Ruth Janal

Ruth Janal is a Professor for Civil Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Commercial Law at Bayreuth University in Germany. Her academic work focuses on the intersection of traditional legal frameworks with emerging digital regulation challenges.

Professor Janal's research interests center on Civil Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Commercial Law as they apply to digital platforms and Big Tech companies. She has made significant contributions to understanding how competition law interacts with data protection regulations in the digital economy, particularly examining regulatory approaches to platform governance.

Her notable work includes co-authoring 'To Break Up or Regulate Big Tech? Avenues to Constrain Private Power in the DSA/DMA Package' published by the Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition in 2021. This research examines the European Union's approach to regulating digital platforms through the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act frameworks.

Professor Janal's scholarly contributions focus on platform regulation, data governance, and the enforcement of competition principles in digital markets. Her work addresses critical questions about private power in digital ecosystems and how legal frameworks can protect fundamental rights while fostering innovation and competition.