Paul Patreider
Mag. iur.
Researcher (pre doc)
Phone
+43 1 4277-29656
Biography
Paul Patreider joined the Institute of European Tort Law in 2026. He previously worked at the LMU Munich, and an international law firm. After concluding his studies at the University of Innsbruck, Paul was involved in various international research projects, most recently for the European Law Institute. During his doctoral studies, he spent two research stays at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. In addition to his academic work, Paul is a member of the Italian bar.
Paul is fluent in German (native), English and Italian. He has solid foundations in French and Russian.
Main Areas of Research
Paul’s work focuses on the intersection of family and succession law as well as European and private international law. In all these areas, he works on a comparative law basis, with an interdisciplinary and historical approach. Paul is currently developing new research projects in the area of tort law.
Selected Publications
- Intestacy rights of unmarried partners in Austria, in: Gregor Christandl, Dorota Miler, Denise Wiedemann, Intestate succession of unmarried partners, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2026 (forthcoming)
- Die Dominoanerkennung – Von der Anerkennung eines Drittstaatenstatus in einem EU-Staat zur unionsweiten Wirksamkeit?, StAZ (Zeitschrift für Standesamtswesen, Familienrecht, Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht, Personenstandsrecht, internationales Privatrecht des In- und Auslands) 78 (2025), 325–333 (together with Aron Johanson)
- De-judicialisation in family and succession matters – an introduction and comparative report, in: Elena Bargelli, Anatol Dutta, François Trémosa (eds) (in collaboration with Paul Patreider and Elisa Stracqualursi), Extra-judicial administration of justice in cross-border family and succession matters, Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre, Milan, 2025, 3–53 (open access) (together with Anatol Dutta)