▁of ▁the ▁I CT Y , ▁as ser ting ▁the ▁trial ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁fair ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁def endant ▁was ▁representing ▁himself ▁without ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁ ▁Sch om burg ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁passed ▁his ▁first ▁legal ▁state ▁exam ination ▁at ▁the ▁Fre ie ▁Universität ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁public ▁pro sec utor ▁in ▁Berlin ▁( West ), ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁and ▁eventually ▁senior ▁public ▁pro sec utor ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Senate ▁Justice ▁Department ▁in ▁the ▁city - state ▁of ▁Berlin , ▁and ▁then ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Judge ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁High ▁Court . ▁He ▁is ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁leading ▁comment ary ▁on ▁" Intern ational ▁Co operation ▁in ▁C riminal ▁Mat ters ", ▁currently ▁ 4 th ▁ed . ▁Mun ich , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Special ized ▁in ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Law , ▁Trans n ational ▁C riminal ▁Law , ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Mut ual ▁Co operation ▁in ▁C riminal ▁Mat ters ▁he ▁gave ▁lect ures ▁on ▁these ▁topics ▁at ▁leading ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁related ▁Institution s ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁is ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors