Born in 1970 in Schwäbisch Hall. Studied law in Heidelberg and Münster (Westphalia). Passed the first state law examination in Heidelberg in 1995. Studied comparative law at the Institut de Droit Comparé in Paris in 1995–96. Subsequently completed a legal clerkship and passed the second state law examination in Baden-Württemberg. From late 1998, research assistant at the chair of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. A. Laufs at the Institute for Historical Jurisprudence at Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg. Completed his doctorate in late 2002, thesis topic: “The Klagspiegel and its Author Conrad Heyden – A 15th-Century Legal Treatise as a Pioneer of the Reception of Roman Law in Germany,” awarded thePrize .” Subsequently, research assistant at the chair of Professor Dr. A. Cordes, M.A., at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt (Main). Lectureships at the universities of Heidelberg and Frankfurt (Main). Since September 2007, director of the Research Center for the German Legal Dictionary; since 2016, honorary professor at the Faculty of Law of Heidelberg University.

• 182. [as editor together with Gernot Kocher/ Heiner Lück/ Clausdieter Schott:] SIGNA IVRIS: Signa Iuris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore, Vol. 19 (2023). More information and table of contents for the volume and series.
• 181. Von Anzugshammeln und Stuhlträgern (On Suit-Wearing Men and Chair Bearers). Insights into the history of German legal language, in: Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW) 2022, pp. 3129-3133.
• 180. From Künßberg's realm of a thousand wonders – On the 125-year history of the German Legal Dictionary, in: Juristenzeitung (JZ) 77 (2022), pp. 723-727.
• 179. 125 Years of the German Legal Dictionary – The DRW as a Resource for Legal Studies, in: Juristische Schulung (JuS) 8/2022, pp. 25–27.
• 178. Res publica as mater populi – legal iconographic notes on the allegorical woodcut of the Nuremberg municipal law reform of 1564, its precursors and its aftermath, in: Eszter Cs. Herger/ Borut Holcman/ Markus Steppan (eds.), Festschrift Gernot Kocher zum 80. Geburtstag – für den Interpreten der Bildsprache, Grazer rechtswissenschaftliche Studien 69, Graz/Vienna 2022, pp. 28–59.
• 177. 125 Years of the German Legal Dictionary – Over 100,000 Entries Completed, in: Athene – Journal of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , pp. 32–35.
• 176. Requirements for explaining meanings in technical dictionaries in the age of Google and Wikipedia – illustrated using the example of the German Legal Dictionary, in: Gerhard Diehl/Volker Harm (eds.), Historical Lexicography of German. Perspectives of a Field of Research in the Digital Age, Lexicographica: Series Maior Vol. 161, Berlin/Boston 2022, pp. 37-56. Open Access: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110758948-004/html.
• 175. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2021, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2021, Heidelberg 2022, pp. 207–213. Also available online: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.61622.
• 174. Article "Rechtsikonographie" (Legal Iconography ), in: Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Bernd Kannowski/Heiner Lück/Heinrich de Wall/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (HRG) (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 4, 29th edition, Berlin 2022, col. 1183-1187.
• 173. Article "Rechtskreis" (Legal System ), in: Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Bernd Kannowski/Heiner Lück/Heinrich de Wall/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (HRG) (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd ed., vol. 4, 29th edition, Berlin 2022, pp. 1204-1206.
• 172. Article "Rädern" (Wheels), in: Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Bernd Kannowski/Heiner Lück/Heinrich de Wall/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (HRG) (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 4, 29th edition, Berlin 2022, pp. 994-996.
• 171. Old Frisian Terms in the “Deutsches Rechtswörterbuch”. The Multilingual Approach of the Dictionary of Historical German Legal Terms, in: Hans Van de Velde/ Fredric T. Dolezal (eds.), Broadening Perspectives in the History of Dictionaries and Word Studies, Cambridge 2021, pp. 58-75.
