Dr. jur. Philipp Schwartz did his doctorate in law in 2008 at the University of Greifswald, Germany, on the topic “Das Lettländische Zivilgesetzbuch vom 28. Januar 1937 und seine Entstehungsgeschichte” [The Latvian Civil Code of 28 January 1937 and its historical origin].
Ever since then, Schwartz researches and publishes in his spare time on Latvia’s legal history with a focus on the civil law in the years 1918 to 1940. As an occupation, Schwartz works with European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg).