Prof. Dr. Stephen C. Thaman

  • Independent Of Counsel at Oehmichen International since 2024
  • Professor emeritus an der Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Criminal law expert in high profile cross-border cases
  • Dr. jur. at Albert-Ludwig-University Freiburg 1992
  • 1976-1987 Public Defender, Alameda County, California
  • J.D. University of California, Berkeley (Boalt School of Law) 1975
  • B.A. und M.A. at University of California, Berkeley in German 1968/1969
  • Languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian

  • 1995-2016: Professor of Law, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA. Has taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Comparative Law, Comparative Criminal Procedure, International Criminal Law, Anti-Terrorism and Criminal Enforcement. Supervised Criminal Clinic in St. Louis City Public Defender Office from 1995-2001.
  • From 2001-2013 was Co- Director, Center for International and Comparative Law.
  • From 2001-2013 was Director of the Summer Law Program in Madrid
  • 2001-2019: Visiting professor in Nishinomiya, Japan, Singapore, Bern, Switzerland, Rome, Italy, Paris, France, Istanbul, Turkey, Lisbon, Portugal, Chongqing, China, Szeged, Hungary, and Moscow, Russia,
  • 1994-1995: Research Fellowship. Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany. Research: Lay Participation in the Criminal Trial
  • 1993-1994: Liaison. Central and Eastern European Law Initiative of American Bar Association. Moscow, Russia. In charge of coordinating program of U.S. support for the Russian project reintroducing trial by jury and other projects in support of legal reform
  • 1992/1993: Fellow. International Research and Exchanges Board. Institute of State and Law. Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia. Research into Criminal Justice and Court Reforms in Russia. Consultant in drafting of new Code of Criminal Procedure and legislation involving court organization, the bar, reintroduction of trial by jury with the Legislative Committee of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, the State Legal Agency of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
  • 1990/1991: Senior Fellow. International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences. Siracusa, Italy. Research in International Criminal Law and Human Rights
  • 1988: Attorney Trainee, European Commission of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France
  • 1987/1988: Fulbright Senior Professor Award. Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure. Freie Universität, Berlin.
  • 1976-1987 Assistant Public Defender. Alameda County, California. USA. Criminal defense lawyer for the indigent. Handled thousands of cases, including 58 before a jury (24 felonies, including 3 murders, one of which involved the death penalty. Jan. 1984-Jul. Chief Attorney for the Juvenile Division. Over l00 trials. 1985 Chief Public Prosecutor for the Juvenile Division. Over l00 proceedings.
  • 1980-1984 Lobbyist before Assembly Criminal Justice Committee of California State Legislature, Sacramento, California, for Alameda County Public Defenders Association concerning proposed criminal legislation

  • International Association of Penal Law
  • American Society of Comparative Law, Director (Saint Louis University) 2000-2016
  • Associate Member, International Academy of Comparative Law, since 2010
  • Editorial Advisory Board: Journal “Ultima Ratio” published by Instituto Panamericano de Politica Criminal, São Paulo, Brazil since 2005
  • Editorial Advisory Board: Palestra, of the National Bar of Poland. Since 2014.
  • Scientific Advisory Board, Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, 2008-2014.
  • Co-Chair, American Bar Association’s Missouri Death Penalty Assessment Team.Conducting study of the implementation of the death penalty in Missouri to see if the state complies with ABA guidelines for death penalty practice. 2009-2012. 2009-2012. Report published in March 2012.
  • Mitglied des Beirats. Internationales Filmfestival über Verbrechen und Strafe in Istanbul. (2011-heute)
  • Member of Monitoring Unit: Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences Research Centre. Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences.
  • University of Lisbon, Portugal. Since June, 2013.
  • Member, Board of Directors, International Association of Penal Law: 2014-2024
  • Vice-President, International Association of Penal Law: Since 2024
  • Scientific Committee of Journal: Processo penale e giustizia, Italy, Since 2017

  • Phi Beta Kappa. Departmental Citation. Department of German. University of California, Berkeley. l968.
  • National Defense Education Act Fellowship for Graduate Study in German. University of California, Berkeley. l969-l97l.
  • Fulbright Senior Professor Award. American Criminal Law and Procedure. Free University, Berlin, Germany. l987-l988.
  • International Research and Exchanges Board Fellowship. Institute of State and Law. Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia. l992-l993.
  • Recipient. 2002 Thompson-Coburn Award for Scholarship. Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Recipient. 2010. 2010. Thompson-Coburn Award for Scholarship. For article or book chapter. Saint Louis University School of Law.
  • Fulbright Senior Professor Award. Comparative Criminal Procedure. University of Trento, Italy: Feb.-May, 2015.
  • Hans-Heinrich Jescheck Prize, in recognition of sustained innovative and outstanding research that has contributed significantly to the advancement of comparative, international or supranational criminal law.
  • Given by the International Association of Penal Law and the Max-Planck-Institute for International and Comparative Criminal Law. Rome. November 14, 2019.
  • 9th International Crime & Punishment Film Festival Academy Honorary Award. Istanbul. November 21, 2019

Publications pdf

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Prof. Dr. Stephen C. Thaman

  • Independent Of Counsel at Oehmichen International since 2024
  • Professor emeritus an der Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Criminal law expert in high profile cross-border cases
  • Dr. jur. at Albert-Ludwig-University Freiburg 1992
  • 1976-1987 Public Defender, Alameda County, California
  • J.D. University of California, Berkeley (Boalt School of Law) 1975
  • B.A. und M.A. at University of California, Berkeley in German 1968/1969
  • Languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian

  • 1995-2016: Professor of Law, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA. Has taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Comparative Law, Comparative Criminal Procedure, International Criminal Law, Anti-Terrorism and Criminal Enforcement. Supervised Criminal Clinic in St. Louis City Public Defender Office from 1995-2001.
  • From 2001-2013 was Co- Director, Center for International and Comparative Law.
  • From 2001-2013 was Director of the Summer Law Program in Madrid
  • 2001-2019: Visiting professor in Nishinomiya, Japan, Singapore, Bern, Switzerland, Rome, Italy, Paris, France, Istanbul, Turkey, Lisbon, Portugal, Chongqing, China, Szeged, Hungary, and Moscow, Russia,
  • 1994-1995: Research Fellowship. Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany. Research: Lay Participation in the Criminal Trial
  • 1993-1994: Liaison. Central and Eastern European Law Initiative of American Bar Association. Moscow, Russia. In charge of coordinating program of U.S. support for the Russian project reintroducing trial by jury and other projects in support of legal reform
  • 1992/1993: Fellow. International Research and Exchanges Board. Institute of State and Law. Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia. Research into Criminal Justice and Court Reforms in Russia. Consultant in drafting of new Code of Criminal Procedure and legislation involving court organization, the bar, reintroduction of trial by jury with the Legislative Committee of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, the State Legal Agency of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
  • 1990/1991: Senior Fellow. International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences. Siracusa, Italy. Research in International Criminal Law and Human Rights
  • 1988: Attorney Trainee, European Commission of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France
  • 1987/1988: Fulbright Senior Professor Award. Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure. Freie Universität, Berlin.
  • 1976-1987 Assistant Public Defender. Alameda County, California. USA. Criminal defense lawyer for the indigent. Handled thousands of cases, including 58 before a jury (24 felonies, including 3 murders, one of which involved the death penalty. Jan. 1984-Jul. Chief Attorney for the Juvenile Division. Over l00 trials. 1985 Chief Public Prosecutor for the Juvenile Division. Over l00 proceedings.
  • 1980-1984 Lobbyist before Assembly Criminal Justice Committee of California State Legislature, Sacramento, California, for Alameda County Public Defenders Association concerning proposed criminal legislation

  • International Association of Penal Law
  • American Society of Comparative Law, Director (Saint Louis University) 2000-2016
  • Associate Member, International Academy of Comparative Law, since 2010
  • Editorial Advisory Board: Journal “Ultima Ratio” published by Instituto Panamericano de Politica Criminal, São Paulo, Brazil since 2005
  • Editorial Advisory Board: Palestra, of the National Bar of Poland. Since 2014.
  • Scientific Advisory Board, Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, 2008-2014.
  • Co-Chair, American Bar Association’s Missouri Death Penalty Assessment Team.Conducting study of the implementation of the death penalty in Missouri to see if the state complies with ABA guidelines for death penalty practice. 2009-2012. 2009-2012. Report published in March 2012.
  • Mitglied des Beirats. Internationales Filmfestival über Verbrechen und Strafe in Istanbul. (2011-heute)
  • Member of Monitoring Unit: Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences Research Centre. Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences.
  • University of Lisbon, Portugal. Since June, 2013.
  • Member, Board of Directors, International Association of Penal Law: 2014-2024
  • Vice-President, International Association of Penal Law: Since 2024
  • Scientific Committee of Journal: Processo penale e giustizia, Italy, Since 2017

  • Phi Beta Kappa. Departmental Citation. Department of German. University of California, Berkeley. l968.
  • National Defense Education Act Fellowship for Graduate Study in German. University of California, Berkeley. l969-l97l.
  • Fulbright Senior Professor Award. American Criminal Law and Procedure. Free University, Berlin, Germany. l987-l988.
  • International Research and Exchanges Board Fellowship. Institute of State and Law. Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia. l992-l993.
  • Recipient. 2002 Thompson-Coburn Award for Scholarship. Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Recipient. 2010. 2010. Thompson-Coburn Award for Scholarship. For article or book chapter. Saint Louis University School of Law.
  • Fulbright Senior Professor Award. Comparative Criminal Procedure. University of Trento, Italy: Feb.-May, 2015.
  • Hans-Heinrich Jescheck Prize, in recognition of sustained innovative and outstanding research that has contributed significantly to the advancement of comparative, international or supranational criminal law.
  • Given by the International Association of Penal Law and the Max-Planck-Institute for International and Comparative Criminal Law. Rome. November 14, 2019.
  • 9th International Crime & Punishment Film Festival Academy Honorary Award. Istanbul. November 21, 2019

Publications pdf

Presentations pdf