Arne Bardelle studied law in Berlin, Germany, and Istanbul, Turkey, with a focus on legal policy as well as fundamental and human rights. In 2019, he was licensed as a lawyer in Berlin. He has worked in the field of migration law as a legal representative and as a legal advisor for an NGO that campaigns for the needs of traumatized refugees in Germany. In September 2021, he joined ECCHR as a Bertha Justice Fellow and is now a Senior Legal Advisor in the International Crimes and Accountability program.