ser l : ▁Leben ▁und ▁Werk ▁( Life ▁and ▁Work ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁observer ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁general ▁elections , ▁the ▁first ▁elections ▁after ▁the ▁dis m ant ling ▁of ▁A part heid . ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁its ▁people ▁left ▁a ▁strong ▁impression ▁on ▁B öh ler ▁and ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁polit ic ize ▁her ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁at ▁Van ▁den ▁Bi essen ▁en ▁P rak ke , ▁a ▁left ▁wing ▁law ▁firm . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁B öh ler ▁Fran ken ▁Ko ppe ▁W ij ng a arden , ▁a ▁law ▁firm ▁that ▁works ▁on ▁" the ▁border ▁between ▁politics ▁and ▁law ", ▁where ▁she ▁special ized ▁in ▁international ▁law ▁and ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁There , ▁she ▁worked ▁on ▁several ▁political ▁cases . ▁These ▁are ▁cases ▁in ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁B öh ler , ▁the ▁case ▁" is ▁about ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁hearing ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁a ▁crime , ▁where ▁political ▁aspect , ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁client ▁matter . ▁B öh ler ▁def ended ▁PK K ▁leader ▁Abd ul lah ▁Ö cal an ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁Volk ert ▁van ▁der ▁Gra af , ▁the ▁murder er ▁of ▁P im ▁Fort u yn , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁She ▁represented ▁people ▁who ▁did ▁not