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Chairs and Professorships

Our professors

Gruppenbild der Professoren und Emeriti Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Regensburg

Front row (from left): Prof. (emeritus) Dr Klaus Rolinski, Prof. (emeritus) Dr Dr h.c. Peter Gottwald, Prof. (emeritus) Dr Dr h.c. Dieter Schwab, Prof. Dr Katrin Gierhake, Prof. Dr Alexander Graser, Prof. Dr Claudia Mayer, Prof. Dr Stephan Christoph, Prof. Emeritus Dr Udo Steiner

Back row (from left): Prof. Dr Tabea Bauermeister, Prof. Dr Alexander Tischbirek, Prof. Dr Wolfgang Servatius, Prof. Dr Alexander Hellgardt, Prof. Dr Henning Ernst Müller, Prof. Dr Carsten Herresthal, Prof. Dr Thorsten Kingreen, Prof. Dr Martin Löhnig, Prof. Dr Jörg Fritzsche, Prof. Dr Christoph Althammer, Prof. Dr Michael Heese, Prof. Dr Gerrit Manssen, Prof. Dr Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack, Prof. Dr Jürgen Kühling, Prof. Dr Tonio Walter, Prof. Dr Bernd J. Hartmann, Prof. Dr Anna K. Bernzen, Prof. Dr Rike Krämer-Hoppe

Professors who have been relieved of their duties and those who have retired

Arnold, Rainer, Dr jur., Dr h.c. mult. (Kyiv, Alba Iulia, Pitești, Chișinău), †

Emeritus Professor of Public Law, specialising in comparative law, European Community law, economic administrative law and foreign public law; Jean Monnet Chair in European Law; Visiting Professor at Charles University, Prague


Becker, Hans-Jürgen, Dr. jur., (external link, opens in a new window)

Emeritus Professor of Civil Law, European Legal History and Canon Law;
Karl-Fischer-Weg 2, 93051 Regensburg, Tel. 0941 9 57 64;
University, Building RW(L), Room 004, Tel. 0941 943-4279

Email: hans-juergen.becker​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Eckhoff, Rolf, Dr. jur.,

Emeritus Professor of Public Law, specialising in financial and tax law


Gottwald, Peter, Dr. jur., Dr. jur. h.c. (Thessaloniki), (external link, opens in a new window)

Emeritus Professor of Civil Law, Procedural Law and Private International Law

Email: peter.gottwald​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Henrich, Dieter, Dr. jur., Dott. h.c., (external link, opens in a new window)

Emeritus Professor of Civil Law and Comparative Law;
Adalbert-Stifter-Straße 14, 93051 Regensburg, Tel. 0941 99 33 11


Koller, Ingo, Dr. jur. (external link, opens in a new window),

Emeritus Professor of Civil Law and Sociology of Law, as well as Commercial, Economic and Labour Law;
Tel. 089 7913671


Manssen, Gerrit, Dr. jur.,

Emeritus Professor of Public Law, specialising in German and European Administrative Law;
University, Building RW(L), Room 219, Tel. 0941 943 3255, Fax 0941 943 3257

Email: gerrit.manssen​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Richardi, Reinhard, Dr jur., †

Emeritus Professor of Labour and Social Law, Civil Law and Commercial Law;
University, Building RW (L), Room 102, Tel. 0941 9 43 26 26 (Prof. Dr Maschmann’s office: Ms Gisela Schober, Tel. 0941 9 43 26 47)


Rolinski, Klaus, Dr. jur., qualified psychologist,

Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology;
Rilkestraße 40, 93138 Lappersdorf, Tel. 0941 8 16 40

Email: klaus.rolinski​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Roth, Herbert, Dr. jur., Dr. jur. h.c.,

Emeritus Professor of Civil Law and German, European and International Procedural Law;
Auf der Winzerer Höhe 27a, 93059 Regensburg
Tel.: 0941 87 680, Fax: 0941 8979 6160

Email: herbert.roth​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Schroeder, Friedrich-Christian, Dr. jur., Dr. jur. h.c., †

Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Eastern European Law, Chairman of the Institute for Eastern European Law, Munich e. V.


Schumann, Ekkehard, Dr. jur., Dr. jur. h.c., †

Emeritus Professor of Procedural Law and Civil Law


Schwab, Dieter, Dr. jur., Dr. jur. h.c.

Emeritus Professor of Civil Law and German Legal History;
University, Building RW(L), Tel. 0941 943 4279

Email: dieter.schwab​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Steiner, Udo, Dr. jur.

Emeritus Professor of Public Law, specialising in German and Bavarian constitutional and administrative law as well as administrative theory; former judge at the Federal Constitutional Court;

University, Building RW(L), Room 217, Tel. 0941 943 4284, Fax 0941 760 619

Email: udo.steiner​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)


Zimmermann, Reinhard, Dr. jur., Dr. h.c. mult.

Chair of Civil Law, Roman Law and Historical Comparative Law

University, Building RW (L), Room 108, Tel. 0941 943-2632

Honorary professors

Bockemühl, Jan, Dr iur. (external link, opens in a new window)

Criminal Procedure Law
Specialist solicitor in criminal law, Klenzestraße 12, 93051 Regensburg,
Email (opens your email program), Email (law firm) (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Müller


Grziwotz, Herbert, Dr jur., Dr phil.

Retired notary, civil law and property law;
St.-Konrad-Straße 4, 94209 Regen, Tel. 09921 88130, email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Löhnig


Heintschel-Heinegg, Bernd von, Dr. jur.

