Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Thomas M.J. Möllers
Chair for Civil Law, Commercial Law, European Law, International Private Law and Comparative Law
Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Thomas M.J. Möllers
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The Chair Team
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Education and Studies
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Science and research news
Visit of the School of Law, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics 上海财经大学法学院
23.7.2026
On 21 July 2026, Professor Möllers welcomed a group of undergraduates and PhD students from the School of Law at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (上海财经大学法学院) to the Faculty of Law at the University of Augsburg. The eleven visitors were accompanied by Associate Professor Dr Jia-min Tian (田佳敏) and Dr Ji-zhong Wang (王吉中). Xixian Zhao (赵熙贤), who is undertaking his PhD under Professor Möllers, led the one-hour programme.
Published: Möllers, Juristische Methodenlehre und Haltung, in: Lutzi/Wolff, Recht und Haltung
11.6.2026
The article ‘Juristsiche Methodenlehre und Haltung (Legal Methodology and Attitude)’ by Professor Möllers has been published in the volume *Recht und Haltung* (Mohr Siebeck), edited by Tobias Lutzi and Daniel Wolff. The article examines the interplay between attitude and legal methodology and demonstrates that legal methodology is not merely a technical discipline, but an instrument through which lawyers can put into practice their attitude, which is guided by justice and the rule of law, when applying the law.
Published: Möllers/Merwald, Das Training der KI im Lichte des Urheberrechts, in: Erhan Temel, Aktuelle Entwicklungen beim Recht des Geistigen Eigentums in der Türkei
5.5.2026
Following the symposium “ Aktuelle Entwicklungen beim Recht des Geistigen Eigentums in der Türkei (Current Problems in German, Turkish and EU Intellectual Property Law)”, which took place in Antalya, Turkey, in October 2024 in collaboration with the University of Augsburg and Ankara University FISAUM, the anthology “Current Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Turkey” (ed. Dr Erhan Temel) has been published by Filiz-Verlag, Istanbul. The article by Professor Möllers and Dr Maximilian Merwald, ‘Das Training der KI im Lichte des Urheberrechts (AI Training in the Context of Copyright Law)’, can be found from p. 91 onwards.
Research
Main research interests
- German and European Capital Markets law
- German and European Company Law
- Legal methods
- Comparative Law
- European Union Law
- Competition Law
Institutes and research centres
Professor Thomas M.J. Möllers is in charge of
a number of institutes and research centres in different legal systems.
Professor Dr. Prof. h.c. Thomas M.J. Möllers
- Phone: +49 (0)821 598-4515
Secretary's office
Phone: +49 (0)821 598-4516
E-Mail: helga.weidenhammer@jura.uni-augsburg.de
Room: 1026 (H)
Office hours: upon consultation
Adress
Universitätsstraße 24,
86159 Augsburg