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Research profile
Thomas Neumann is associate professor of commercial law and chairman of the research group CLEAR on crowdfunding. He is the editor-in-chief of the Nordic Journal of Commercial Law and has held various research positions, e.g. head of research, and head of doctoral education at the Department of Law. Neumann’s current research activities involve crowdfunding law, international business law, contract law, sales law, law of obligations, law and technology, and the cybersociety and law. He is chairman of The CLEAR Project – a research group devoted to the analysis and dissemination of legal aspects of crowdfunding.
Neumann has a background as PhD from Aarhus School of Business in 2011 with his dissertation ‘An Exploration of Article 80 CISG’. Subsequently, Neumann won a 1.6 million kroner research grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research for his initiatives on international sales law. From 2009 - 2021 he developed the CISGNordic database providing open access to Nordic jurisprudence. Neumann is a former semi-finalist of the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot, host of the UN-sponsored conference International Commercial Law from a Nordic and Baltic Perspective 2014 with subsequent release of open source video-conference book and host of the 25th CISG Advisory Council meeting 2018 at Aalborg University.
PhD Supervision
Head of doctoral studies in law since september 2018.
Involvement in the following PhD projects:
- Regulating the Crowdfunding Business [in progress]. (Primary supervisor)
- The Transfer of Rights and Obligations under Bills of Lading in a Digitalized Age [in progress]. (Primary supervisor)
- The U.S.’ Handling Of Tax Secrecy: Anti-Avoidance Measures [2020]. (Secondary supervisor)
- Politiets hemmelige efterforskning på Internettet [2019]. (Assessment committee chairman)
- Enhanced Trademark Protection in the EU and China: a comparative study [2018]. (Primary supervisor)
- Domstolsprøvelse og rimelig sagsbehandlingstid i forældreansvarssager [2017]. (Assessment committee chairman.)
- Incentives and Guarantees for Foreign Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [2014]. (Assessment committee.)
Administrative profile
Head of Research at the Department of Law at Aalborg University (Oct 2019 - 2021).
Head of doctoral education in law at Aalborg University (Sep 2018 - 2022).
Member of the Dean's Research Advisory Board (May 2020 - 2022).
PBL Digital@SAMF VIP ambassador 2020.
Member of the Study Board (2017-2019).
Teaching profile
Named teacher of the year at the faculty of social science at Aarhus BSS 2014.
Currently teaching: Advanced International Sales Law, Law of obligations, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Previously taught: Comparative private law, international business law, sales law (køberet), law of obligations (obligationsret), international private law, business in china, privacy law etc.
Heavily engaged in teaching design involving problembased learning, flipped classroom, and blended learning.
Member of the association of university invigilators in law (censorkorpset for jura).
Member of the association of university invigilators in business and law (censorkorpset for erhvervsjura).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
International Rapporteur, CISG Online
1 May 2021 → …
Observer, CISG Advisory Council
1 Nov 2018 → …
Board Member, Juridisk Forskerskole (JurForsk)
1 Sep 2018 → …
Editor, Albert H Kritzer Database, Pace University
1 Jan 2017 → …
Keywords
- Law
- Contracts
- Private law
- Sales Law
- Comparative Law
- Law of Obligations
- International law
- Uniform law
- Crowdfunding
- Alternative finance
- P2P lending
- Equity crowdfunding
- Donation crowdfunding
- Rewards crowdfunding
- Start-ups
- Entrepreneurship
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Research output
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The Roots and Fruits of Good Faith in Domestic Court Practice
Neumann, T., 2018, In: Pace International Law Review. 31, 1, p. 59-144 86 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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How far does the dynamic doctrine go? Looking for the basis of precontractual liability in the CISG
Rossen, A., Pedersen, M. H. & Neumann, T., 15 May 2020, In: Nordic Journal of Commercial Law. 2020, 1, p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Entire Agreement Clauses: Convergence between US and Danish Contract Law?
Mitkidis, K. & Neumann, T., 24 Jan 2018, In: Nordic Journal of Commercial Law. 2017, 2, p. 180-208 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dominant Control - A Proposal for the Classification of International Transactions of Modern Software
Neumann, T., 2017, In: The Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration. 21, 2, p. 109-128 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Når virksomhedens løsørekøb internationaliseres - en sammenligning af købeloven og CISG
Neumann, T., Johannesen, P. & Surlykke Lund, K., 7 Nov 2013Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research
Open AccessFile1986 Downloads (Pure)
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Improving the legal dogmatic method through insight into the application practice of international sales law
Neumann, T. (Creator), Aarhus University, 2014
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Activities
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University of Cambridge - Cambridge FinTech Ecosystem Atlas (External organisation)
Thomas Neumann (Chairperson)
1 May 2022 → 1 May 2023Activity: Memberships › Membership of research networks or expert groups
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United Nation Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Thomas Neumann (Visiting researcher)
4 Oct 2021 → 8 Oct 2021Activity: Visiting another research institution
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The role of domestic courts in the interpretation of international commercial law
Thomas Neumann (Lecturer)
12 Dec 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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The Role of Soft Law in International Commercial Law
Thomas Neumann (Participant)
9 Nov 2018Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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25th CISG Advisory Council Meeting
Thomas Neumann (Participant) & Ingeborg Schwenzer (Participant)
8 Nov 2018 → 13 Nov 2018Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars