Frank Emmert

John S. Grimes Professor of Law
Executive Director, Center for International and Comparative Law

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, Room 335
530 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225

Phone: (317) 278-9661
Fax: (317) 278-3326
E-Mail: femmert@iu.edu

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Education

Erstes juristisches Staatsexamen (equivalent to J.D.), 1988, University of Munich Law School, Germany
LL.M., 1989, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Diploma in European Law, 1990, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Zweites juristisches Staatsexamen (equivalent to the bar exam), 1992, Bavaria, Germany
Ph.D., 1998, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands

Courses

European union law, comparative law, international business transactions, international commercial arbitration, international trade law, international investment law, world trade organization law

Other

For Students

Bio

Frank Emmert became a professor of law and the Executive Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law beginning in the summer of 2003. He was the founder and served as managing editor of the European Journal of Law Reform from 1997 to 2012. More recently, he co-founded the Council on International Law and Politics (https://www.cilpnet.com/) and the Blockchain Law Alliance. Before his appointment at IU he was a visiting professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. He has also served as Dean of Concordia International University Estonia School of Law, Executive Director of the Academy of European Law at the European University Institute, Lecturer in European and International Law at the European institute of Basle University. He has taught courses at the Universities of Strasbourg (France), Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Warsaw and Krakow (Poland), Ljubljana and Maribor (Slovenia), Prague (Czech Republic), St. Gall (Switzerland), the College of Europe (Poland), Stanford Law School, IU Maurer School of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law, and Rutgers University School of Law, American University Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico), Université Saint-Ésprit de Kaslik (Lebanon), as well as Alexandria University Faculty of Law and Cairo University Faculty of Law (Egypt).

Prof. Emmert is fluent in German and English, conversant in French, and speaks some Spanish and Italian. He regularly advises governments and multinational enterprises in matters of business and trade law, law reform, and court reform. As a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he participates in international commercial arbitrations when appointed by parties to a dispute. He speaks frequently at conferences and seminars around the world. Some 180 publications and presentations can be downloaded from ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank-Emmert).

Publications

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Books and Chapters

Law Review and Journal Articles

Essays and Reports

  • Annotation on Case C-249/96, Grant, of the European Court of Justice, dealing with discrimination of homosexual couples, in Die Praxis, Vol. 87, 1998, No. 4, pp. 395-397
  • Annotation on Case C-122/96, Saldanha and MTS Securities vs. Hiross Holding, of the European Court of Justice, in Die Praxis, Vol. 86, 1997, No. 12, pp. 945-946
  • Annotations on Case C-80/95, Harnas & Helm, Case C-247/95, FA Augsburg vs. Marktgemeinde Welden, Case C-260/95, DFDS, Case C-167/95, Maatsdrap Linthorst, Pouwels and Schers, and Case C-63/96, Werner Skripalle, of the European Court of Justice, dealing with VAT, in Die Praxis, Vol. 86, 1997, No. 10, pp. 861-864
  • Annotations on Case C-368/95, Vereinigte Familiapress v. Heinrich Bauer Verlag, and Case C-392/95, Parliament v. Council (Visa-Regulation), of the European Court of Justice, in Die Praxis, Vol. 86, 1997, No. 9, pp. 710-713
  • Annotations on Case C-143/93, van Es, Joined Cases C-153 and C-204/94, Faroe Seafood and Arthur Smith, Case C-61/94, Kommission v. Germany (Milk Imports), and Case C-64/95, Büker, of the European Court of Justice, dealing with customs law, in Die Praxis, Vol. 86, 1997, No. 4, pp. 339-344
  • Annotation on Joined Cases C-178, C-188-190/94, Dillenkofer et. al., of the European Court of Justice, in Die Praxis, Vol. 86, 1997, No. 3, pp. 258-262, with S. Wollkopf
  • Annotation on Case C-168/95, Arcaro, and Case C-44/95, Lappel Bank, of the European Court of Justice, dealing with environmental law, in Die Praxis, Vol. 86, 1997, No. 2, pp. 178-181
  • Annotation on the Bosman-Judgment of the European Court of Justice in Die Praxis, Vol. 85, 1996, No. 7/8, pp. 656-660

