Nicolas Bauer is a Senior Research Fellow at the ECLJ.

He holds a Ph.D. in Human Rights Law from the University of Strasbourg. He also holds a double Master's degree from HEC and Sciences Po Paris as well as a Master's degree in Human Rights from Pantheon-Sorbonne University.

Nicolas Bauer has represented the Holy See on an intergovernmental committee of the Council of Europe since 2024.

He regularly publishes in law journals and in other media outlets. His doctoral thesis, defended in 2025, is titled “The Universality of Freedom of Religion in Question.” Nicolas Bauer is also co-author of the collective work Fins de la vie : les devoirs d’une démocratie (Éditions du Cerf, 2025).

He teaches Public Law at Sciences Po Strasbourg (University of Strasbourg). He also taught at the Faculty of Law of the University of Upper Alsace.