Hamburg Lectures in L&E

The Hamburg Lectures in Law and Economics is a lecture series organized by the University of Hamburg and Bucerius Law School, taking place every Wednesday during the semester.

The lectures, delivered by internationally renowned researchers from Germany and abroad, focus on current research findings in the field of the economic analysis of law and address a broad audience through their interdisciplinary approach.

The lectures are scheduled either at the University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), Alsterterrasse 1, Room 226, or at Bucerius Law School, Room 0.59. Please refer to the programme for the respective lecture locations.

All lectures are held on Wednesdays from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. (CEST), unless otherwise indicated.

Summer Term 2026

The events are offered in a hybrid format and can be attended either online via Zoom or in person.

If you wish to attend online, please send an E-Mail to lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de( lectures-ile"AT"uni-hamburg.de) to register.

We look forward to seeing you!

22.04.2026

ILE

Economic Sanctions and Nationalist Solidarity in Iran

Mohamad Farzanegan (Marburg University)

29.04.2026

BLS

The UN Security Council and the Development of

International Surveillance Law

Shiri Krebs (Deakin University)

06.05.2026

ILE

Human Rights Between Idealism and Self-
Destruction: Lessons from the European Court

Ganna Yudkivska (European Court of Human Rights)

20.05.2026

BLS

Evaluating Large Language Models as Judicial Decision-
Makers

Oren Gazal (University of Haifa)

27.05.2026

ILE

The Causal Impact of the Electoral System on
Corruption

Pierre-Guillaume Meon (University of Brussels)

03.06.2026

BLS

Swiftness and Delay in Punishment

Libor Dušek (Charles University Prague)

10.06.2026

ILE

The Rise of the Modern State

Jacob Gerner Hariri (University of Copenhagen)

17.06.2026

BLS

How Constitutions Fail

Mila Versteeg (University of Virginia Law School)

24.06.2026

ILE

Engines of Change: Networks and Identity in the Second Industrial Revolution

Anne Sofie Beck Knudsen (University of Copenhagen)

08.07.2026

ILE

God, Guilt, and Giving: Public Good Contribution among Catholics and Protestants

Fabrizio Panebianco (Università Cattolica, Milan)

15.07.2026

BLS

Designing Compliance Beyond Coercion: The Renaissance of Positive Sanctions in Contemporary Law-Making

Silvia Zorzetto (Pegaso University, Naples)

22.07.2026

ILE

Does Human Freedom Need a Constitutional Foundation?

Christian Bjørnskov (Aarhus University)

29.07.2026

ILE

Wigglers and the Willing: A Within-Subject Analysis of Inequality Concerns

Francesco Bogliacino (Università Cattolica, Milan)