• 170. [as editor:] Stadtrechte und Stadtrechtsreformationen(City Rights and City Law Reforms), Academy Conferences Vol. 32, Series of the German Legal Dictionary, Heidelberg 2021. More information about the volume and table of contents
• 169. From Municipal Law to Municipal Law Reform, in: Andreas Deutsch (ed.), Municipal Laws and Municipal Law Reforms (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), Heidelberg 2021, pp. 11–130.
• 168. "As if I wanted to describe a treatise in amplissima illa materia ..." – On the role of code-switching in legal books from the period of reception of Roman law in Germany, in: Elvira Glaser/ Michael Prinz/ Stefaniya Ptashnyk (eds.), Historical code-switching with German. Multilingual Practices in Language History, Berlin/Boston 2021, pp. 91-112.
• 167. Legal Sources of Medieval Procedure, in: David von Mayenburg (ed.), Conflict Resolution in the Middle Ages (Handbook on the History of Conflict Resolution in Europe, HGKE Vol. 2), Heidelberg 2021, pp. 59–76.
• 166. Of donkey masks and dogs in sacks – Legal-historical notes on animals and animal symbolism in punishments against humans, in: Markus Hirte (ed.), 100 Years of the Medieval Crime Museum – Commemorative Publication for the Museum's Anniversary (Series of Publications by the Medieval Crime Museum Rothenburg ob der Tauber Vol. XIII), Darmstadt 2021, pp. 111–140.
• 165. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2020, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2020, Heidelberg 2021, pp. 174–178. Also available online: HAdW.
• 164. Animals in Legal History, an exhibition at the Medieval Crime Museum in cooperation with the Research Center for the German Legal Dictionary, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2020, Heidelberg 2021, pp. 67–70. Also available online: HAdW.
• 163. Justin Gobler (1504-1567) and the Loreley – A Legal Career between Politics, Journalism, and Poetry, in: Andreas Deutsch/ Gernot Kocher/ Heiner Lück/ Clausdieter Schott (eds.), Signa Iuris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore 18 (2021), pp. 127–171. More information and table of contents of the volume and series.
• 162. [as editor together with Gernot Kocher/ Heiner Lück/ Clausdieter Schott:] SIGNA IVRIS: Signa Iuris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore, Vol. 18 (2021). More information and table of contents of the volume and series.
• 161. [as editor together with Gernot Kocher/Heiner Lück/Clausdieter Schott:] SIGNA IVRIS: Signa Iuris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore, Vol. 17 (2021): Index volume on research into legal archaeology and legal folklore as well as SIGNA IVRIS. More information and table of contents of the volume and series.
• 160. From the Kammergerichtspfennigmeistereiinterimsverwalter to the Immobiliarkreditwürdigkeitsprüfungsleitlinienverordnung. Multiple compounds in the history of legal language, in: Dominika Bopp/ Stefaniya Ptashnyk/ Kerstin Roth/ Tina Theobald (eds.), Words – Signs of Change, [Memorial publication Jörg Riecke], Berlin/Boston 2020, pp. 209–229. Publisher access: https://www.degruyter.com/view/book/9783110698992/10.1515/9783110698992-011.xml
• 159. "The Cursed Thieving Book Reprinter" – A Mysterious Copperplate Engraving from 1723 and Its Background, in: Stephan Meder (ed.), History and Future of Copyright, Göttingen 2020, pp. 67–95.
• 158. [as editor together with Markus Hirte:] "Hund und Katz – Wolf und Spatz" (Dog and Cat – Wolf and Sparrow). Animals in Legal History, Catalogues of the Medieval Crime Museum in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, St Ottilien 2020; excerpt and table of contents: https://eos-verlag.de/hund-und-katz-wolf-und-spatz/
• 157. Of rat catchers, cattle protectors, and cat tormentors: a legal history of animals, in: Markus Hirte/Andreas Deutsch (eds.), "Dog and Cat – Wolf and Sparrow." Animals in legal history, catalogs of the Medieval Crime Museum in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, St. Ottilien 2020, pp. 90–158.
• 156. When the Wolf Was Still Evil: A (Legal) History of Wolves in Germany and the Heidelberg Area, in: Yearbook of Academy of Sciences and Humanities Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2019, Heidelberg 2020, pp. 117–121. Also available online: HAdW.
