Leo Kriese studied law with a focus on public law at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. During his studies, he worked as a student assistant and, following his studies, as a research assistant at the Chair of Public Law, European Law, International Law and International Business Law of Prof. Dr. Christoph Ohler, LL.M. (Bruges) at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. For this book he had the opportunity to work with the European Commission, DG FISMA in Brussels.