Evening Lectures
General information on the seminar "Evening Lectures"
In this series of events, professors from renowned universities are invited to present current topics and foster discussion.
Particular attention is paid to approaches and issues that have received little attention in the European discussion so far. The Evening Lectures are open to everyone working in the legal professions.
The event series takes place in cooperation with the Austrian Hub of the European Law Institute (ELI).
Information on the seminar series for the summer semester 2022
Registration required!
For details on the topics and registration, please take a look at the respective seminar evenings in the program.
Summer Semester 2023
Date: 09.05.2023
Brauchen wir einen Direktanspruch gegen den Hersteller?
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christiane Wendehorst, LL.M. (Cantab) - University of Vienna
Discussion with: Jutta Gurkmann, Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv)
Note: This evening lecture will take place online (Zoom).
Dates and information on previous events
Winter Semester 2022/23
Date: 06.12.2022
Forschungsperspektiven der Privatversicherungs- und Sozialversicherungsgeschichte
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Phillip Hellwege M.Jur. (Oxford), University of Augsburg
Note: This evening lecture will take place as a hybrid event.
Summer Semester 2022
Date: 04.05.2022
Book-Launch "Law by Algorithm"
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Horst Eidenmüller, University of Oxford
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the evening lecture will take place online.
Date: 31.05.2022
Empirical Foundations of the Iron Law of Financial Regulation
Lecturer: Prof. Roberta Romano, Yale Law School
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place as a hybrid event.
Date: 08.06.2022
The changing role of contracts in the contemporary economic environment
Lecturer: Prof. Lisa Bernstein, Chicago Law School
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place online.
Winter Semester 2021/22
Date: 13.10.2021
The ultra-vires-doctrine of the Federal Consitutional Court
– crisis or opportunity for Europe?
Lecturer: Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm, LL.M., Humboldt University Berlin
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the evening lecture will take place as a hybrid event in autumn 2021.
Date: 15.12.2021 online
Behavioural Public Policy for Sustainable Development
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Lucia Reisch, University of Cambridge
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place online.
Summer Semester 2021
Date: 14.04.2021
Controlling Power in the Digital Economy:
The Role of Antitrust
Lecturer: Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, NYU School of Law
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place online.
Date: 28.04.2021
Mergers and merger control in digital markets
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Tomaso Duso, DIW Berlin
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place online.
Date: 19.05.2021
Lecturer: Dr. Nikolas Guggenberger, LL.M., Information Society Project at Yale Law School
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place online.
Date: 09.06.2021
The Digital Markets Act – a game changer?
Lecturer: Prof. Giorgio Monti, Tilburg Law School / European University Institute
Abstract: "This is a collection of recommendations and discussions on the European Commission proposal for a Digital Markets Act. My contribution is on the Institutional Issues."
The research report on the Digital Markets Act can be found here
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture will take place online.
Winter Semester 2020/21
Date: 03.11.2020
Antitrust in the age of digitalization
Lecturer: Prof. Giorgio Monti, Tilburg University
Note: Due to the current situation (COVID-19), the Evening Lecture took place online.