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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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 - Faculty of Law
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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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Digital Dispute Resolution

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Jul 2021
Gerhard Wagner and Horst Eidenmueller
Humboldt University School of Law and University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Digital Dispute Resolution, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Digital Enforcement, Internal Complaint Handling, Online Dispute Resolution, Courts

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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 - Faculty of Law, Independent, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich - Faculty of Law, University of Münster, 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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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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Liability for Artificial Intelligence: A Proposal of the European Parliament

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Jul 2021
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Artificial Intelligence, Strict Liability, Torts, Autonomous Vehicles, Products Liability

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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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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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Liability Rules for the Digital Age - Aiming for the Brussels Effect

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 10 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Torts, product liability, product defect, artificial intelligence, robots, e-commerce

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Liability for Climate Damage under the German Law of Torts

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Mar 2021
Gerhard Wagner and Arvid Arntz
Humboldt University School of Law and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Climate Change Damage, Climate Change Litigation, Corporate Liability, Law of Torts, Law of Delict, Nuisance

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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 - Faculty of Law, Independent, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich - Faculty of Law, University of Münster, 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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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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Tort Law and Human Rights

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 22 Mar 2021
Gerhard Wagner
Humboldt University School of Law
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Torts, Human Rights, Human Rights Due Diligence, Duty of Care, Production Liability, Competition

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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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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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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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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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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 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 (Göttingen)

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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 - Faculty of Law, University of Münster, 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 - Faculty of Law, University of Münster, 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