mr. dr. B. (Benedikt) Schmitz

Assistant Professor of Private International Law and Comparative Contract Law

Faculty of Law

Telephone:

+31 6 3192 1275

E-mail:

b.schmitz rug.nl

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Publications

Using AI to Ascertain and Apply Foreign Law Within the Preferential Law Approach

van Zuijlen, T. & Schmitz, B., 2027, (In preparation) Digitalisation of Justice: Perspectives from Germany and the Netherlands. Schmitz, B. (ed.). Springer Nature

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Choice of Law for Consumer Contracts in Theory and Practice: A Guide to Article 6 Rome I Regulation

Schmitz, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Edward Elgar Publishing. (Elgar Monographs in Private International Law)

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic › peer-review

Congresverslag: Fundamentele Rechten in het Internationaal Privaatrecht - Heden en Toekomst in Zuid-Afrika, België en Nederland

Schmitz, B., Poesen, M. & Cupido, R. (Translator), Jun-2026, In: Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht. 2026, 1/2

Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic

Cross-Border Disputes Under the Revised Consumer ADR Directive: A Renaissance?

Schmitz, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: European Review of Private Law.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Forum Regit Processum in Cross-Border Consumer Cases: Spill-Over Restrictions from EU Substantive Consumer Law?

Schmitz, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the Lindemann Fellowship for Private International Law. Mohr Siebeck, Vol. 2.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

From Green Paper to Paperweight? Why Article 6 (2) Rome I Regulation Needed Reform 25 Years Ago and Still Needs It Today

Schmitz, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Feestbundel voor M.H. ten Wolde. Uitgeverij Paris

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Getrennte Anknüpfung statt Günstigkeitsvergleich: Eine Niederländische Auslegungsalternative für Artikel 6 Abs. 2 Rom I-VO

Schmitz, B., Aug-2025, In: IPRax : Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts. 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

M.H. ten Wolde: Ausgewählte Schriften: Ter ere van het 25-jarig jubileum van Mathijs Huibert ten Wolde als hoogleraar aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Schmitz, B., 2025, 348 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

Artikel 6 lid 2 Rome I-Verordening en het Duitse Bundesgerichtshof

Schmitz, B., 2024, In: Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht. 2024, 4, p. 703-709 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Case note

B. Schmitz, Rethinking the Consumer Conflict Rule – Article 6(2) Rome I Regulation and Party Autonomy in Light of Principles, Efficiency, and Harmonisation (dissertation, University of Groningen, 2024)

Schmitz, B., 2024, In: Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht. 2024, 4, p. 711-714 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter (Research letter) › Academic

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Press/media

Nieuw Europees netwerk onderzoekt ai in de rechtbank

Schmitz, B.

04/08/2026

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Verlaten juristen Twitter voor Mastodon?

Schmitz, B.

17/01/2023

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

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