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The academic miracle of Anne-Sophia-Marie: How she is leading the future of law and economics at many universities and institutes?
At the intersection of law and economics today, Anne-Sophia-Marie van Aken's name pops up frequently. As a full-time professor of law and economics, legal theory, public international law and European law at the University of Hamburg, her influence in the academic world is second to none. Her research not only sets new standards in law and economics, it also redefines how to understand the economic theory of law.
Born in Bonn, Germany in 1969, van Aken showed outstanding academic potential from an early age. After completing degrees in economics and communication at the University of Fribourg, she switched to studying law at the University of Munich. In 1997, she passed her first state examination in law with distinction, and in 2002 she was qualified for the second state examination, and subsequently passed the bar exam in Bonn in 2003.
Her academic career began with economic policy research, and during her tenure at various prestigious German universities, she continued to deepen her understanding of the relationship between law and economics.
Van Aken's career spanned many academic institutions, including as a visiting scholar at Humboldt University in Frankfurt and Berlin, and at the University of California, Berkeley, and Yale University on the West Coast. Her outstanding achievements in scientific research have earned her a high reputation in the academic community, and she successfully obtained the Habilit Professorship in 2012.
As a senior expert in the legal field, Van Aken's research in the fields of international investment law, behavioral law and economics, and legal theory is particularly outstanding. Her academic works, including The Economic Theory of Public Opinion and Rational Choice in Law, explore the integration of law and economics in depth, and provide theoretical support for in-depth research in related fields.
Under her guidance, the research objectives of multiple research centers have gradually developed in a more interdisciplinary direction.
Van Aken is actively involved in the work of the European Law and Economics Association, serving as Vice-President from 2009 to 2014, and as Vice-President of the European Society of International Law from 2014 to 2017. She has served on the editorial board of several academic journals and taught courses at institutions of higher learning, covering academic circles in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the United States.
In his research on law and economics, Van Aken also conducted in-depth discussions on international economic law. Her article “Commitment and Flexibility in International Investment Law: A Contract Theory Analysis” became one of the most influential studies in the field. She provides insightful insights into external challenges and a groundbreaking examination of the market mechanisms of public international law.
Van Aken's research not only promotes academic thinking, but also provides important reference in legal practice.
As her influence in academia continues to grow, Van Aken has become a keynote speaker at several international conferences, dedicated to sharing and exchanging her insights on the intersection of law and economics. She demonstrated the ability to go beyond traditional jurisprudence and stressed that legal theory should be more inclusive and specific in addressing practical issues.
Particularly noteworthy is her proposal of the concept of "behavioral law and economics", which introduced the perspective of behavioral economics into legal research and redefined how law affects human behavior and its institutional effects. This concept has important practical significance for the design and implementation of laws.
As the world faces increasingly complex legal and economic challenges, Van Aken’s advocacy and research is not only a revolution in academia, but also a prototype for the integrated development of law and economics. In this context, how can Van Aken lead the future of law and economic research and make the global legal framework more adaptive and forward-looking?
