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

    Regulation of Access to Limited Resources in the Telecommunications Sector in Europe

    Smith, L. J. & Levy, K., 2006, Proceedings of the 48th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. 1. ed. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), p. 443-453 12 p.

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

  2. Published

    The Eye of the Storm: On the Case for Harmonising Principles of Damages as a Remedy in Contract Law

    Smith, L. J., 01.01.2006, In: European Review of Contract Law. 2, 2, p. 227-249 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    Remote Sensing Data: Some Critical Comments on the Current State of Regulation and Reflection on Reform

    Smith, L. J. & Doldirina, C., 2007, Proceedings of the 49th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space . Constant Jorgenson, C. M. (ed.). 1. ed. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), p. 253-264 12 p.

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

  4. Published

    The EU INSPIRE Directive: A Suitable Mechanism to Make Spatial Data (More) Available?

    Smith, L. J. & Doldirina, C., 2008, Proceedings of the 50th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ed.). 1. ed. p. 109-118 10 p.

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

  5. Published

    Where is Paradise? The EU’s Navigation System Galileo: Some comments on inherent Risk (or Paradise Lost)

    Smith, L. J., 2008, Proceedings of the 50th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ed.). 1. ed. p. 346-357 12 p.

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

  6. Published

    Remote sensing: A case for moving space data towards the public good

    Smith, L. J. & Doldirina, C., 02.2008, In: Space Policy. 24, 1, p. 22-32 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Jurisdiction and applicable law in cases of damage from space in Europe: The advent of the most suitable choice—Rome II

    Smith, L. J. & Doldirina, C., 2009, Proceedings of the 51st Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space : 51st Colloquiuim on the Law of Outer Space. Contant Jorgenson, C. M. (ed.). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), p. 44-52 9 p.

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

  8. Published

    Capability and Fair return in European and International Space Cooperation: The Example of Columbus

    Smith, L. J. & Bank, C., 2009, Proceedings of the international Institute of Space Law : 51st Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space; 24th IAA–IISL Scientifi c-Legal Roundtable. Contant Jorgenson, C. M. (ed.). Washington: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), p. 25-35 11 p.

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

  9. Published

    Legal Aspects of Commercial Utilisation of the International Space Station – a German Perspective

    Smith, L. J., 01.01.2006, The International Space Station: Commercial Utilisation from a European Legal Perspective. Brus, M. M. T. A. & von der Dunk, F. G. (eds.). 1. ed. Leiden: Nijhoff Publishers, p. 153-179 27 p. (Studies in Space Law; vol. 1).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Constructing the European Space Policy: Past, Present and Future

    Smith, L. J., 2008, Commerce in Space: Infrastructures, Technologies and Applications. Olla, P. (ed.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 187-208 22 p.

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