Institut für Zivilrecht der Universität Innsbruck
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Bernhard A. Koch, LL.M.
curriculum vitae
Personal Data
| Born 1966 in Feldkirch (Austria) | |
| Citizenship: Austria |
Education and Training
| 1984-1989 | Diploma (undergraduate) studies of law (University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1989 | "Magister iuris (Mag. iur.)" degree (University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1989-1990 | Doctoral studies of law (University of Tübingen, Germany) |
| 1992 | "Doctor juris (Dr. jur.)" degree (summa cum laude, University of Tübingen, Germany) |
| 1992-1993 | Post-graduate studies of law (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA) |
| 1993 | Master of Laws (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA) |
| 1998 | Habilitation (venia docendi) for Civil and Comparative Law (University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
Professional Experience
| 1985-1989 | Teaching assistant (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1990-1992 | Research assistant (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1990-1991 | Clerkship (District Court and Provincial Court, Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1993-1999 | University assistant (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1999-2003 | Associate professor with tenure (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 2001-2002 | European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (Vienna, Austria) |
| 2002-2003 | Research Unit for European Tort Law of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria) |
| 2004-2010 | Deputy director of the Institute for European Tort Law of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria) |
| Since 2003 | Private law chair (Institute for Private Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
Teaching Experience
Lectures, practice courses and seminars on Austrian, German and comparative private law, conflicts of laws, and comparative law at the University of Innsbruck and the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Current Research Interests
Austrian, German, and European private law, comparative law, conflicts of laws, with a particular focus on torts, family and real estate law.
Functions
| 2010-2013 | Visiting External Examiner, University of Malta Faculty of Laws |
| 2018-2020 | Member of the Expert Group on Liability and New Technologies (New Technologies Formation) of the EU Commission |
| 2020-2023 | Vice-President of the Institute for European Traffic Law |
| since 2008 | Consejo Asesor Internacional of the Revista de Derecho Privado |
| since 2010 | Deputy General Editor of the Journal of European Tort Law |
| since 2012 | Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL) |
| since 2013 | Academic Director of the Medical Law Masters Degree Programme at the University of Innsbruck |
| since 2018 | Member of the Programme Board of Wiadomości Ubezpieczeniowe |
| since 2021 | Dean of Studies of the Law Faculty |
| since 2022 | Visiting professor at the Faculté de Droit of the Université Lyon III Jean Moulin (Frankreich) |
Memberships
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