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dr iur, MSc, LLM, PhD, dr habil, FHEA
Personal Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- peter.cserne@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Taylor Building Room C32
King's College
Aberdeen
Scotland
AB24 3UB
United Kingdom
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Péter Cserne joined the University of Aberdeen as a reader in law in June 2020. He was promoted to Personal Chair with effect from August 2022.
He is the Law School's Director of Postgraduate Research.
A lawyer and economist by training, he has published widely on jurisprudence, comparative law, contract law and the history of legal and political thought.
Péter earned his Ph.D. at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He has held visiting positions at Columbia, Oxford, Toronto, and Genoa Universities, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Private Law. In 2022 he was a fellow at the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study. He is an Extramural Fellow of Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) and the founder and convener of MetaLawEcon, an international academic network for research on the foundations of Law & Economics.
Before joining Aberdeen, Péter taught at Northumbria and Hull Universities in England, Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Hungary.
Qualifications
- PhD Law2008 - University of Hamburg
- Dr habil Law2016 - University of DebrecenHabilitation or venia legendi is a post-doctoral qualification required for a professorship.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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member of University Postgraduate Research Committee
chair of Law School Postgraduate Research Policy Committee
member of Law School Research Committee
member of Law School Education Committee
- External Memberships
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- extramural fellow, Tilburg Law and Economics Centre (TILEC)
- founder and convenor, MetaLawEcon research network
- co-convenor, Juris North Legal and Political Philosophy Discussion Group
- member of the advisory board, Central and Eastern European Forum for Legal, Political and Social Theorists
- co-editor, Central and Eastern European Forum for Legal, Political and Social Theory Yearbooks (Peter Lang)
- member of Editorial Board, Economics Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship (Springer)
- member of International Advisory Board, On Ethics and Economics (Rowman&Littlefield)
- member of Editorial Board, Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies – Acta Juridica Hungarica
Prizes and Awards
Best thesis award, European Master in Law and Economics, 2004
- Research
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Research Overview
- jurisprudence
- law and economics
- contract law from comparative, philosophical and economic perspectives
- private law theory
- history of political and legal thought, especially Max Weber and Central and Eastern Europe
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Law.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Economics
Research Specialisms
- Comparative Law
- Private Law
- Jurisprudence
- Intellectual History
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
- nudging and behavioural interventions as regulatory techniques
- new technologies and algorithms as objects and alternatives of regulation by law
Collaborations
2010– MetaLawEcon research network (founder and convenor, with F Esposito, A Stojanovic, F Figueroa Zimmermann)
2015–9 Law and style: Conceptualising ‘style’ in law and legal scholarship, with Viktor LÅ‘rincz and Miklós Könczöl (Institute for Legal Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
2016–8 Sustainable consumption: Information regulation, consumer democracy, and the rule of law, with Jörn Reinhardt (University of Bremen)
2009–12 Convergence and Divergence of National Legal Systems: coping with the challenges of globalization, project leader Pierre Larouche (Tilburg University), funded by The Hague Institute for Internationalisation of Law
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Law.
