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Esther Engelhard is an Associate Professor at the Utrecht University School of Law, affiliated with the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law and the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (UCALL). Her work bridges fundamental and practice-oriented research in liability law, with a focus on transnational legal sources and empirical insights.
- Expertise: Liability Law, Personal Injury, Damage and Compensation
- Roles: Deputy judge at the Court of Appeal in 's-Hertogenbosch, board member of UCALL, and permanent contributor to legal journals such as Netherlands Journal of Civil Law (NTBR) and Liability, Insurance and Damages.
Her research explores civil liability in contexts like privacy violations, automated systems (e.g., self-driving cars), and work-related accidents. She emphasizes balancing interests between victims and perpetrators, integrating societal and empirical considerations, and the regulatory role of the European Union.
Key publications include works on liability for autonomous vehicles, disaster compensation, and privacy law. Her articles often intersect technology, ethics, and legal frameworks, addressing emerging challenges in liability and insurance.
SHE has supervised PhD programs and contributed to legal education through courses on Tort Litigation, Advanced Liability Law, and executive education. She has also served as a guest editor for the NTBR special issue on Damages (2018).
