LUZ MARIA MARTINEZ VELENCOSO

Luz María Martínez Velecoso is a Professor in the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law, Universitat de València, Spain. She is an active academic and researcher specializing in Civil Law with a strong focus on European private law, digital law, and the legal implications of emerging technologies. She is a member of the GEDPED (Study Group on European Private and Digital Law), contributing to interdisciplinary research on the intersection of law, technology, and human rights.

Education:

• Doctorate from Universitat de València (2002) – Thesis: Alteración sobrevenida de la economía contractual, supervised by Dr. Vicente Luis Montés Penadés.

Her research interests center on the evolution of civil law in response to digital transformation, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, data protection, and digital contractual fairness. She critically examines how traditional legal doctrines like the rebus sic stantibus clause apply in modern digital markets and how legal capacity and support measures can be reformed for persons with disabilities in accordance with international human rights standards.

Her recent publications reflect a strong thematic trend toward the regulation of AI and algorithms, digital privacy, and the harmonization of European private law. These works explore cognitive manipulation in contracting, algorithmic fairness, and the ethical and legal challenges posed by automated systems in EU law. She also contributes to doctrinal analyses in family law, succession, property law, and tort liability, maintaining a bridge between classical civil law and contemporary digital challenges.

She has not been awarded any scientific awards mentioned in the provided text.

She advises on legal doctrine and jurisprudence, particularly in civil and digital law, though no formal students are listed. Her research is supported through institutional affiliation and collaborative projects within the GEDPED group. She has not received any specific grants mentioned in the text.

She is part of the GEDPED (Study Group on European Private and Digital Law), a research team focused on the impact of digitalization on private law, European integration, and legal protection in the digital age.