Ben Köhler dovetails sport and law

Köhler began jurisprudence in Saarbrücken in 2008, where he studied German and French law. He completed his legal clerkship in Frankfurt before returning to Saarland University for his doctorate in 2016. Most recently, Köhler conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, where he worked on comparative law and international private law topics.

His research focuses on comparative law and private international law. He was able to sharpen his profile in this respect with various stays abroad. After his first state examination, he went to Australia and before and during his doctorate to Israel, Italy and the USA. "This gave me an international perspective for my comparative law research," says Köhler. He now wants to bring this knowledge to the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Bayreuth and research how inheritance law has developed over time in different legal systems.

However, Köhler's research interests are not limited to advancing comparative research in inheritance law. He also wants to familiarize himself with sports law and initiate interdisciplinary projects with sports economics and sports science on campus. This is why he chose the University of Bayreuth: "In Bayreuth, I find a very interdisciplinary and international faculty, which suits my research interests very well. I am also looking forward to contributing my international profile to the faculty, both from an international perspective in comparative law research and private international law, as well as from an interdisciplinary perspective in sports law," says Köhler.