• 155. “Municipal Rights and Reforms of Municipal Law” – Conference Report, in: Yearbook of Academy of Sciences and Humanities Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2019, Heidelberg 2020, pp. 105–108. Also available online: HAdW.
• 154. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2019, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2019, Heidelberg 2020, pp. 234–240. Also available online: HAdW.
• 153. Article "Corporal Punishment, " in: Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Bernd Kannowski/Heiner Lück/Heinrich de Wall/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Concise Dictionary of German Legal History (HRG), 2nd ed., vol. 4, 28th edition, Berlin 2020, col. 930-934.
• 152. Old Frisian terms in the German Legal Dictionary. The multilingual approach of the dictionary of historical German legal terms, in: Trefwoord – Journal of Lexicography 2019, https://ivdnt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/andreas-deutsch_oudfriese_termen.pdf.
• 151. The German Legal Dictionary – a specialized dictionary covering law, language, and history, in: Volker Harm/Anja Lobenstein-Reichmann/Gerhard Diehl (eds.), Word Worlds: Lexicography, Historical Semantics, and Cultural Studies, Berlin/Boston 2019, pp. 97–112.
• 150. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Older German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 14, Double Issue 1/2: Stegreif – Stocherwort (= pp. 1–320), Weimar 2019.
• 149. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2018, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2018, Heidelberg 2019, pp. 227–232. Also available online: hadw
• 148. The Rottweiler Court of Justice as reflected in its pictorial representations, in: Andreas Deutsch/Gernot Kocher/Heiner Lück/Clausdieter Schott (eds.), Signa Iuris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore, Vol. 16 (2018) [published in 2019], pp. 173–224. More information and table of contents of the volume.
• 147. [as editor together with Gernot Kocher/ Heiner Lück/ Clausdieter Schott:] SIGNA IVRIS: Signa Iuris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore, Vol. 16 (2018) [ published in 2019]. More information and table of contents for the volume and series.
• 146. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Early German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 13, Double Issue 9/10: Stadtkanzler – Stegrecht (= pp. 1281–1600), Weimar 2018. This also marks the completion of Volume 13; the foreword is available here.
• 145. Egenolff again and again: A publishing house from the early days of printing suspected of plagiarism, in: Stephan Meder (ed.), History and Future of Copyright, Göttingen 2018, pp. 39–66.
• 144. Practice-oriented presentation of law in the 16th century: Alexander Hugen's book of forms, in: Udo Friedrich/Eva Schumann (eds.), Transfer of Expert Knowledge in the Early Modern Period - Scholarly Discourses in Vernacular Practice, Göttingen 2018, pp. 113-150; also available online: https://doi.org/10.17875/gup2018-1109.
• 143. Justitia, Prudentia, and the Wise Solomon. Visual Postulates of Justice in Court, in: Lena Kunz/Vivianne Ferreira Mese (eds.), Legal Language and Protection of the Vulnerable, Baden-Baden 2018, pp. 233–272.
• 141. Proud Imperial City without an Executioner – on Speyer's centuries-long dispute with the bishop over the right to have an executioner, in: Mitteilungen des Historischen Vereins der Pfalz 115 (2017) [published in 2018], pp. 215-243.
• 140. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2017, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2017, Heidelberg 2018, pp. 186–191. Also available online: hadw
• 139. Article "Poenformeln" (Penalty formulas), in: Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 4, 27th edition, Berlin 2018, pp. 630-634.
• 138. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Older German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 13, Double Issue 7/8: Spieß – Stadtkanzlei (= pp. 961–1280), Weimar 2017.
• 137. “The Animal in Legal History – A Comprehensive Overview,” in: Andreas Deutsch and Peter König (eds.), The Animal in Legal History, Academy Conferences Vol. 27 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2017, pp. 11–102. More information about the volume and table of contents
• 136. Donkey Rides and Rabenstein—Animals in the Enforcement of Punishment Against Humans, in: Andreas Deutsch/Peter König (eds.), The Animal in Legal History, Academy Conferences Vol. 27 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2017, pp. 449–462. More information about the volume and table of contents
• 135. [Edited jointly with Peter König:] The Animal in Legal History, Academy Conferences Vol. 27 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2017. More information about the volume and table of contents
• 134. Staged Power? A Survey of Early Modern Illustrations of the Highest Imperial Jurisdiction, in: Eva Schumann (ed.), Justice and Procedure Through the Ages. Scholarly Literature, Judicial Practice, and Visual Symbolism, Berlin/Boston 2017, pp. 133–184.