Book Reviews

  • *23) Earl Jowitt et al. (eds.), Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law, Sweet&Maxwell/Thomson Reuters, 3rd ed. (2010), reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 16, 2014, No. 3, pp. 670-671
  • *22) The following books were reviewed as noteworthy books for advanced research on Islamic Law: M. Kabir Hassan & Mervyn K. Lewis, Handbook of Islamic Banking, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham 2007, 443 pp.; Muhammad Akram Khan, What is Wrong With Islamic Economics? Analysing the Present State and Future Agenda, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham 2013, 504 pp.; Abdulaziz Sachedina, Islam & the Challenge of Human Rights, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, 248 pp.; and Aysha A. Hidayatullah, Feminist Edges of the Qur’an, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2014, 259 pp., European Journal of Law Reform, Special Issue on Islamic Law, Vol. 16, 2014, No. 2, pp. 522-530, with Salma Taman
  • *21) The following books were reviewed as teaching materials for courses on Islamic Law: Raj Bhala, Understanding Islamic Law (Shari’a), LexisNexis Publishing, New Providence/San Francisco 2011, 1472 pp.; Wael B. Hallaq, An Introduction to Islamic Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2009, 200 pp.; Mohammed Hashim Kamali, Shari'ah Law – an Introduction, Oneworld Publications, Oxford 2008, 342 pp.; and Mohammed Hashim Kamali, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, The Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge, 3rd ed. 2003, 546 pp., European Journal of Law Reform, Special Issue on Islamic Law, Vol. 16, 2014, No. 2, pp. 521-522, with Salma Taman
  • *20) C.T.G. Molyneux, Domestic Structures and International Trade – The Unfair Trade Instruments of the United States and the European Union, Oxford: Hart Publishing (2001), pp. i-xxviii and 1-300, reviewed for Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 41, 2003, No. 1, pp. 181-182
  • *19) Simon Bishop and Mike Walker, The Economics of EC Competition Law - Concepts, Application and Measurement, London: Sweet & Maxwell (1999), pp. i-xxxi and 1-356, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 4, pp. 653-654
  • *18) Alison Jones and Brenda Sufrin, EC Competition Law - Text, Cases and Materials, Oxford: Oxford University Press (2001), pp. i-xcix and 1-1159, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 4, pp. 650-652
  • *17) Jonathan Faull and Ali Nikpay (eds), The EC Law of Competition, Oxford: Oxford University Press (1999), pp. i-cxviii and 1-961, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 4, p. 649
  • *16) Peter M. Roth (ed.), Bellamy & Child -European Community Law of Competition, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 5th ed. (2001), pp. i-clxx and 1-1339 (hardcover) and 850 pp. appendices (paperback), reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 4, pp. 647-648
  • *15) Peter J. van Krieken (ed.), The Migration Acquis Handbook, TMC Asser Press, The Hague 2001, and Peter J. van Krieken (ed.), The Asylum Acquis Handbook, TMC Asser Press, The Hague 2000, both reviewed together for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 2, pp. 382-383
  • *14) Barend van der Hejden/Bahia Tahzib-Lie (eds.), Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - A Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1998, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 2, pp. 383-384
  • *13) Gerhard Walter/Samuel P. Baumgartner (eds), Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Outside the Scope of the Brussels and Lugano Conventions, Kluwer Law International, The Hague et al. 2000, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 1, pp. 252-253
  • *12) Paul J. Omar (ed.), Procedures to Enforce Foreign Judgments, Dartmouth Publishing Co./Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Aldershot, 2002, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 1, pp. 250-251
  • *11) Jan Ramberg, International Commercial Transactions, 2nd ed., Kluwer Law International/Nordstedts Juridik/International Chamber of Commerce, Stockholm 2000, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 4, 2002, No. 1, p. 249
  • *10) Thomas M.J. Möllers, Die Rolle des Rechts im Rahmen der europäischen Integration, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 1999, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 3, 2001, No. 4, pp. 498-500
  • *9) David O'Keeffe and Patrick Twomey (eds.), Legal Issues of the Amsterdam Treaty, Oxford and Portland (Hart Publishing) 1999, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 3, 2001, No. 2, pp. 195-197
  • *8) J.H.H. Weiler (ed.), The EU, the WTO and the NAFTA: Towards a Common Law of International Trade, Oxford University Press 2000, reviewed for Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 39, 2001, No. 3, pp. 560-561; also reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 3, 2001, No. 2, pp. 189-194
  • *7) Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Eric Heinze (eds.), Landmark Cases in International Law, Kluwer Law International 1998, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 3, 2001, No. 1, pp. 109-110
  • *6) Petar Šarčević and Paul Volken (eds.), Yearbook of Private International Law, Vol. I 1999, Kluwer Law International in assoc. with Swiss Institute of Comparative Law 1999, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 2, 2000, No. 3, pp. 387-388
  • *5) David A. Schultz (ed.), Leveraging the Law - Using the Courts to Achieve Social Change, Peter Lang Verlag 1998, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 2, 2000, No. 3, pp. 386-387
  • *4) Ole Lando and Hugh Beale (eds.), Principles of European Contract Law - Parts I and II - Combined and Revised, The Hague/London/Boston, Kluwer Law International 2000, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 2, 2000, No. 3, pp. 385-386
  • *3) Joseph J. Norton and Mads Andenas, Emerging Financial Markets and Secured Transactions, Kluwer Law International 1998, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 2, 2000, pp. 289-292
  • 2) Hermann-Josef Blanke, Föderalismus und Integrationsgewalt - Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Spanien, Italien und Belgien als dezentralisierte Staaten in der EG, Schriften zum Europäischen Recht, Vol. 7, Duncker & Humblot Publishers, Berlin 1991, reviewed for Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, Vol. 28, 1995, pp. 253-254
  • 1) David I. Fisher, Prior Consent to International Direct Satellite Broadcasting, Utrecht Studies in Air and Space Law, Vol. 8, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1990; reviewed for Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, Vol. 25, 1992, pp. 357-360
  • Wolfgang Kahl & Markus Ludwigs (eds.), Handbuch des Verwaltungsrechts, C.F. Müller Verlag 2021, Vol. I – V, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, forthcoming

