WU Vienna Awards Honorary Doctorate to Legal Scholar Peter M. Huber

On July 2, 2026, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business awarded an honorary doctorate to Peter M. Huber, professor of public law at LMU Munich, a longtime justice at the German Federal Constitutional Court, and former minister of the interior of Thuringia. With this honorary doctoral degree, WU recognizes Huber’s outstanding scholarly achievements and his seminal impact on academia, the judiciary, and policy. An honorary doctorate is the highest academic distinction awarded by WU.

Peter M. Huber is one of the most influential German-speaking scholars in the field of constitutional and European law. After completing his studies, earning his doctorate, and obtaining his habilitation at LMU Munich, he served as a full professor of public law in Augsburg, Jena, and Bayreuth before returning to Munich in 2002. His main research interests center around constitutional and administrative law and European law. Huber has had a lasting impact on the scholarly discourse through numerous publications in leading journals.

Paying tribute to a bridge-builder between academia, government, and the judiciary

At the conferral ceremony, Christoph Grabenwarter, a WU professor and president of the Austrian Constitutional Court, delivered the laudatory speech in honor of Peter M. Huber, following welcoming remarks by Rector Rupert Sausgruber and an address by the Deputy Chairman of the Senate, Martin Spitzer. Grabenwarter said, “With Peter Huber, we honor a distinguished scholar who has profoundly shaped the development of public law for decades. His dedication to democracy, the rule of law, and European integration has established him as a prominent figure in contemporary legal scholarship.”