• 131. On swans and swan eggs – Legal history notes on swans, in: Borut Holcman/Markus Steppan (eds.), Festschrift for Gernot Kocher on his 75th birthday "... I called you by your name and gave you an honorary name" (Isaiah 45:4), Maribor (Slovenia) 2017, pp. 87-122; also available online: https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?id=109718.
• 130. Thibaut and Legal Language – On the Vocabulary, Style, and System of Good Legislation, in: Christian Hattenhauer/ Klaus-Peter Schroeder/ Christian Baldus (eds.), Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (1772-1840): Citizen and Scholar, Tübingen 2017, pp. 147-167.
• 129. Article "Nuremberg Reformation," in : Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Concise Dictionary of German Legal History, 2nd ed., vol. 4, 25th edition, Berlin 2017, pp. 29-32.
• 128. Article "Ohrenabschneiden, Ohrenschlitzen" (Cutting off ears, slitting ears), in : Albrecht Cordes/Hans-Peter Haferkamp/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 4, 25th edition, Berlin 2017, pp. 131–134.
• 127. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2016, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2016, Heidelberg 2017, pp. 114–119. Also available online: https://www.haw.uni-heidelberg.de/md/haw/publikationen/jahrbuch_2016_www.pdf
• 126. There are people like Schroeder—and others. Legal history notes on the roots of a proper name, in: Pirmin Spieß/Christian Hattenhauer/Michael Hettinger (eds.), Homo heidelbergensis: Festschrift for Klaus-Peter Schroeder on his 70th birthday, Neustadt an der Weinstraße 2017, pp. 9–24.
• 125. The City of Speyer, the Bishop, His Executioner, and the Empire—On the Disputes Concerning the Right to Carry Out Punitive Executions in Speyer, in: Anette Baumann/Joachim Kemper (eds.), Speyer as Capital of the Empire – Politics and Justice between Empire and Territory in the 16th and 17th Centuries, Berlin/Boston 2016, pp. 168–188.
• 124. On the symbiosis between "card index" and "database" in the creation of articles in the German Legal Dictionary, in: Anja Lobenstein-Reichmann/ Peter O. Müller (eds.), Historical Lexicography between Tradition and Innovation, Berlin/Boston 2016, pp. 271-286.
• 123. Auf Wortschatzsuche. Das Deutsche Rechtswörterbuch in einer digitalen Welt(Searching for vocabulary. The German Legal Dictionary in a digital world), in: Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History. Journal of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History 24 (2016), pp. 358-360; also available online: http://rg.rg.mpg.de/de/article_id/1046.
• 122. When the mouse wants to know what patron means. Legal language history in the German Legal Dictionary and its communication to non-academic target groups, in: Volker Harm/ Holger Runow/ Leevke Schiwek (eds.), Language History of German. Positioning in Research, Study, Teaching, Stuttgart 2016, pp. 103-115.
• 121. Nikolaus Straub von Leonberg (c. 1415–c. 1500) – Notary and Bible Translator, in: Journal of Württemberg Regional History (ZWLG) 75 (2016), pp. 11–49.
• 120. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Older German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 13, Double Issue 5/6: Sittenrichter – Spielzettel (= pp. 641–960), Weimar 2016.
• 119. Article "Napoleonic Law Books," in : Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Concise Dictionary of German Legal History, 2nd ed., vol. 3, 24th edition, Berlin 2016, pp. 1772-1776.
• 118. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2015, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2015, Heidelberg 2016, pp. 159–164. Also available online: haw-jahrbuch-2015.pdf.
