Professor Dr. Stefan Arnold, LL.M. (Cambridge)
Current affiliations
- Professor of Private Law, Philosophy of Law, and Private International LawUniversitätsstr. 14-16, Raum: JUR 442, 48143 Münster
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)Heisenbergstraße 2, 48151 Münster
Academic profiles
Further Profiles
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- contract law
- philosophy of lawtheory of justice, theory of private law
- Conflict of Lawsgeneral principles, international contract law, international family law
- Comparative Lawas perspective for dogmatic and regulative analyses; English and Austrian Private Law
- Law and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Academic Education | |
| since 2007 | 2. Jur. Staatsexamen 2006/II (München) |
| 2011 - 2014 | Mitglied im Jungen Kolleg der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| 2013 | Habilitation an der Juristischen Fakultät der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (bei Prof. Dr. Stephan Lorenz) Lehrbefugnis für die Fächer Bürgerliches Recht, Deutsches und Internationales Zivilverfahrensrecht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung sowie Rechtsphilosophie |
| 2007 - 2013 | Akad. Rat am Institut für Internationales Recht - Rechtsvergleichung - der LMU München (bei Prof. Dr. Stephan Lorenz) |
| 2007 | Promotion durch die FAU Erlangen (bei Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe, M.A.) |
| 2005 - 2007 | Referendariat in München |
| 2003 - 2007 | Wiss. Mitarbeiter bei Prof. Dr. Bruno Rimmelspacher (LMU München) |
| 2002 - 2003 | LL.M.-Studium an der Universität Cambridge (gefördert durch ein Stipendium des DAAD) |
| 2002 | Wiss. Mitarbeiter bei Prof. Dr. Klaus Vieweg (FAU Erlangen) |
| 2002 | 1. Jur. Staatsexamen 2001/II (Erlangen) |
Work Experience | |
| since 2017 | Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Bürgerliches Recht, Rechtsphilosophie und Internationales Privatrecht der WWU Münster |
| since 2017 | Direktor des Instituts für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht der WWU Münster, Abteilung II |
| 2014 - 2017 | Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Bürgerliches Recht, Rechtsvergleichung und Internationales Privatrecht am Institut für Zivilrecht, Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz |
| 09/2013 - 08/2014 | Lehrstuhl für Bürgerliches Recht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung sowie Zivilprozessrecht (Vertretung) an der Universität Regensburg (vormals Andreas Spickhoff) |
| 2007 - 2013 | Akad. Rat a.Z. am Institut für Internationales Recht - Rechtsvergleichung - der LMU München (bei Prof. Dr. Stephan Lorenz) |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2016 | Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie (IVR Deutschland) |
| since 2016 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationales Recht |
| since 2013 | Zivilrechtslehrervereinigung |
| since 2013 | Vereinigung der Zivilprozessrechtslehrer Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz |
| since 2013 | Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Internationales Verfahrensrecht |
| since 2013 | Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung |
Publications
Arnold S, Simmler L (2026) In: Ad Legendum, 1(1), 20-26. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Arnold, Stefan; Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina (2025) In: Gutmann, Thomas ; Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina (eds.), Normativität in Recht und Literatur, 171-188. Berlin, Heidelberg: J.B. Metzler Verlag. doi:10.1007/9783662708415 Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Arnold, Stefan (2025) In: Arnold, S; Heiderhoff, B (eds.), Children in Migration and International Family Law, 199-204. Cham: Springer Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-71598-3_12 Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Arnold, Stefan (2025) In: Arnold, S; Heiderhoff, B (eds.), Children in Migration and International Family Law , 161-182. Cham: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-71598-3_10 Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Arnold, Stefan; Wilhelms, Kerstin (eds.) (2025) Heidelberg: J.B. Metzler Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-71725-7 Book (edited collection) | Published |
Projects
Duration: 01/05/2026 - 30/06/2030 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Unit Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/05/2026 - 30/06/2030 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Unit Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/05/2026 - 30/04/2030 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Unit Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 08/11/2019 - 08/11/2019 Funded by: Pinsent Masons LLP Type of project: Scientific Event |
Talks
| Normativität und literarische Geltung Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina, zus. mit Arnold, Stefan (17/11/2022) Tagung des SFB 1385 „Recht und Literatur“, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Anthropocentric Principles of (Private) Law Arnold, Stefan; Casper, Matthias; Heiderhoff, Bettina; Pohlmann, Petra (03/05/2022) Tagung "Artificial Decision-Making. Autonomy-Responsibility-Control", Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Anthropocentric Principles of (Private) Law Arnold, Stefan (03/02/2022) Artificial Intelligence and Anthropocentric Principles of (Private) Law, Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Die Spätverfolgung nationalsozialistischer Systemverbrechen - Ein "Schaupiel"? Arnold, Stefan LL.M. (18/10/2019) Kolloquium: Spätverfolgung von NS-Unrecht, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| The Chain Novel of Civil Law – Dworkin, Brandom and the Rational Practice of Law outside of Common Law Systems Arnold, Stefan LL.M. (09/07/2019) IVR World Congress 2019, Luzern, Schweiz Type of talk: scientific Talk |
Prizes
| Wissenschaftspreis (Hauptpreis) der BayernLB (2007) Awarded by: BayernLB Award given to: Arnold, Stefan Date of awarding: 01/01/2007 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fakultätspreis der Juristischen Fakultät Erlangen Awarded by: FAU Erlangen Award given to: Arnold, Stefan Date of awarding: 01/01/2007 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Tutorial Prize St. Edmunds College 2003 Awarded by: St. Edmunds College, Universität Cambridge Award given to: Arnold, Stefan Date of awarding: 01/01/2003 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Promotionsstipendium der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Awarded by: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Award given to: Arnold, Stefan Announced at: 01/01/2002 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Forschungsstipendium der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Awarded by: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Award given to: Arnold, Stefan Announced at: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Qualifikationswechsel und anwendbares Vertragsregime bei Änderung der Verbraucher- oder Unternehmereigenschaft Candidate: Elisabeth Pirker | Supervisors: Arnold, Stefan; Zollner; Johannes Period of time: 31/01/2015 - 28/03/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) | |
| Potential and Limits of Information as a Means of Consumer Protection: Normative Conclusions from Behavioural Insights in the Effectiveness of Pre-Contractual… Candidate: Caks, Florian | Supervisors: Arnold, Stefan; Lurger, Brigitta Period of time: 15/12/2014 - 30/10/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) | |
| Crowdinvesting und Anlegerrechte Candidate: Schiefersteiner, Frank | Supervisors: Arnold, Stefan; Schummer, Gerhard Period of time: 01/11/2014 - 18/05/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) | |
| Die Form der Schenkung unter Lebenden - Was ist die wirkliche Übergabe wirklich? Candidate: Fritzer, Marie-Therese | Supervisors: Arnold, Stefan; Bydlinski, Peter Period of time: 01/12/2014 - 01/12/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) |