Britta Böhler

Dr. Britta Böhler (1960) studied law in Freiburg (Germany) and went on to obtain a doctorate with distinction. She was sworn in as an attorney in Munich in 1985 and admitted to the Frankfurt Bar in 1989. In 1991 she moved to the Netherlands, and was sworn in as attorney in Amsterdam in 1994. One year later she became a partner at Böhler Franken Koppe Wijngaarden. Dr Böhler is a member of the criminal law department. In 2000 she wrote a book on the Öcalan case, entitled ‘De zwerftocht van een leider – Achter de schermen van de zaak Öcalan’ (The Flight of a Leader - behind the scenes of the Öcalan case) and another book in 2004 entitled ‘Crisis in de rechtsstaat’ (Rule of Law in Crisis). Both were published by Arbeiderspers. In 2003 she won the Bar Association President's prize for best Amsterdam attorney. In 2005 she received the Clara Meijer-Wichmann penning. This honour is awarded yearly to a person that deserves special recognition for her work in defending human rights, particularly in the Netherlands. Commencing June 12th 2007 she is a member of the Senate of Dutch Parliament for the GroenLinks party.
In 2010 she's on sabbatical leave