• 117. From the snake at the town hall – (Legal) iconographic observations on the depiction of snakes in and around town halls, in : Gernot Kocher/ Heiner Lück/ Clausdieter Schott (eds.), SIGNA IVRIS: Signa Iuris – Contributions to legal iconography, legal archaeology, and legal folklore 15 (2016), pp. 5–28. More information and table of contents of the volume.
• 116. Article "Murder and Manslaughter," in : Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Concise Dictionary of German Legal History, 2nd ed., vol. 3, 23rd edition, Berlin 2016, col. 1624.
• 115. Article "Mordbrand" (Arson Murder), in : Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 3, 23rd edition, Berlin 2016, pp. 1624-1626.
• 114. Secret Societies Against Unbelief in the Late 18th Century, in: Ulrich Kronauer and Andreas Deutsch (eds.), The “Unbeliever” in the Legal and Cultural History of the 18th Century, Academy Conferences Vol. 20 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2015, pp. 329–358. More information about the volume and table of contents
• 113. [Edited jointly with Ulrich Kronauer:] The “Unbeliever” in 18th-Century Legal and Cultural History, Academy Conferences Vol. 20 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2015. More information about the volume and table of contents.
• 112. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Older German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 13, Combined Issues 3/4: selchen – Family Law (= pp. 321–640), Weimar 2015.
• 111. “The Animal in Legal History” – Conference of the Research Center for the German Legal Dictionary, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2014, Heidelberg 2015, pp. 86–89. Also available online: haw-jahrbuch-2014.pdf.
• 110. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2014, in : Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2014, Heidelberg 2015, pp. 151–156. Also available online: haw-jahrbuch-2014.pdf.
• 109. Article "Los, losen" (Let's draw lots), in : Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 3, 21st edition, Berlin 2015, pp. 1042-1046.
• 108. The Adventures of Conrad Gickenbach – a schoolmaster from Schwäbisch Hall studied in Paris in 1378, in: Hellmar Weber (ed.), Eight Centuries of School History in Text and Pictures – Gymnasium bei St. Michael, Schwäbisch Hall 2014, pp. 37–56. Also available online: scan of the essay with the kind permission of the publisher (pdf).
• 107. Murder and manslaughter in the Middle Ages – On the terminology of homicides in primarily early medieval sources, in: Linguistics 39 (2014), pp. 343–370.
• 106. From the idea of a dictionary of older legal language – and the birth of a major project in 1897: On the conception of the German Legal Dictionary and its precursors as reference works relating to the past, in : Michael Prinz/ Hans-Joachim Solms (eds.) vnuornemliche alde vocabulen – gute, brauchbare wörter, On the beginnings of historical lexicography, Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie, special issue on volume 132, 2014, pp. 269-298.
• 105. The Constance Disc – The Mystery of a Legendary Instrument of Torture, in: Gernot Kocher/Heiner Lück/Clausdieter Schott (eds.), Signa Ivris – Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore 13 (2014), pp. 41–68. More information and table of contents of the volume.
• 104. Article "Corporal Punishment, " in: Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Concise Dictionary of German Legal History, 2nd ed., vol. 3, 20th edition, Berlin 2014, pp. 778-789.
• 103. Article "Leibliche Beweisung"(Physical Evidence ), in: Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 3, 20th edition, Berlin 2014, p. 790.
• 102. Article "Leitkauf" (lead purchase), in: Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 3, 20th edition, Berlin 2014, pp. 836-837.
• 101. Historical comparative law as reflected in the work on the German Legal Dictionary, in: Bettina Bock/ Maria Kozianka (eds.), Weiland Wörter-Welten – Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (Jena, July 25-27, 2012) = Whilom worlds of words – proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (Jena, July 25-27, 2012), Hamburg 2014, pp. 147–156.
• 100. Why Lachmayer is not listed in the German Legal Dictionary – On the possibilities of name research and word family research via DRW-Online, in: Erich Schweighofer/ Meinrad Handstanger/ Harald Hoffmann et al. (eds.), Signs and Magic of Law – Festschrift for Friedrich Lachmayer, Bern 2014, pp. 1015-1026.
