Gerhard Wagner

Humboldt University School of Law

Professor of Law and Economics

Unter den Linden 9

Berlin, 10099

Germany

University of Chicago Law School

Visiting Professor of Law

1111 East 60th Street

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

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1.

Robot Liability

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Jul 2018
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Robots, Autonomous Cars, Artificial Intelligence, Liability, Torts, Delict, Products Liability, Insurance, ePersons, Digitalization, European Law

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The Law of Torts in the Draft Common Frame of Reference

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Jul 2009
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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torts, delict, strict liability, economic analysis, DCFR, Common Frame of Reference, European Law

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Towards a Revision of the Consumer-Acquis

Common Market Law Review, 2011
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Apr 2011
Horst Eidenmueller, Florian Faust, Hans Christoph Grigoleit, Nils Jansen, Gerhard Wagner and Reinhard Zimmermann
University of Oxford, Independent, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich - Faculty of Law, University of Muenster, Humboldt University School of Law and Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
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Mandatory Contract Law: Functions and Principles in Light of the Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights

Erasmus Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 47, 2010
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Sep 2010
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Autonomy, Paternalism

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Down by Algorithms? Siphoning Rents, Exploiting Biases and Shaping Preferences – The Dark Side of Personalized Transactions

University of Chicago Law Review, Forthcoming, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20/2018
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Apr 2018
Gerhard Wagner and Horst Eidenmueller
Humboldt University School of Law and University of Oxford
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Big data, artificial intelligence, algorithms, personalized transactions, first degree price discrimination, cognitive biases, preference shaping, withdrawal rights, right to anonymity

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Termination and Cure Under the Common European Sales Law: Avoiding Pitfalls in Contract Remedies

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Jun 2012
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Common European Sales Law, Contract Remedies, Rejection, Rescission, Cure, Harmonization of Contract Law

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Strict Liability in European Private Law

HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW, Jürgen Basedow, Klaus J. Hopt and Reinhard Zimmermann, eds., Forthcoming
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Feb 2011
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Strict Liability, Torts, European Law

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Punitive Damages in European Private Law

HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW, Jürgen Basedow, Klaus J. Hopt and Reinhard Zimmermann, eds., Forthcoming
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 22 Feb 2011
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Punitive Damages, Torts, Damages, Liability, European law

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Die Haftung Von Ratingagenturen Gegenüber Dem Anlegerpublikum (Liability of Rating Agencies)

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2012
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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rating agencies, third-party liability, pure economic loss, cap

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Harmonization of European Civil Procedure - Policy Perspectives

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2011
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Gatekeeper Liability: A Response to the Financial Crisis

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Aug 2013
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Liability, Pure Economic Loss, Financial Crisis, Accountants, Rating Agencies, Regulation 462/2013

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Collective Redress – Categories of Loss and Legislative Options

Law Quarterly Review, Vol. 127, January 2011
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Nov 2011
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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collective redress, class action, mass torts, consumer protection, scattered losses

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Bereavement Damages under German Law - Status Quo and Objectives for Reform

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Nov 2012
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Torts, Delict, Damages, Pain and Suffering, Bereavement, Wrongful Death

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Der Vorschlag Einer Verordnung Über Ein Gemeinsames Europaeisches Kaufrecht (The Proposal of a Common European Sales Law)

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Jun 2012
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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European Contract Law, Harmonization of Contract Law, CESL, Consumer Protection

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Custodian’s Liability in European Private Law

HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW, Jürgen Basedow, Klaus J. Hopt, Reinhard Zimmermann, eds., 2011
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 21 Feb 2011
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Liability, Torts, Strict Liability, European Private Law

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Environmental Liability in European Private Law

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 21 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2011
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Liability, Torts, Environmental Law, European Law

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Robot, Inc.: Personhood for Autonomous Systems?

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 88, No. 2, 2019
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Mar 2020
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Torts, Liability, Legal Personhood, ePerson, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Products Liability, User Liability

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The Common Frame of Reference for European Private Law—Policy Choices and Codification Problems

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 659-708, 2008
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2019
Horst Eidenmueller, Florian Faust, Hans Christoph Grigoleit, Nils Jansen, Gerhard Wagner and Reinhard Zimmermann
University of Oxford, Independent, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich - Faculty of Law, University of Muenster, Humboldt University School of Law and Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
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Common Frame of Reference; CFR; European Private Law; Principles of European Contract Law; PECL; Acquis Principles

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Choice Architecture in Democracies: Exploring the Legitimacy of Nudging - Preface

In: Alexandra Kemmerer/Christoph Möllers/Maximilian Steinbeis/Gerhard Wagner (eds.), Choice Architecture in Democracies. Exploring the Legitimacy of Nudging (Recht im Kontext 6), Nomos, Baden-Baden/Hart Publishing, Oxford 2016, 387 pp, hdbck, ISBN (Nomos): 978-3-8487-2288-4; ISBN (Hart): 978-1-5099-
Posted: 23 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2017
Alexandra Kemmerer, Christoph Möllers, Maximilian Steinbeis and Gerhard Wagner
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Independent and Humboldt University School of Law

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Differentiation in Online Retailing from a Consumer's Perspective – A Repertory Grid Approach

European Retail Research, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 43-57, 2014
Posted: 17 Apr 2015
Julian Kellner, Gerhard Wagner, Stephan Zielke and Waldemar Toporowski
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Humboldt University School of Law, Aarhus University - Department of Business Administration and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)

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Online Retailing, differentiation, consumer perspective, repertory grid

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The Proposal for a Regulation on a Common European Sales Law: Deficits of the Most Recent Textual Layer of European Contract Law

Edinburgh Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 301-357, September 2012, Max Planck Private Law Research Paper No. 12/14
Posted: 04 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2012
Horst Eidenmueller, Nils Jansen, Eva-Maria Kieninger, Gerhard Wagner and Reinhard Zimmermann
University of Oxford, University of Muenster, University of Wuerzburg, Humboldt University School of Law and Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

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Common European Sales Law, European Contract Law, Harmonization of Laws, Regulatory Competition, Acquis Communautaire, Optional Instrument

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The Proposal for a Regulation on a Common European Sales Law: Shortcomings of the Most Recent Textual Layer of European Contract Law

Juristenzeitung, pp. 269-289, 2012
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2012
Horst Eidenmueller, Nils Jansen, Eva-Maria Kieninger, Gerhard Wagner and Reinhard Zimmermann
University of Oxford, University of Muenster, University of Wuerzburg, Humboldt University School of Law and Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

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Common European Sales Law, European Contract Law, Harmonization of Laws, Regulatory Competition, Acquis Communautaire, Optional Instrument

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Distributions to Shareholders and Fraudulent Transfer Law

European Business Organization Law Review (EBOR), Vol. 7, 2006
Posted: 19 Feb 2007
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law

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fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, legal capital, shareholder loan, distributions to shareholders, solvency test, insolvency