Dr Normann Witzleb - Researcher Profile

Biography

Normann Witzleb is a dually qualified German and Australian lawyer.  Prior to joining Monash University in 2008, he worked at the University of Western Australia (2001-2007) and the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (1996-2000), where he also obtained his PhD.  He holds a visiting appointment at the University of Mainz (Germany), where he teaches in the postgraduate program of the Mainz Media Institute.  In 2010, Normann received the Monash Law Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence.

His research focus is on comparative and European private law, in particular the area of privacy rights and remedies.  Among his publications in this field are 'Remedies - Commentary and Materials' (with M. Tilbury, M. Gillooly and E. Bant), 5th ed 2011, 'Geldansprüche bei Persönlichkeitsverletzungen durch Medien', a monograph on remedies for the infringements of personality rights in the UK  and Germany, 2002, '"Auf dem Wege zu einem Europäischen Zivilgesetzbuch”' (Towards a European Civil Code), co-edited with D. Martiny, 1998.

A number of Dr Witzleb's publications may be accessed on line at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=815353

 

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Qualifications

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICE

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 2005

BACHELOR OF LAWS

Institution: Murdoch University, Perth

Year awarded: 2003

DOCTOR OF LAWS (DOKTOR DER RECHTE)

Institution: European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Year awarded: 2002

SECOND STATE EXAM IN LAW

Institution: Law Examination Office Berlin

Year awarded: 1996

FIRST STATE EXAM IN LAW

Institution: Bavarian State Law examination Office

Year awarded: 1994

DIPLOMA IN LEGAL STUDIES

Institution: King's College London - University of London

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Books

Tilbury, M., Gillooly, M., Bant, E., Witzleb, N., 2011, Remedies: Commentary and Materials, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Witzleb, N., 2002, Geldansprueche bei Persoenlichkeitsverletzungen durch Medien, Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen Germany.

Book Chapters

Witzleb, N., 2012, How should an Australian Statutory Cause of Action protecting privacy be framed?, in The Right to Privacy in the Light of Media Convergence: Perspectives from Three Continents, eds Dieter Dorr and Russell L. Weaver, De Gruyter, Berlin Germany, pp. 237-254.

Witzleb, N., Skead, N., 2011, Mapping and embedding graduate attributes across the curriculum, in Excellence and Innovation in Legal Education, eds Sally Kift, Michelle Sanson, Jill Cowley and Penelope Watson, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 31-68.

Witzleb, N., 2010, Futility as a discretionary factor in domestic and international litigation, in Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements: Comparative and International Perspectives, eds Russell Weaver, Francois Lichere, Presses Universitaires d'Aix-Marseille, France, pp. 62-125.

Witzleb, N., 2010, Participants in the community of knowledge: experiences with a Wikipedia writing assignment for students, in Computer-Assisted Teaching: New Developments, eds Brayden A. Morris, George M. Ferguson, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, pp. 191-200.

Witzleb, N., 2009, 15.3 Contribution, Subrogation and Marshalling, in The Laws of Australia, eds Michael Kirby, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, pp. 101-441.

Witzleb, N., 2009, 15.5 Declarations, in The Laws of Australia, eds Michael Kirby, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, pp. 101-221.

Journal Articles

Crofts, T., Witzleb, N., 2011, "Naming and shaming" in Western Australia: prohibited behaviour orders, publicity and the decline of youth anonymity, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 35, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 34-45.

Witzleb, N., 2011, A statutory cause of action for privacy? A critical appraisal of three recent Australian law reform proposals, Torts Law Journal [P], vol 19, issue 2, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 104-134.

Witzleb, N., 2011, Exposure draft of the new Australian privacy principles - The first stage of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Australian Business Law Review [P], vol 39, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 58-62.

Carroll, R., Witzleb, N., 2011, 'It's not just about the money' - enhancing the vindicatory effect of private law remedies, Monash University Law Review [P], vol 37, issue 1, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 216-240.

Witzleb, N., 2011, Marriage as the 'last frontier'? Same-sex relationship recognition in Australia, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family [P], vol 25, issue 2, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 135-164.

Witzleb, N., 2010, 'Equity does not act in vain': an analysis of futility arguments in claims for injunctions, The Sydney Law Review [P], vol 32, issue 3, Lawbook Co., Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, pp. 503-531.

Witzleb, N., Skead, N., 2009, A bottom-up approach to developing LLB course outcomes and an integrated curriculum, The Law Teacher [P], vol 43, issue 1, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 62-81.

Witzleb, N., 2009, Engaging with the world: Students of comparative law write for Wikipedia, Legal Education Review [P], vol 19, issue 1&2, Australasian Law Teachers Association, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 83-97.

Witzleb, N., 2009, Federal Government Acts, Alternative Law Journal [P], vol 34, Legal Service Bulletin, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 280.

Witzleb, N., 2009, Giller v Procopets: Australia's privacy protection shows signs of improvement, Torts Law Journal [P], vol 17, issue 2, LexisNexis, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 121-129.

Witzleb, N., 2009, Justifying gain-based remedies for invasions of privacy, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies [P], vol 29, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 325-363.

Witzleb, N., 2009, Surveillance in public places, Alternative Law Journal [P], vol 34, legal Services Bulletin, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 135.

Witzleb, N., Carroll, R., 2009, The role of vindication in tort damages, Tort Law Review [P], vol 17, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, pp. 16-44.

Witzleb, N., Skead, N., 2007, Course Outcome and Graduate Attribute Statements at UWA Law School - What Is In It for Law Students?, ONYX, vol 16, issue 3, Blackstone Society Inc., University of Western Australia, Crawley WA, pp. 17-23.

