Professor Dr. Nils Jansen
Current affiliations
- Lehrstuhl für Römisches Recht (Prof. Jansen) (RG1)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- The law of obligations in historic and comparative perspective
- Historic foundations of European Private Law
- Historic and theoretical foundations of the harmonization of European Private Law
- Private Law in Spanish late Scholasticism (within the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics")
- Law and social differentiation (within the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics")
Academic Education | |
| 2002 | Habilitation |
| 1998 | Second State Examination |
| 1994 - 1997 | Doctorate the Christian Albrechts Universität, Kiel |
| 1994 | First State Examination |
| 1989 - 1994 | Studies of law, philosophy and politics at the University of Passau |
Work Experience | |
| since 2015 | Ordentliches Mitglied der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste |
| since 2006 | Chair for Roman Law, Legal History, German and European Private law at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster; director at the Institute of Legal History |
| 2019 - 2022 | Sprecher des Exzellenzclusters "Religion und Politik" |
| 2014 - 2016 | Professor Extraordinary at the University of Stellenbosch |
| 2015 | Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study |
| 2013 | Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study |
| 2009 | Visiting Professor at the St. John's College Oxford |
| 2008 | Visiting Professor at the Duke University School of Law, USA |
| 2003 - 2006 | Chair for German and European Private Law, Roman Law and Legal History at the Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf |
| 2002 - 2003 | Professor for Private Law, Roman Law and Legal History, and Jurisprudence at the University of Augsburg |
| 1998 - 2002 | Research Assistant at the University of Regensburg |
| 1998 - 1999 | Assistant University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2011 | Fellow at the European Law Institute |
| since 2010 | Member of the board in the Cluster of Excellence ‘Religion and Politics in the Cultures of Pre-Modernity and Modernity’ |
| since 2010 | Consultant to the European Parliament in matters of European Private Law (Framework Service Contract) |
| since 2009 | Election committee for „Juristische Bücher des Jahres“ |
| since 2006 | Cluster of Excellence ‘Religion and Politics in the Cultures of Pre-Modernity and Modernity’ at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität of Münster |
| since 04/2005 | Election committee for doctoral students of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| since 2002 | Member of the Zivilrechtslehrervereinigung e. V. |
| since 2000 | Summer School seminars for the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (2000/2005/2010/2013/2016) |
| 04/2005 - 08/2009 | Consultant to the Chinese Government with regard to a codification of tort law (as expert of the German Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit [gtz]) |
Appointments | |
| 09/2014 | Offer to a Regius professor for civil law-Professorship, University of Oxford (rejected) |
Publications
Jansen, Nils (2024) In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung, 141(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Jansen, Nils (2023) In: Juristenzeitung, 78(13) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Jansen, Nils (2023) In: Swain, Warren; Peari, Sagi (eds.), Rethinking unjust enrichment: history, sociology, doctrine, and theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Jansen, Nils (2023) In: Eliantonio, Mariolina; Korkea-aho, Emilia; Mörth, Ulrika (eds.), Research handbook on soft law. Cheltenham; Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Jansen, Nils (2023) In: Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht, 31(4) Type of Publication: Review (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 11/02/2016 - 13/02/2016 Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Conferences Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/04/2013 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: Gerda Henkel Foundation Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2017 Type of project: Own resources project |
Prizes
| Election as Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Awarded by: North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Award given to: Jansen, Nils Announced at: 15/04/2015 | Date of awarding: 15/05/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Young Scolar’s Prize; Plenarvortrag auf dem IVR World-Congress in Buenos Aires / La Plata Awarded by: Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie Award given to: Jansen, Nils Date of awarding: 01/01/1997 Type of distinction: Best presentation award | |
| Förderpreis der Kieler Doctores Iuris e.V. Awarded by: Kieler Doctores Iuris e.V. Award given to: Jansen, Nils Date of awarding: 01/01/1997 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fakultätspreis für die Dissertation „Die Struktur der Gerechtigkeit“ Awarded by: Juristische Fakultät der Christian Albrechts-Universität Kiel Award given to: Jansen, Nils Date of awarding: 01/01/1997 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Towards an Integrated Approach to Compliance: When Do People Obey Laws? Candidate: Shubhangi, Shubhangi | Supervisors: Petersen, Niels | Reviewers: Petersen, Niels; Engel, Christoph; Jansen, Nils Period of time: 01/09/2019 - 24/05/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Forderungsbegriff und Zessionsdogmatik Candidate: Kämper Lukas | Supervisors: Jansen Nils Period of time: 01/04/2014 - 01/10/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Der Umfang der deliktischen Haftung nach ARt. 1382 f. Code Civil Candidate: Woyciechowski, Sarah | Supervisors: Jansen, Nils Period of time: 01/08/2012 - 21/12/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Verkehrsschutz im englischen common law Candidate: Rademacher Lukas | Supervisors: Jansen Nils Period of time: 01/07/2010 - 01/10/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Gewinnausgleich - vergleichende und systematisierende Gegenüberstellung der französichen, niederländischen und englischen Tradition Candidate: Boosfeld, Kristin | Supervisors: Jansen, Nils Period of time: 01/09/2011 - 06/01/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |