Prof. Hans-Heinrich Trute was a Principal Investigator at the Minerva Center between 2013-2018. He is is full professor for Public Law, Media- and Telecommnications Law at the University of Hamburg (since 2001), director of the Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law at the University of Hamburg, co director of the Center for legal education at the university of Hamburg, co-Principal Investigator (PI) of the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law and Extreme Conditions. He is member of the Constitutional Court of Saxony (since 1993), His research focusses on administrative law, theory of public law, security law, media and telecommunications law and public administration science.