Prof. Dr. Benedikt Buchner
Chair for Civil Law, Liability Law and Digital Law
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Buchner, LL.M. (UCLA)
Curriculum vitae, publications, lectures and third-party funded projects
Latest News
Two more years as member of the board of directors
On the 24th of January 2025, Prof. Dr. Buchner has once more been elected member of the board of directors of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Health Research for another two years. (...)
New Release: Introduction to data protection law, 8th Edition 2024
"This book should be a household item." Thus spoke Wolfgang Schmale about the newest edition of the data protection law handbook by Prof. Dr. Benedikt Buchner and Prof. Dr. jur. utr. Marie-Theres Tinnefeld. (...)
Data processing in modern competitive sports
Research associate Dr. Alexander Pollithy has analysed the legality of data processing in modern competitive sports in his doctoral dissertation which has now been published by Springer Verlag. (...)
Third-Party Funded Projects
Prof. Dr. Buchner administers and oversees multiple third-party funded projects, including EARLY, EAsyAnon as well as Empower-U.
Editorships
Prof. Dr. Buchner is editor of the journal "Datenschutz und Datensicherheit" [Data Protection and Data Security] as well as the Augsburg publication series "Juridicum" dedicated to digital law.
Datenschutzbeauftragter
Prof. Dr. Buchner has been named the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the University of Augsburg. Together he and Dr. Daniel Schmid represent the first point of contact for all questions and topics related to data protection.
Contact information
- Phone: +49 (0) 821 598 4980
Secretary's Office:
Phone: +49 (0) 821 598 4715
E-Mail: sekretariat.buchner@jura.uni-augsburg.de
Office hours:
| Tuesday | 9 am - 12 pm |
| Wednesday | 1 pm - 4 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am - 12 pm |
Outside regular hours by appointment only.
Building H - Room 1302
(Office tract, ground floor, first extension wing to the left)