Organisation profile

Leuphana Law School is a cooperation of legal scholars employed at Leuphana to work together in research and teaching. Research has an international and interdisciplinary orientation in the sense of "law in context", and is concerned with current social challenges. In teaching, the model law degree programme (starting winter semester 2022/23) will for the first time establish a link between the bachelor's / master's structure and the state law examination. At Leuphana College, we are responsible for the major and minor in law (Corporate and Business Law) as well as for the internationally oriented minor in Comparative Economic Law. The master's programmes and the doctoral programme Dr. jur. also have an international and interdisciplinary orientation.

Main research areas

Die rechtswissenschaftliche Forschung an der Leuphana Law School ist international ausgerichtet. Die Wissenschaftler*innen der Leuphana Law School forschen in gesellschaftlich besonders bedeutsamen Bereichen und arbeiten eng mit den Wissenschaftler*innen der anderen Institute (Politikwissenschaft und Volkswirtschaftslehre) der Fakultät Staatswissenschaften und der gesamten Universität zusammen.

 

Im Mittelpunkt der Forschung stehen Fragen des transnationalen Privatrechts, Grundfragen des Öffentlichen Rechts, des Europa- und Völkerrechts sowie des europäischen und internationalen Strafrechts. Die Wissenschaftler*innen der Leuphana Law School zeichnen sich durch innovative Forschungsprojekte und -publikationen aus. Sie beraten regelmäßig Bundes- und Landesorgane (insbesondere Bundestag und Bundesrat) in Gesetzgebungsverfahren oder treten vor den deutschen und internationalen Höchstgerichten auf. Enge Forschungskooperationen bestehen etwa mit der University of Oxford, der University of Groningen, der University of Glasgow und der University of the Western Cape.

 

Im Center for European and International Law (CEIL), das der Grundlagenforschung im Europa- und Völkerrecht dient, findet eine enge Kooperation mit Wissenschaftler*innen der Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit statt. Für die interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit innerhalb der Fakultät Staatswissenschaften bietet zudem das Zentrum für Demokratieforschung einen wichtigen Rahmen.

  1. Published

    Company directors: foreign disqualification etc: Introductory; Power to disqualify; Power to make persons liable for company's debts; Power to require statements to be sent to the registrar of companies

    Schall, A. & Günther, D., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 1216-1221 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  2. Published

    Company charges: Chapter A1 Registration of company charges, Company charges, Consequence of non-delivery, The register, Companies' records and registers; Chapter 3 Powers of the Secretary of State

    Schall, A., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 898-923 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  3. Published

    Common Commercial Policy and External Trade

    Terhechte, J. P., 06.12.2018, Specialised Administrative Law of the European Union: A Sectoral Review. Hofmann, H. C. H., Rowe, G. C. & Türk, A. H. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 60-101 41 p. 4

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Commentary on Outer Space Treaty 1967: Article VII

    Smith, L. J. & Kerrest, A., 2009, Cologne Commentary on Space Law (CoCoSL). Hobe, S., Schmidt-Tedd, B. & Schrogl, K.-U. (eds.). Köln: Carl Heymanns Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 126-144 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  5. Published

    Commentary on Outer Space Treaty 1967: Article XII

    Smith, L. J., 2009, Cologne Commentary on Space Law (CoCoSL): Outer Space Treaty. Hobe, S., Schmidt-Tedd, B. & Schrogl, K.-U. (eds.). Köln: Carl Heymanns Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 207-214 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  6. Published

    Commentary LIAB

    Smith, L. J., 2013, Cologne Commentary on Space Law (CoCoSL): Rescue Agreement Liability Convention Registration Convention. Hobe, S., Schmidt-Tedd, B. & Schrogl, K.-U. (eds.). Köln: Carl Heymanns Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 100-221 122 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  7. Published

    Comity

    Dornis, T. W., 07.2017, Encyclopedia of Private International Law. Basedow, J., Ferrari, F., Rühl, G. & de Miguel Asensio, P. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, Vol. 1. p. 382-391 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Collisions in Space: Perspectives on the law applicable to damages arising from space objects

    Smith, L. J., 2013, Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 2012. Jorgensen, C. (ed.). Utrecht: Eleven International Publishing, p. 230-243 14 p. (Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law; vol. 55).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  9. Published

    Collisions in space: Perspectives on the law applicable to damage arising from space objects

    Smith, L. J., 2012, 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012. I. A. F. (ed.). Curran Associates, Vol. 14. p. 11544-11554 11 p. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  10. Published

    Collective Litigation in German Civil Procedure

    Halfmeier, A., 18.02.2021, The Cambridge handbook of class actions : an international survey . Fitzpatrick, B. & Thomas, R. S. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 233-246 14 p. 13

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review