Research
Research
In the last decades, CELOS has been institutionally and financially supported by the European Union through two Jean Monnet Chairs and a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence on Enforcement in European Business Law (INspiRE). While the chairs distinguished the research and teaching quality of Prof. Dr. Möllers, the center of excellence had the focus to investigate the enforcement of law comparatively in the field of consumer, capital market and competition law. In one research project, the Volkswagen diesel scandal was taken as an opportunity to examine the effectiveness of legal sanctions on a comparative law basis.
Research activities include intensive exchange with colleagues from European member states such as France (Lyon) and Italy (Palermo) or Poland (Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw). In detail, this includes lectures, student seminars, guest lectures, guest professorships, but also numerous conferences of foreign colleagues with corresponding publications. The members of CELOS publish scientific articles, but also have an impact through lectures and conferences, through the Internet (database and podcasts). In recent years, they have also increasingly addressed an interested non-specialist audience with European topics and cooperate with the European Department of the City of Augsburg for this purpose.
The three research centers on Anglo-American law (Augsburg Research Centre of European and Anglo-American Law ( AREA), Chinese Law (Research Center of Innovation and Legal Studies between China and Europe - RICE) and Turkish Law ( Forschungsstelle für türkisches Recht), are united under the umbrella of CELOS to reflect the comparative law claim of CELOS. Consequently, there are extensive academic contacts outside the EU, such as with the USA (Pepperdine, Pittsburgh, Washington, North Carolina, Chicago, Santa Clara), South Africa (Johannesburg), the People's Republic of China (Beijing, Shanghai) and Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara).
A legal database on European business law ( Caplaw) was the first to systematically present the numerous European legal sources and for decades was a highly sought-after Internet site for those seeking legal advice. In the meantime, podcasts and judgment reviews can also be found there.
In order to maintain and expand information and research opportunities on European, international and foreign law, CELOS supports the acquisition of books in the University Library.
News (CELOS)
Newly published: Die Bedeutung von Sprachmodellen wie ChatGPT am Beispiel des Savigny'schen Auslegungskanons, in: Hähnchen, Juristische Methodenlehre und Digitalisierung.
11.11.2024
Legal methodology contains the recognized rules for applying the law. Interpretation is used to determine whether a law applies to a particular situation and with what consequences. In essence, the canon established by Friedrich Carl von Savigny over 180 years ago is still referred to today. In March 2024, a colloquium was held at the University of Potsdam on the extent to which digitalization is changing methodology. What impact are technical developments having and how are we responding to newly emerging legal issues? The presentations and summaries of the stimulating discussions were published in a conference volume. Professor Möllers' contribution examines the significance of language models such as ChatGPT using the example of Savigny's canon of interpretation.
New edition "Juristische Arbeitstechnik"
25.09.2024
The proven textbook “Juristische Arbeitstechnik und wissenschaftliches Arbeiten” by Professor Dr. Prof h.c. Thomas M.J. Möllers has been revised again for the 11th new edition. The 11th edition also accompanies prospective lawyers from the beginning of their studies through to their exams and perhaps even their doctorate. The work follows the typical structure of the course chronologically and provides assistance and tips to help you pass the first state examination in law. (...)
Obituary - Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jürgen Basedow, LL.M. (Harvard Univ.)
Jürgen Basedow died in Hamburg on April 6, 2023 at the age of 73. From 1987 to 1995, he was full professor of civil law, comparative law, international private law, procedural law and commercial law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Augsburg as the predecessor of Professor Dr. Thomas M.J. Möllers. (...)
