Bernhard Docke

Bernhard Docke (* 1955 ) is a German lawyer and criminal defense attorney .

He studied law at the University of Bremen . He has been a licensed attorney since 1983. Docke primarily publishes in the field of criminal law and criminal procedure law. In 2006 he received the Carl von Ossietzky Medal for his commitment to the liberation of Murat Kurnaz from Guantanamo . In 2007 he was awarded the Werner Holtfort Prize for outstanding performance in the defense of civil and human rights and the Udo Lindenberg Prize in recognition of his commitment to combating racism and xenophobia . He is a partner in the Heinrich Hannovers law firm in Bremen.

Bernhard Docke is a member of the Lawyers 'Disciplinary Court for Lawyers of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the Criminal Law Working Group of the German Lawyers ' Association and the Association of Lower Saxony and Bremen defense lawyers; Since March 1, 2012, he has been a member of the Human Rights Committee of the Federal Bar Association for a three-year term .

Web links

• Internet presence of the law firm Hannover und Partner
• Why can that be? Interview with Bernhard Docke in the period from February 24, 2007
• Right dies first. Report on Docks and Kurnaz in the time of 25 October 2006

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bernhard Docke Honored. dialoginternational.com, December 14, 2016, accessed October 9, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Florian Klenk : Law dies first. In: The time . October 25, 2006, accessed October 9, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Against right-wing violence - for a colorful republic. Timeline. (No longer available online.) Udo Lindenberg Foundation , archived from the original on November 19, 2015 ; accessed on October 9, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Human Rights Committee. List of members for 2016–2019. Federal Bar Association , accessed on October 9, 2017 .