophy, the sociology of law and media law.