Solicitor, former Presiding Judge at the Bavarian Higher Regional Court, former Presiding Judge at the Higher Regional Court, criminal law and criminal procedure;
Boschstraße 4, 94315 Straubing, email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Müller


Lohse, Wieland-Christian, Dr. jur.

Former Presiding Judge at the Finance Court, Munich; tax law;
Schillerstr. 2a, 83209 Prien, email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Tischbirek


Mielke, Bettina, Dr. jur.

President of the Ingolstadt Regional Court

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Maschmann


Reimann, Wolfgang, Dr iur.

Retired notary, Civil Law and Contract Drafting;
An der Brunnstube 9a, 93051 Regensburg, Tel. (0941) 38 13 69 70, Email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Löhnig


Reinelt, Ekkehart, Dr. jur.

Solicitor at the Federal Court of Justice, law governing the legal profession and professional conduct for solicitors;
Stephanienstraße 94, 76133 Karlsruhe

Responsible chair: Prof. Dr Herresthal


Schmidbauer, Wilhelm, Dr. jur. (external link, opens in a new window)

Former Chief of the State Police, police and security law;
Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, Odeonsplatz 3, 80539 Munich, email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr. Tischbirek


Seiler, Dr Christian

Presiding Judge at the Munich Higher Regional Court

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Mayer


Zimmermann, Walter, Dr. jur.

Former Vice-President of the Passau Regional Court, Civil Law and Civil Procedure;
Vornholzstr. 98, 94036 Passau

Tel. (0851) 51542

Adjunct professors

Annuß, Georg, Dr. jur. habil. (external link, opens in a new window)

Solicitor; Civil Law, Employment and Social Law;
Linklaters LLP, Prinzregentenplatz 10, 81675 Munich, email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: t3://page?uid=21970 Prof. Dr Maschmann


Goebel, Joachim, Dr. jur. habil.

Senior Civil Servant; Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Philosophy of Law and Sociology of Law; email (opens your email program)

Responsible chair: Prof. Dr Althammer


Walter, Ute, Dr. jur. habil. (external link, opens in a new window)

Solicitor, specialist in medical law; Civil Law, German and European Legal History;
Am Einfang 8E, 82166 Gräfelfing, Tel. 089 31 20 23 88, Email (opens your email program)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Mayer, LL.M. (Chicago)


Privatdozent

Bernzen, Anna, PD Dr. iur.

Solicitor at RAUE (external link, opens in a new window)
Law of digitalisation, in particular artificial intelligence and platforms;
Potsdamer Platz 1, 10785 Berlin

Lecturers

Betz, Christoph, Dr iur.

Responsible department: Prof. Dr Maschmann


Borkowski, Larissa, Dr.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Graser


Brandmeier, Georg

Responsible: REGINA Training Centre


Dombert, Maximilian, Dr. jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Hartmann


Gietl, Andreas, Dr jur.

Responsible chairs: Prof. Dr Löhnig and Prof. Dr Müller


Götz, Johannes, Dr. jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Maschmann


Griesbeck, Michael, Dr jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Graser


Grünewald, Benedikt, Dr. jur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr. Tischbirek


Grünewald, Cornelia, Dr jur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Graser


Himmelreich, Antje

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Tischbirek


Hirschberger, Max, Dr. jur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Herresthal


Jachmann, Klaus, Dr. jur., Dipl. Kfm.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Servatius


Jugl, Benedikt, Dr. jur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Müller


Kirsten, Stefan, Dr. jur., LL.M. (Michigan)

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Althammer


Klar, Manuel, Dr. jur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Kühling


Köhler, Ekaterina

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr. Tischbirek


Kratzlmeier, Fabian, Dr. jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Servatius


Latzel, Clemens, Dr. jur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Mayer


Lange, Kirsten, Dr.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Müller


Lindner, Christoph, Dr. jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Graser


Makepeace, Johannes, Dr jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Gierhake


Mangione, Gabriella, Prof. Dr.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Löhnig


Nußstein, Karl

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Fritzsche


Schneider, Stefan, Dr. jur.

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Herresthal


Schrems, Florian, Dr. jur.

Supervising chair: Prof. Dr Kühling


Staudigl-Ciechowicz, Kamila

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Löhnig


Staudinger, Wolfgang, Dr iur.

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Walter


Vonhoff, Hans

Supervising Chair: Prof. Dr Kühling


Walz, Robert, Dr. jur., LL.M. (Chicago)

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Fritzsche


Wankerl, Britta, Dr jur.

Supervising chair: Prof. Dr Fritzsche


Weber, Johannes, M.A., university-qualified speech coach

Responsible: REGINA Training Centre


Weiß, Johannes

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Herresthal


Ziegler, Katharina, Dr

Responsible Chair: Prof. Dr Tischbirek

Senior Academic Officer

Dr Peter Gril

Office: RW(S) 2.05

Email: peter.gril​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)

Telephone: 0941-943 2284

Honorary doctorates

Flume, Werner, Prof. Dr.†

Roman law, civil law, tax law and legal history

Emeritus Professor at the University of Bonn

Birks, Peter, Prof. Dr.†

Law of Damages

Taught at University College London and the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton

most recently Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford

Medicus, Dieter, Prof. Dr.†

Roman and Ancient Law, Civil Law

1969–1977 Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Regensburg

Emeritus Full Professor at LMU Munich

Hausherr, Heinz, Prof. Dr.†

Comparative Family and Medical Law

Emeritus Full Professor at the University of Bern

Pintens, Walter, Prof. Dr.

Family Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law

Emeritus Professor at the University of Leuven

(As at January 2024)

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