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Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Haferkamp
Institute of Modern History of Private Law, German and Rhenish Legal History
University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Cologne
Germany
E-Mail: hans-peter.haferkamp@uni-koeln.de

Date of birth: 26/01/1966
Year of appointment: 2003

Education and Academic Career

Since 2003 Full Professor for Private Law and History of German Law, Director of the Institute of Modern History of Private Law, German and Rhenish Legal History, University of Cologne,
2002 Interim Chair of Private Law and History of German Law at the University of Cologne,
2002 Habilitation at the Humboldt University, Berlin,
2001-2002 DFG Fellowship (habilitation scholarship),
1994 PhD at the Humboldt University, Berlin,
1993-2002 Research Assistant at the University of Bayreuth and the Humboldt University, Berlin. Lectureships at the University of Bayreuth, the University of Potsdam and the Humboldt University, Berlin,
1987-1992 Undergraduate legal studies in Tübingen, Munich and Bayreuth.

Academic Awards

2023 'Das BGB' (2nd revised edition), elected one of the six best German legal books in 2023 by JuristenZeitung (JZ), 19/2023, S. 860 f.,
2018 'Die Historische Rechtsschule', elected one of the six best German monographs in law in 2018 by Neue Juristische Wochenschrift, 41/2018, p. 2999 f.,
2015 & 2019 Elected member of the DFG review board (Jurisprudence),
2014 Appointment as a full member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts,
2014 Hans-Kelsen-Preis (scientific award of the University of Cologne),
2011 Declination of a chair at the Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M.,
2004 Habilitation 'Georg Friedrich Puchta und die 'Begriffsjurisprudenz'', elected one of the five best German monographs in law, 2004 by Neue Juristische Wochenschrift 2004, p. 3466 f. and by JuristenZeitung, 2004, p. 1167.

Scientific Working Groups

Since 2016 Member of the Research Commission 'Funktion des Gesetzes in Geschichte und Gegenwart' ('Function of law in history and presence') of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences,
Since 2013 Member of the 'Arbeitskreis für Rechtswissenschaft und Zeitgeschichte' ('Research Group for Jurisprudence and Contemporary History') of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz,
2010-2012 Head of the DFG-project 'Justiz im Systemwechsel – Geschichte des Kölner Oberlandesgerichtsbezirks zwischen zweitem Weltkrieg und Wiederaufbau' ('Justice during the change of regime – history of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne between the 2nd World War and the reconstruction'),
2004-2010 Head of the third-party-funded project 'Kölner Justiz im Nationalsozialismus' ('The judicial system of Cologne during the National Socialism').

Offices

Since 2015 Member of the DFG review board (Jurisprudence),
2015-2023 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna,
Since 2014 Director of the 'Rheinischer Verein für Rechtsgeschichte e.V.' ('Rhenish Society for Legal History') (Since 2003 Member of the Board of Directors),
Since 2010 Member of the Board of Directors of the 'Verein zur Förderung der Rechtswissenschaft' ('Association for the Promotion of Legal Studies'),
Since 2005 Scientific advisor of the 'Forum Anwaltsgeschichte e.V.' ('Panel for History of Legal Profession'),
Since 2005 Advisory council of the 'Kölner Juristische Gesellschaft' ('Society of Law of Cologne').

Co-Editorships

• Co-Editor of the 'Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (HRG)', 2nd fully revised edition (since 2014),
• Co-Editor of the Savigny Journal 'Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte (ZRG), Germanistische Abteilung', Böhlau-Verlag (since 2011),
• Co-Editor of 'Rheinische Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte' (Nomos),
• Co-Editor of 'Rechtsgeschichte' (Lit-Verlag),
• Co-Editor of 'Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts' (Mohr Siebeck).

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