Karl Roemer (lawyer)

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Karl Josef Roemer (born December 30, 1899 in Völklingen ; † December 21, 1984 in Luxembourg ) was a German lawyer . From 1953 to 1973 Roemer was the first German Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities .

Life

After his military service, Roemer completed a degree in economics and law in Cologne , Munich , Freiburg and Bonn . In Munich, where he studied from 1925 to 1929, he joined the Corps Germania .

After graduating, Roemer found a job as a court assessor and later as a judge in Cologne , before moving to the bank for German industrial bonds in 1932 . From 1933 to 1937 Roemer worked for Deutsche Industriebank , after which he worked as a lawyer in Berlin from 1937 to 1946 . In 1940 he acted as the representative of the German administrator of British banks in France .

After the end of the war, Roemer worked as a defense attorney in allied war crimes trials and as a lawyer at the Saarbrücken Regional Court and Higher Regional Court . Between 1947 and 1952, Roemer's activities were primarily related to foreign law, such as representing German interests before the authorities and courts of the occupying powers as well as before foreign authorities and courts. In addition, there were special missions for the federal government before the establishment of diplomatic offices abroad and from 1947 to 1948 participation in the work of the special office for money and credit in Homburg to prepare for the currency reform .

The year 1948 saw Roemer for a short time as head of the legal protection office of the Red Cross for the French zone, followed by three years from 1949 to the end of 1952 as an advisor to the federal government on questions of international law and foreign legislation.

From 1953 to 1973 Roemer was the first German Advocate General at the joint Court of Justice of the European Communities. His high esteem is reflected in the extraordinarily long tenure of 20 years, which extends well beyond the normal age limit for judges and public prosecutors.

literature

  • Hans Herpich: 100 years Corps Germania Munich 1863–1963. Ingolstadt 1963.
  • Hans Schmuck: Monumenta Germaniae III: memorial sheets of the Corps Germania in Munich. Ingolstadt 1978.

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personal data
SURNAME Roemer, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roemer, Karl Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Völklingen
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 1984
Place of death Luxembourg