Welcome to the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law!

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law was founded in 2017 at the University of Vienna's Law School. We consider the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law as the law school´s link to the digital revolution.

We deal with a wide range of legal questions concerning the modern media and information society that result from the rapid, continuing rise in technological innovations. The Department focuses on information technology and intellectual property law, with a special interest in privacy/data protection and copyright law. Another area of research is e-commerce and consumer protection law from a European and a Comparative Law perspective as well as Legal Tech and innovations in the legal field.

We are convinced that an adequate answer to legal, ethical and social questions arising with the development of technology requires an interdisciplinary approach. Thus we work on a number of multidisciplinary third party funded projects, especially in the areas of health care and law enforcement.

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28.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst participated as an observer for the European Law Institute (ELI) at the 67th session of UNCITRAL's Working Group on Electronic...

27.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst gave a lecture on ‘Liability for artificial intelligence’ for the NÖ Jurist Society on 13 November 2024. Her presentation...

26.11.2024
 

On November 8, 2024 Christiane Wendehorst spoke on the topic “Crypto Assets in Private International Law.” at the 10th International Economic Law Day,...

 Events

12.09.2024 09:30
 

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law is pleased to invite you to a breakfast lecture, part of our ongoing TeamID Lunch Lecture...

17.06.2024
 

The “Cultural” – In An Introduction to German Law and Legal Culture

21.05.2024 15:00
 

The Department of Innovation and Digitalization in Law of the University of Vienna invites you to the event "GDPR@6 - The EU's General Data Protection...