Research Profile
The chair researches private law and the regulation of the digital economy and society. At the center are questions of European private law harmonization, its interactions with German law, as well as interfaces with intellectual property and competition law. Cross-sectional aspects such as public interest orientation, sustainability, and innovation shape the research approach.
Another focus lies on the analysis and design of regulatory instruments in the digital space – for instance in the fields of data, platform, and AI regulation (DMA, DSA, DGA, Data Act, AI Act). The goal is to understand the interplay of private and state steering mechanisms in the sense of an "economic governance".
In addition, research is performed on the data and information regulation of the public sector, e.g. regarding open data, smart cities, and research data. Connected to this are questions of transparency and freedom of information.
The legal-theoretical research of the chair investigates the influence of socio-economic developments on the law within the relationship between state, market, and society, thereby also taking "law & economics" into view.
Finally, comparative legal perspectives and international cooperations, especially with countries on the path to the EU, are purposefully expanded in order to promote scientific exchange.