• 99th German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2013, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2013, Heidelberg 2014, pp. 223–227. Also available online: haw-jahrbuch-2013.pdf .
• 98. Executioners as Healers: On the Lucrative Profession of a Cruel Trade, lecture in the series “We Research. For You, ” in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2013, Heidelberg 2014, pp. 133–135. Also available online:haw-jahrbuch-2013.pdf.
• 97. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Older German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 13, Double Issue 1/2: Schwefel – selbzwölft ( = pp. 1–320), Weimar 2014.
• 96. [as ed.]. Historical Legal Language of German, Academy Conferences , Vol. 15 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2013. More information and table of contents
• 95. Historical Legal Language of German – An Introduction, in: Andreas Deutsch (ed.), Historical Legal Language of German, Academy Conferences Vol. 15 (Series of the German Legal Dictionary), published on behalf of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg 2013, pp. 21–80.
• 94. On peace treaties and paternity issues: On the legal-historical imagery on Schwäbisch Hall shooting targets, in: Gernot Kocher/Heiner Lück/Clausdieter Schott (eds.), Contributions to Legal Iconography, Legal Archaeology, and Legal Folklore, Signa Iuris Vol. 11, Halle (Saale) 2013, pp. 61–122. More information and table of contents of the volume. pp. 61–122. More information and table of contents of the volume.
• 93. Commentary on: Special obligations of the employee / Duty of care in the employment contract (Sections 617-619 BGB), in: Mathias Schmoeckel/ Joachim Rückert/ Reinhard Zimmermann (eds.), Historisch-kritischer Kommentar zum BGB, Volume 3: Law of Obligations – Special Part: Sections 433-853 (HKK III), Ed. Joachim Rückert and Frank L. Schäfer, Tübingen 2013, pp. 1232-1270.
• 92. [together with Thorsten Keiser:] Commentary on: Termination of employment (§§ 620-630 BGB), in: Mathias Schmoeckel/ Joachim Rückert/ Reinhard Zimmermann (eds.), Historical-critical commentary on the BGB, Volume 3: Law of Obligations - Special Part: Sections 433-853 (HKK III), Ed. Joachim Rückert and Frank L. Schäfer, Tübingen 2013, pp. 1271-1352.
• 91. German Legal Dictionary – Activity Report for 2012, in: Yearbook of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2012, Heidelberg 2013, pp. 199–203. Also available online:haw-jahrbuch-2012.pdf.
• 90. [as chief editor:] German Legal Dictionary – Dictionary of Older German Legal Language, published by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , Vol. 12, Double Issue 9/10: Schuld – Swedish (= pp. 1281–1600), Weimar 2013. This also marks the completion of Volume 12; the foreword is available here.
• 89. Article "Laienspiegel," in: Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd ed., vol. 3, 18th edition, Berlin 2013, pp. 408-413.
• 88. Article “Straub(e), Nicolaus (also Strub, Struwe) von Le(o)nberg” [Nikolaus Straub, Bible translator and notary], in: Neue Deutsche Biographie, ed. by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, vol. 25, Berlin 2013, pp. 488 ff.
• 87. On the art of unearthing treasures – Old Frisian legal vocabulary and German legal history, in: Piter Boersma/ Goffe Th. Jensma/ Reinier Salverda (eds.), Philologia Frisica anno 2008. Lectures from the eighteenth Frisian Philology Congress of the Frisian Academy on December 10, 11, and 12, 2008, Leeuwarden (NL) 2012, pp. 26-42.
• 86. "Das Römisch kaißertumb allain von Gott herkompt" (The Roman Empire comes solely from God) - On the representation of earthly and heavenly power in the Laienspiegel of 1509, in: Andrzej Gulczynski (ed.), Rechtsikonographie geistlicher und weltlicher Macht (Legal iconography of spiritual and secular power), Signa Iuris Vol. 10, Halle (Saale) 2012, pp. 123-156. pp. 123–156. More information and table of contents of the volume.
• 85. The image of the highest imperial jurisdiction in early modern chronicles, in: Anja Amend-Traut/ Anette Baumann/ Stephan Wendehorst/ Steffen Wunderlich (eds.), The highest imperial courts as a media event, Bibliothek Altes Reich Vol. 11, Munich 2012, pp. 19-44.
