Prof. Dr. Christian Djeffal
Academic Career and Research Areas
Christian Djeffal is Professor of Law, Innovation and Legal Design at the Technical University of Munich. At the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, he deals with the relationship between law and technology and works primarily on new technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computers. His focus is on integrative and transdisciplinary legal approaches. He actively researches the digitalization of law and jurisprudence.
Christian Djeffal took up his professorship at TUM in July 2019. Previously, he coordinated the research area "Global Constitutionalism and the Internet" led by Professor Dr. Dr. hc Ingolf Pernice at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. There he also led the digital public administration project. Christian Djeffal earned his doctorate at Humboldt University Berlin on the topic "Static and evolutive interpretation of international treaties: a functional reconstruction" at the chair of Professor Dr. Georg Nolte. He studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and at University College London.
Awards
- Hütten Sholarship for the participation at the Academy of International Law (2011)
- Sholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (2005-2009)
Key Publications
Djeffal, C. (2025). Reflexive prompt engineering: A framework for responsible prompt engineering and AI interaction design. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency.
AbstractDjeffal, C., Siewert, M. B., & Wurster, S. (2022). Role of the state and responsibility in governing artificial intelligence: A comparative analysis of AI strategies. Journal of European Public Policy, 29(11), 1799-1821.
AbstractDjeffal, C. (2020). The normative potential of the European rule on automated decisions: A new reading for Art. 22 GDPR. Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, 80(4), 847-879.
AbstractDjeffal, C. (2019). AI, democracy, and the law. In A. Sudmann (Ed.), The democratization of artificial intelligence: Net politics in the era of learning algorithms (pp. 255-284). transcript Verlag.
AbstractDjeffal, C. (2016). Static and evolutive treaty interpretation: A functional reconstruction. Cambridge University Press.
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