معرفی
Privatdozent Dr. Roman Guski, LL.M. (Notre Dame) is affiliated with the Faculty of Law at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, where he serves as an Academic Councillor. Currently on leave from Heidelberg, he holds an acting professorship at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since October 2019, teaching civil and commercial law.
Education
- LL.M., University of Notre Dame Law School (1999-2000, Fulbright Scholar)
- Doctorate, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg (2006, dissertation: "Immorality and Creditor Discrimination")
- Habilitation, Heidelberg University (2017, thesis: "Abuse of Law as a Paradox")
- Second State Examination in Law, Berlin (2003)
- First State Examination in Law, Berlin (1999)
- Certificat d'Etudes Juridiques Françaises, Université Robert Schuman (1996-1997, Erasmus)
His research centers on paradoxes in legal doctrine, particularly abuse of law concepts within civil, commercial, and European legal frameworks. His habilitation thesis critically examines contradictions in legal reasoning, while earlier work analyzed creditor discrimination and immorality in contractual contexts. This theoretical foundation informs his teaching in civil procedure, corporate governance, and transnational commercial disputes.
Scientific Recognition
- German Research Foundation (DFG) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2007-2009)
As an Academic Councillor at Heidelberg's Institute for German and European Corporate and Commercial Law, he contributed to the DFG-funded European Research Training Group "System Transformation and Economic Integration in a Growing Europe". His professional trajectory bridges rigorous academic scholarship with practical legal experience gained during his tenure at Gleiss Lutz law firm in Berlin.
Languages & Memberships
Fluent in German (native), English, and French; basic Polish/Spanish; Latin/Greek. Member of Civil Law Teachers' Association, Society of Young Civil Law Scholars, and Faculty of the Future (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin).
