Peter Lerche (January 12, 1928 â March 14, 2016) was a German jurist. Between 1964 and 1996, he held a chair for constitutional law at LMU Munich. His research interests also included media law.
Born in Leitmeritz, Sudetenland, Lerche studied law at LMU Munich, earning his habilitation in 1958 (thesis: ', "Exorbitance and constitutional law") under supervision of Theodor Maunz. He accepted a chair at the Free University of Berlin in 1961, before joining the faculty at LMU in 1964.