Franziska Weber

Franziska studied the Bachelor of European and Comparative Law at the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen, including study visits at the Universities of Sheffield and Bologna. After her Bachelor graduation she could gain work experience as an advisor for the IHK Nord - Representation of Northern German Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Brussels. She completed her LL.M. - Master European Law School - at the University of Maastricht cum laude. During this time she was Assistant Editor of the Maastricht Journal and Research Assistant to Prof. Michael G. Faure.

In October 2008 she started her PhD at the Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics (RILE) with the topic 'Towards an optimal mix of public and private enforcement in consumer law' under the supervision of Prof. Roger J. van den Bergh and Prof. Willem H. van Boom.

After a research visit to Sweden in August 2009, Franziska is currently staying at the University of Bologna in the ambit of the EDLE (European Doctorate in Law and Economics) program.

Publications

Faure, M., Goodwin, M. and Weber, F. 'Bucking the (Kuznets) Curve: Designing Effective Environmental Regulation in Developing Countries', Virginia Journal of International Law 51.1 (forthcoming 2010)

Book Review: New Frontiers of Consumer Protection - The Interplay Between Private and Public Enforcement (by Fabrizio Cafaggi and Hans-W. Micklitz, Antwerp - Oxford - Portland: Intersentia, 2009, 451 pages), Maastricht Journal (forthcoming 2010)

De Groot, G.-R Kuipers, J.-J. and Weber, F. (2009), 'Passing Citizenship Tests as a Requirement for Naturalisation: A Comparative Perspective' in Guild, Elspeth/Groenendijk, Kees/Carrera, Sergio, Illiberal Liberal States: Immigration, Citizenship and Integration in the EU, Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing, p, 51 - 77

Weber, F. (2009), Hanse Law School - A Promising Example of Transnational Legal Education? An Alumna's Perspective, German Law Journal, 10 (7), p. 969 - 979, available at: http://www.germanlawjournal.com/

Weber, F., Towards an Effective Environmental Law for Developing Countries - Illustrated with the Recent Legislative Proposal for the Establishment of Regional and Municipal Protected Areas in Peru (January 01, 2009). Maastricht Faculty of Law Working Paper No. 2. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1344354

Contact information

Room L5-117
Phone +31 10 4082691
f.weber@frg.eur.nl

Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics
Capgroep ARW
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands