Bence Kis Kelemen

Dr. Bence Kis Kelemen is a legal theorist specializing in international law, European public law, and data protection, with a strong focus on the normative foundations of privacy, non-discrimination, and technology-related legal governance. He earned his PhD in Law from the University of Pécs, where his doctoral research examined core questions of international and European legal order, and he currently serves as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Law, Department of International and European Law.

His theoretical work is grounded in European constitutionalism, human rights protection, and the evolving jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. Dr. Kis Kelemen’s research engages with fundamental questions concerning the legal nature of privacy, the relationship between data protection and human dignity, and the role of international and EU law in regulating emerging technologies. His earlier research as a research assistant focused on EU non-discrimination law, further reinforcing his interest in equality, rights-based legal reasoning, and systemic coherence in European legal frameworks.

Alongside his theoretical scholarship, he maintains an active teaching portfolio across a wide range of foundational and advanced subjects, including international law, EU law, ECtHR case law, laws of war, use of force and counter-terrorism, and technology-related challenges in EU jurisprudence. He has also taught legal and human rights aspects of health data processing in multinational environments, reflecting the integration of theory with contemporary regulatory challenges. His teaching practice underscores his role in transmitting and refining legal theory within academic and professional contexts.

Dr. Kis Kelemen’s academic excellence has been recognized through multiple national awards, including the Academic Youth Prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Pro Dissertatione Iuridica Excellentissima Award. In parallel, his practical experience as an attorney and data protection professional informs—but does not replace—his core identity as a theorist, allowing him to connect doctrinal theory with real-world legal systems without reducing his work to applied compliance alone. His profile firmly positions him as a theorist of international, European, and data protection law, contributing to the conceptual and normative development of contemporary legal frameworks.