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
Datenfreigabe für Gesundheitsdaten neu gedacht: Forschungsprojekt stärkt digitale Selbstbestimmung
The law faculty of the University of Augsburg has become partner of the research project EMPOWER-U with the aim of strengthening the right of informational self-determination, specifically where it concerns patients' health data. (...)
Annotation of Articles 14 and 15 of the AI Act in BeckOK AI Law, 1st edn 2025
In its first edition, Beck's Online Annotation presents a comprehensive collection of and commentary on AI laws of the European Union. (...)
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. (...)
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)