Andreas Geroldinger

Andreas Geroldinger serves as a University Professor at the Department for Private Law Development and Legal Protection within the Institute for Civil Law at Johannes Kepler University Linz. His office is located in the Management Center, 4th Floor, Room 404 B, with contact number +43 732 2468 1830.

The department where Prof. Geroldinger works focuses on research at the interfaces between civil law and civil procedural law. Their work examines how these two disciplines interpenetrate despite being largely separated in academic studies, with particular attention to the historical roots and significance of legal institutions under changing framework conditions.

Research areas include the general part of civil law, law of obligations (particularly tort law and public liability law), Austrian and international civil procedural law, and insolvency law. The department also contributes to publications such as the Juristische Blätter, the Rummel/Lukas Commentary on the Austrian Civil Code, and a commentary on international civil procedural law.

Another significant research focus is lawyers' law, examining the professional code of conduct of the legal profession and other legal issues related to legal practice. The department maintains close cooperation with representatives from the judiciary and legal profession to promote dialogue between academia and practice.

Teaching responsibilities include compulsory courses in both phases of the law degree program, with practitioners involved as instructors in specialized courses. The department supervises the JKU Linz team at the 'Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot' and participates in the Peter Rummel study program for civil law specialization.