• 84. Article "Klagspiegel" (Mirror of Justice), in: Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller/Christa Bertelsmeier-Kierst (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), 2nd edition, vol. 2, 16th edition, Berlin 2012, pp. 1864-1869.
• 83. "Billig disputes the assumption that a law is carefully drafted" - On word choice and legal language in the ABGB, in: Barbara Dölemeyer/Heinz Mohnhaupt (eds.), 200 Years of the ABGB (1811-2011) - Austrian codification in an international context, Studies in European Legal History 267, Frankfurt am Main 2012, pp. 375-407.
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• 40. Von ungestümen Injurien und heimlicher Salzschäufelei – Prozesse vor dem „Haalgericht”(On violent insults and secret salt shoveling – Trials before the " Haalgericht"), in: Signa Ivris (Signa Iuris) – Contributions to legal iconography, legal archaeology, and legal folklore 2 (2008), pp. 47–80. More information and table of contents of the volume.
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• 31. Article "Fälschungsdelikte" (Counterfeiting Offenses), Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), with philological assistance from Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand, 2nd edition, vol. 1, 6th installment, Berlin 2007, pp. 1489-1496.
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• 29. Article "Ehrenstrafen" (Honorary Punishments), Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), with philological assistance from Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand, 2nd edition, vol. 1, 5th installment, Berlin 2007, pp. 1232-1234.
• 28. Article "Ehrenverpfändung" (pledging of honor), Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), with philological assistance from Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand, 2nd edition, vol. 1, 5th installment, Berlin 2007, col. 1234-1236.
• 27. Article "Ehrlosigkeit" (Dishonesty), Albrecht Cordes/Heiner Lück/Dieter Werkmüller (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (Concise Dictionary of German Legal History), with philological assistance from Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand, 2nd edition, vol. 1, 5th installment, Berlin 2007, pp. 1240-1243.
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• 19. Late Atonement – On the Practical and Legal Classification of Manslaughter Atonement Agreements in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, in: ZRG (GA), Volume 122 (2005), pp. 113–149.
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• 93. Commentary on: Special obligations of the employee / Duty of care in the employment contract (Sections 617-619 BGB), in: HKK III: Law of Obligations, Special Part, pp. 1232-1270, 2013 (for detailed references, see above under: publications on legal history).
• 92. [together with Thorsten Keiser:] Commentary on: Termination of employment (§§ 620-630 BGB), in: HKK III: Law of Obligations, Special Part, pp. 1271-1352, 2013 (for detailed references, see above under: publications on legal history).
• 32. Civil law exam paper: "Ingratitude is the world's reward, " in: JA 2007, pp. 504-509.
• 25. Civil law exam paper: "A house for €2.50?", in: JA 2006, pp. 346-351.
• 20. Practice exam – Civil law: Problems with unsolicited goods, in: JuS 2005, pp. 997–1000.
• 17. Revocation and contestation in Internet auctions, in: WM 2005, pp. 777-782.
• 16. Individual provisions of the provider in online auctions, in: StudZR 2005, pp. 17-30.
• 12. Conclusion of contracts in Internet auctions – problems and disputes, in: MMR 2004, pp. 586-589.

• 3. "Haller Tagblatt" biographical dictionary (25 biographical sketches of personalities from Schwäbisch Hall's history), in: Haller Tagblatt, in the Friday editions from April 21 to October 10, 1995.
• 1. Great art in a small church – On the altars of St. Mary's Church in Rieden, in: Friederich-Keitel, Uta/ Keitel, Rainer (eds.), Rieden im Rosengarten 1290 – 1990, published by the municipality of Rosengarten, Rieden 1990, pp. 103-136.

As well as other articles in the daily press.

• Late medieval law books,
  , namely the Klagspiegel and the Laienspiegel
• Legal iconography (more info, external link)
• history of medical law
• history of municipal law
• History of the penal system
• Napoleonic law in Germany

• especially Internet law, new media law