Past PhD supervision
David Bull: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Standard Form Contracts in Business Transactions, University Hull (2019)
Jan Broulík: Economics in Legal Decision-Making, Tilburg University, Netherlands (2017)
Funding and Grants
- 30.000€ Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study, 6 months funded research fellowship and teaching buyout, Jan to June 2022
- 3480€ Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (with Hans-Bernd Schäfer) for international conference on “Economics and Philosophy in Private Law Theory”, 5–6 July 2019
- 3250€ European University Institute (EUI), Florence (with Fabrizio Esposito) for international conference on “Economic Law and Economic Theory: Defining the Domain of “Law and Economics”, 12–13 December 2018
- 5000€ University of Hamburg “Competence Centre Sustainable University” (with Jörn Reinhardt) for international conference on “Sustainable consumption: Information regulation, consumer behaviour, and the rule of law”, 7–8 September 2017
- 4500€ University of Amsterdam, Paul Scholten Centre and Centre for Law and Economics (with Bas Schotel) for international conference on “Law and coercion: the role of public and private enforcement in law”, 10–11 December 2015
- 1.600.000 HUF stipend for 4 months visiting fellowship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies, Budapest, Oct 2015– Jan 2016
- € 7500 ZiF (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research), Bielefeld, competitive grant for conference organization, 2012
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Teaching Responsibilities
Course coordinator:
- LS2536 Introduction to Comparative Law
- LS2540 Comparative Law II: The Romano-Germanic Tradition
- LS552K Comparative Contract Law for International Transactions
- LS50R1 Advanced Research Skills for Postgraduate Researchers
- Publications
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Introduction: Legislation, legal episteme, and empirical knowledge
Theory and Practice of Legislation, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 387-393Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5235/2050-8840.1.3.387
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- [ONLINE] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.5235/2050-8840.1.3.387
Kapitalizmus és szocializmus Bibó István gondolatrendszerében
Világosság, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 291–301Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReview of "Verzweifelt objektiv. Tagebuchnotizen und Briefe des ungarischen Rechtsphilosophen Felix Somló (1873–1920), Hrsg. A. Funke und P. Sólyom"
Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 441–445Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesBetween “Metaphysics of the Stone Age” and the “Brave New World”: H.L.A. Hart on the Law’s Assumptions about Human Nature
Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy in the 21st Century: Reassessing Legacies. Jovanović, M., Spaić, B. (eds.). Peter Lang, pp. 71–87Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] https://worldcat.org/title/829460942
Freedom of Contract and Paternalism: Prospects and Limits of an Economic Approach
Palgrave. 194 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137000323
Gazdaság és jog II
Társadalmi-jogi kutatások: Egyetemi jegyzet. H. Szilágyi, I. (ed.). Szent István Társulat, pp. 155–185Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersImport, Export, and Multilateral Translation: Methodological Lessons from an Economic Analysis of Paternalism in Contract Law
Interdisciplinary Research in Jurisprudence and Constitutionalism. Kirste, S., van Aaken, A., Anderheiden, M., Policastro, P. (eds.). Franz Steiner Verlag, pp. 129–151Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersTársadalmi normák, jog, közpolitika
A bizalmatlanság hálójában: A magyar beteg. Muraközy, L. (ed.). Corvina, pp. 37–55Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersDuress
Contract Law and Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 57-79, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
A jogosultságok helye a racionális döntések elméletében
A szabadság felelőssége: Írások a 65 éves Dénes Iván Zoltán tiszteletére. Dénes, I., Pénzes, F., Rácz, S., Tóth-Matolcsi, L. (eds.). Debrecen University Press, pp. 27–37Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersConsequence-Based Arguments in Legal Reasoning: A Jurisprudential Preface to Law and Economics
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1869-2_2
Introduction: Legal and Political Theory in the Post-National Age
Legal and Political Theory in the Post-National Age. Peter Lang, pp. 1-4Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersLegal and Political Theory in the Post-National Age
Peter Lang. 196 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksAz Alkotmánybíróság határozata az ingatlanokat terhelő vagyonadóról: A jogbiztonság követelménye az adótörvényekkel szemben
Jogesetek Magyarázata, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 12–17Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOn the Necessity of Necessity: An Economic Analysis of Contracts Concluded in a Situation of Need
Silesian Journal of Legal Studies, vol. 2, pp. 11-26Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://ssrn.com/abstract=1414142
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1414142
Law and Morality in the Regulation of Contracts: Lessons from Ancient Rome
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1480685
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A jogosultságok konceptualizálásának és modellezésének lehetőségei a racionális döntések elméletében
Jogosultságok: Elmélet és gyakorlat. Ficsor, K., Győrfi, T., Szabó, M. (eds.). Bíbor, pp. 63–73Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersA közteherviselés (70/I. §)
Az Alkotmány kommentárja. Jakab, A. (ed.). Századvég, pp. 2645–2662Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPaternalism in Policy: Prospects and Limitations of an Economic Analysis
Die Unsicherheit der Väter: Zur Herausbildung paternaler Bindungen. Gruber, M., Ziemann, S. (eds.). trafo Wissenschaftsverlag, pp. 285–303Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPolicy Arguments before Courts: Identifying and Evaluating Consequence-Based Judicial Reasoning
Humanitas Journal of European Studies, vol. 3, pp. 9-30Contributions to Journals: AbstractsSzerződésértelmezés hermeneutika és jogpolitika között: A contra proferentem szabály
Iustitia kirándul: Tanulmányok a »jog és irodalom« köréből. Szent István Társulat, pp. 209–227Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersA Legal Theory without Law. Posner v. Hayek on Economic Analysis of Law
European business organization law review, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 497-506Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1566752908004977
Jog, jogászat és jogtudomány hatása Weber módszertani nézeteire
Századvég, no. 49, pp. 3–26Contributions to Journals: ArticlesJogelmélet jog nélkül?
