Lukas Bornschein is a Ph.D candidate in the Department ‘Law & Anthropology’ at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale). He holds a First State Examination in Law from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, where he specialized in EU and migration law. He is a part of the Cultural and Religious Diversity under State Law across Europe (CUREDI) research group. Before commencing his doctoral studies, Bornschein acquired diverse professional experience in the field of law. He served as a student assistant to Prof. Dirk Hanschel, Chair of German, European, and International Public Law at Martin Luther University; worked as a research assistant at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in Leipzig; and held various internships, including roles at Equal Rights Beyond Borders in Athens and the Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrecht e.V. in Berlin.