Bernd Schünemann (born 1 November 1944) is a German

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and legal philosopher. A student of

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, he earned his doctorate and

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in penal law in 1971 and 1975 respectively. Schünemann is a prolific legal scholar and served as a consultant for the

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and other organizations. His work is especially known in Latin America and East Asia and he earned six

honorary doctorates An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...

from universities around the world.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schunemann, Bernd 1944 births Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Members of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences 20th-century German jurists German jurists German legal scholars Living people