Electronic Publications/Products

  • Frank Emmert, Franz Kronthaler & Johannes Stephan: Legal Analysis of Statements Made in Favour and Against the Adoption of Competition Law in Developing Countries, contribution to a research project funded by the European Union and directed by Said Business School at Oxford University, 69 pp., available online at http://www.iwh-halle.de/projects/competition_policy/ Claims_final.PDF – and also published in paper format in IWH-Sonderhefte 1/2005, Halle, Germany
  • Jorma Heinonen, Alari Purju & Frank Emmert: Estonia as a Transit Country, research paper for the Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT), Helsinki, July 2002, ca. 10 pp., available at http://www.interdevelopment.fi/itameri/transitbusiness.pdf

Work in Progress

  • 54) Frank Emmert: Indiana Business Law, under contract with Matthew Bender
  • Essays on Litigation, National Courts, and Regional Courts for Thomas Cottier & Krista Nadakavukaren (eds.), Edward Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, forthcoming in 2024
  • 53) Frank Emmert: Chapters on U.S. Law and the USMCA for Marc Bungenberg & Helge Heinrich (eds.), Europäisches Beihilferecht / International Subsidies, in preparation for NOMOS Verlagsgesellschaft, forthcoming in 2023
  • 52) Frank Emmert: Essays on Litigation, National Courts, and Regional Courts for Thomas Cottier & Krista Nadakavukaren (eds.), Edward Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, forthcoming in 2023
  • 51) Frank Emmert (ed.): International Investment Law and Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Textbook
  • Can Cryptocurrency Save Islamic Finance?, forthcoming in Kilaw Journal, Kuwait International Law School
  • 35) Frank Emmert: The Long Arm of the SEC in the Regulation of Digital Currencies
  • Daniel Bethlehem, Donald McRae, Rodney Neufeld and Isabelle Van Damme (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Trade Law, Oxford University Press, pp. i-liv and 1-801, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, forthcoming
  • Penelope Christophorou & Celeste Boeri Pozo (eds.), Global Financial Collateral – a Guide to Security Interests in Securities, Securities Accounts and Deposit Accounts in International Transactions, American Bar Association (ABA) 2021, pp. i-xxiii and 1-1004, reviewed for European Journal of Law Reform, forthcoming

Presentations




 *Refereed