Prof. Claus-D. Müller-Hengstenberg

Claus-D. Müller-Hengstenberg is Honorary Professor in the Institute for Health Care & Public Management, University of Hohenheim.

Claus-D. Müller-Hengstenberg studied law at the University of Bonn. He was with IBM Germany for more than 30 years, where he held the position of director of contract law and project assurance. He is an expert in IT contract law including outsourcing, licensing, copy right law, and public IT procurement. Many of his monographs have become standard works on their subject. He teaches and taught courses at the University of Leipzig, the University of Hohenheim, and the Technical University of Munich.

Research interests

  • IT law, in particular IT contract law
  • Licensing, copy right law
  • Public IT procurement

Selected publications

  • Müller-Hengstenberg, C. D., & Kirn, S. (2021). Haftung des Betreibers von autonomen Softwareagents. MMR Zeitschrift für IT-Recht und Recht der Digitalisierung, 24:5, 376-380.
  • Müller-Hengstenberg, C. D. & Kirn, S. (2018). Kausalität und Verantwortung für Schäden, die durch autonome smarte Systeme verursacht werden. Computer und Recht, 34:10, 682-692.
  • Kirn, S. & Müller-Hengstenberg, C. D. (2017). Überfordert die digitale Welt der Industrie 4.0 die Vertragstypen des BGB? Neue Juristische Wochenschrift, 70:7, 433-438.
  • Kirn, S. & Müller-Hengstenberg, C. D. (2016). Rechtliche Risiken autonomer und vernetzter Systeme: Eine Herausforderung. De Gruyter Oldenbourg.