Witzleb, N., 2007, Monetary Remedies for Breach of Confidence in Privacy Cases, Legal Studies, vol 27, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 430-464.

Witzleb, N., 2007, Privacy Law for the 21st Century: Key Aspects of the Australia Law Reform Commission Review, Australian Business Law Review, vol 35, issue 6, Law Book Co., Pyrmont NSW, pp. 434-437.

Witzleb, N., 2006, Book Review: M Bagaric, C Doyle, Privacy Law in Australia, Australian Business Law Review, vol 34, issue 1, Law Book Co, Pyrmont NSW, pp. 78-80.

Witzleb, N., 2006, The Protection of Corporations from Intrusive Media: A German Perspective, eLaw Journal, vol 13, issue 1, Murdoch University School of Law, Murdoch WA, pp. 77-112.

Witzleb, N., 2005, Federal Court Strengthens Privacy Enforcement: Seven Network (Operations) Limited vs Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance [2004] FCA 637, Australian Business Law Review, vol 33, issue 1, Law Book Co, Pyrmont NSW, pp. 45-50.

Witzleb, N., 2005, Internationale Zustaendigkeit fuer Ehrverletzungen im Internet - Die australische Perpecktive (Jurisdiction for Defamation on the Internet - The Australian Perspective), Rabels Zeitschrift fuer auslaendisches und internationales Privatrecht (Rabels Journal for Foreign and International Private Law), vol 69, issue 1, Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen Germany, pp. 124-149.

Witzleb, N., 2005, The Limits of negligence - to whom do marriage cousellors owe a duty of care?, Alternative Law Journal [P], issue 4, Legal Services Bulletin Co-op Ltd, Clayton Victoria, p. 200.

Witzleb, N., 2004, Australien reformiert Studiengebuehren und Hochschulfinanzierung (Australia's Reform of HECS and Higher Education Funding), Das Hochschulwesen (Higher Education), vol 52, issue 4, UniversitatsVerlagWebler (UVW), Bielefeld Germany, pp. 138-143.

Witzleb, N., 2004, Book review: Remedies in Context: Commentary and Materials by Anne Cossins, University of Western Australia Law Review, vol 32, issue 1, University of Western Australia, Faculty of Law, Nedlands WA, pp. 127-130.

Witzleb, N., 2004, Reform of anti-vilification laws - WA's bid to be toughest, Alternative Law Journal, vol 29, issue 5, Legal Services Bulletin Co-op Ltd, Clayton Vic, p. 250.

Witzleb, N., 2003, Spoliation of Evidence - A New Tort for Australia?, Tort Law Review, vol 11, issue 3, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW, pp. 135-138.

Witzleb, N., Martiny, D., Thoelke, U., Frericks, T., 2003, Sravnitelnoe pravo i internet (Comparative Law and the Internet), Juridiceskii mir (Legal World), vol May, issue 5, Urmir, Moscow,Russia, pp. 43-51.

Witzleb, N., 2002, Sravnitelnoe pravo i internet [Comparative Law and the Internet], Russian Journal of Comparative Law, vol 2, issue 2, Jurist Publishing Group, Moscow, Russian Federation, pp. 129-147.

Witzleb, N., 2002, The German 'Registered Life Partnership' - A Marriage That Dares Not Speak Its Name?, Australian Journal of Family Law, vol 16, issue 3, LexisNexis, Chatswood NSW, pp. 227-244.

Conference Proceedings

Witzleb, N., Skead, N., 2007, Developing Course Outcomes and an Integrated Curriculum at the University of Western Australia Law School, Australian Law Teachers Association ALTA 2007 Refereed Conference Papers, 23 September to 26 September 2007, ALTA Secretariat, Lindfield NSW, pp. 1-25.

Other

Witzleb, N., 2011, Submission to Inquiry "A Commonwealth Statutory Cause of Action for Serious Invasion of Privacy", A Commonwealth Statutory Cause of Action for Serious Invasion of Privacy, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, on-line.

Witzleb, N., 2010, Declarations, Remedies in Equity : The Laws of Australia, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia.

Witzleb, N., 2010, Victorian opposition leader sues Labor Party, AM with Tony Eastley, ABC, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Witzleb, N., 2009, EU erklart, SBS Radio - German SBS 4, Special Broadcasting Services, Australia.

Witzleb, N., 2006, Case Law, Civil Law, Common Law, Court, Equity, Forum Shopping, Tort, Trust (35 section entries), Die Brockhaus Enzyklopaedie, vol 30, Brockhaus Publishing, Mannheim Germany.

Witzleb, N., 2005, Life as a Legal Academic, Careers Handbook 2005, Blackstone Society Inc., University of Western Australia Law School, Crawley, Western Australia.

Witzleb, N., 2005, Vereinigtes Koenigreich (United Kingdom), Irland, Australien (Australia), Neuseeland (NZ), Malaysia, Singapur (Singapore)(25 section entries), Die Brockhaus Enzyklopaedie, vol 30, Brockhaus Publishing, Mannheim Germany.

Teaching Commitment

Comparative Remedies (LAW4644)

International perspectives on torts law (LAW4645)

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

All in this Together; Peer-Learning and Information Communication Technology in Law Schools.

Supervisors:

Witzleb, N (Main), Webb, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Clean Hands: Immediacy, necessity, Depravity..

Supervisors:

Witzleb, N (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Crossing borders: extraterritorial application of Australian directors' duties.

Supervisors:

Witzleb, N (Main), Duns, J (Associate), Harder, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses - A Comparison of the Common Law and International Approaches.

Supervisors:

Witzleb, N (Main), Harder, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Redefining the 'person' - the challenges of cyber identities..

Supervisors:

Witzleb, N (Main), Giblin, R (Associate).