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The commentary edited by Franz Hofmann and Benjamin Raue has now also been published in an English translation. The book was presented at a seminar at the University of Ferrara on December 9. The event was organized by Professor Alberto De Franceschi. A recording of the seminar is available on Yo...

In a relaxed atmosphere, the members of the department (professors and staff) present selected topics and questions from their current research during the lunch break. The series is intended to provide a forum for internal departmental exchange, where new research findings and suggestions can be sha...

From 30.09.-02.10.2024, the inter-university doctoral school “Law of the Information Society” (GKRI) held its annual doctoral seminar in Erlangen. Eight professors discussed the theses of their research projects with almost twenty doctoral students.

The symposium on 10.07.2024 was dedicated to the following questions: Wherever you look: Modern lawyers are confronted with IT issues on a massive scale. The current debates surrounding artificial intelligence are at best the tip of the iceberg. So how should law deal with the interface with IT? ...

The digital revolution is challenging the traditional economic and social order. While jurisprudence has responded to this development with a multitude of regulatory ideas, the conference will pose the question as to what standards this regulation should be based on. Of particular interest: How can ...

The book "Law of Remedies. A European Perspective" (edited by Hofmann and Kurz) was published in September 2019. With the increasing importance of the concept of remedies in European private law, this book focuses on remedies as a distinctive and novel field of European legal research. It considers