Miskolci Jogelméleti Szemle, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 149–159Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesPolicy Considerations in Contract Interpretation: The Contra proferentem Rule from a Comparative Law and Economics Perspective
Contract Theory – Corporate Law. Gavvala, R. (ed.). Icfai University Press, pp. 66–104Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersA jog gazdasági elemzésének diszciplináris helye a jogtudományban és perspektívái Európában
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsHow to Use Philosophy, Economics and Psychology in Jurisprudence: The Case of Paternalism in Contract Law
Theatrum legale mundi: Symbola Cs. Varga oblata. Societas Sancti Stephani, pp. 67–91Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHozzászólás: Jogi heurisztika
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsJogdogmatika versus policy
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsTheatrum legale mundi: Symbola Cs. Varga oblata
. 674 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksSzerződési szabadság és paternalizmus: Adalékok a szerződési jog közgazdasági elemzéséhez
Századvég, vol. 2006, no. 41, pp. 41–78Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Bertalan László emlékkönyvről
Szociológiai Szemle, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 100–107Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesA racionális döntések elméletének helye a jogelméletben
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsAz alkotmánybíróság és a közgazdasági érvelés
Fundamentum, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 75–77Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesFrom Law to Social Science and Back Again – the First Step.: Remarks on the Juristic Origin of Some Weberian Concepts
Ius Unum - Lex Multiplex. Liber amicorum Studia Z. Péteri dedicata.: Studies in Comparative law, Theory of State and Legal Philosophy. H. Szilágyi, I., Paksy, M. (eds.). Szent István Társulat, pp. 457–473Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPosner és a privacy: Az információszabadság néhány problémája a jog gazdasági elemzésének szemszögéből
Kontroll, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 72–87Contributions to Journals: ArticlesÁllamelmélet és játékelmélet: Miről szól az alkotmány közgazdaságtana?
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsGazdaság és jog viszonya a marxista jogelméletben és a jog gazdasági elemzésében
Világosság, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 49–63Contributions to Journals: ArticlesKöznemesi felkelő vagy következetlen forradalmár?: Szabó Ervin és Révai József Kossuth-értelmezései
A bűnbaktól a realista lényeglátóig: A magyar politikai és tudományos diskurzusok Kossuth-képei 1849–2002. Dénes, I. Z. (ed.). Argumentum, pp. 65–97Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRichard A. Posner
Fejezetek a jogbölcseleti gondolkodás történetéből. Szabó, M. (ed.). 2nd edition. Bíbor, pp. 299–311Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAz univerzalizmus partikularitása: Losonczy István a mulasztási bűncselekményekről
Jura, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 50–58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] The whole issue online
Gazdaság és jog viszonya a marxista jogelméletben és a jog gazdasági elemzésében:: néhány kritikai szempont
Jogelméleti Szemle, vol. 4, no. 4Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHarmadik utak: Néhány szempont Röpke és Bibó összevetéséhez
Magyar Tudomány, vol. 6, pp. 726–737Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIn Memoriam László Bertalan
Review of Sociology of the Hungarian Sociological Association, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 69–74Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReasons for Limiting Freedom of Contract: questions of Philosophy and Policy
Jogelméleti Szemle, vol. 4, no. 1Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBeszámoló a Bertalan László emlékkonferenciáról
Szociológiai Szemle, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 151–156Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesA kétharmados törvények helye a magyar jogforrási hierarchiában
Fundamentum, pp. 40–49Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCsontos László: Ismeretelmélet, társadalomelmélet, társadalomkutatás
Szociológiai Szemle, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 113–119Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesReview of Epistemology, Social Theory, Social Research by László Csontos
Review of Sociology of the Hungarian Sociological Association, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 143–150Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesGary Stanley Becker, a preferenciák és a közgazdaságtan imperializmusa
Szociológiai Szemle, pp. 113–127Contributions to Journals: Articles