(OM) LAW

The aim of the group is, while using an interdisciplinary approach, to:
a) identify legal reasoning and argumentation techniques that could be adapted to enrich business intelligence (BI) research and
b) identify and adapt statistical methods used by BI researchers that could bring a valuable input for legal reasoning and interpretation.

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If global economy were a ship, it could be called the Titanic. It is fated to run into a crisis. An experienced seaman at the helm knows that the longer a streak of economic growth lasts, the more likely it is that a crash will occur. The question is only whether it will be just a shoal, or an iceberg. In other words, is the crisis just a “market disturbance,” or heralding something larger?

The main area of ​​research for the entire research group are the following issues: direct / participatory / deliberative democracy - both in general and in relation to specific institutions, such as: national and local referendum, civic legislative initiative, civic budget, citizens' assemblies or re-call. The team also conducts research on various aspects of the judiciary.
Individual team members also conduct individual research - often in collaboration with foreign researchers - on other topics, such as:

Led by Professor Joanna Kruczalak-Jankowska, the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Research Group examines and analyses various issues related to insolvency.

Led by Professor Bartłomiej Gliniecki, the Company Law Research Group examines and analyses various companies and corporate structures  – including problems related to commercial companies under the Polish law as well as development tendencies – but also extends its research to all kinds of related issues as corporate governance or corporate finance.

International and European Tax Law

For several decades, the Department of Civil Law has been conducting scientific research on the fundamental and topical problems of all branches of civil law, in particular obligations, in particular civil liability, property law, family law, medical law, intellectual property law, insurance and European private law. 

Kerstin Odendahl's research spans a wide range of topics in the field of international and European law. Central research questions are:

What are the rules for protecting the environment, including the marine environment?
What methods of peaceful dispute resolution can best contribute to resolving international conflicts, including the various international conflicts over maritime law?
What is the best way to deal with security issues, including piracy, organized crime at sea, etc.?
How is the underwater heritage protected?

• What is the legal framework regulating activities being undertaken in the open sea and the seafloor?
• What liability issues can arise?
• What tools can be implemented to conserve marine biological diversity, e.g. in marine protected areas?