Speeches
2025
Commentary "Post-Hegemonic International Law?" University of Zurich, 27-29 November 2025, Panel 7: International Criminal Law, 29 November 2025
Ceremonial Speech given at the launch of the 26th APARIUZ volume, "Aus der Distanz steuerbar, aus der Nähe strafbar? - Teleoperation zwischen strafrechtlicher Verantwortung und technischer Realität."
Zurich, 15 October 2025
Speech "Criminal Liability Risks in Automated Driving - The Case of Highway Pilots in Switzerland", DSI, Mobility Connect: Perspectives on Autonomous Driving
Zurich, 8 October 2025
Speech "Autonomous Driving as a Legal Challenge of AI - through the Lens of Swiss (Criminal) Law", AI+Summit 2025
Zurich, 2 October 2025
Lecture "Mobility and AI" at the Brussels School of Competition (annually since 2020)
Speech "Mobility and AI Legal approaches to AI as part of an automobile", DSI Mobility
Zurich, 26 May 2025
2024
Organization and moderation Keynote Speeches & Panel Discussion E-Evidence in the EU and on this Side of Europe
with Prof. Vanessa Franssen, Dr. iur. Nicola Hofer, Dr. iur. Christian Kunz
University of Zurich, 31 October 2024
Organization (with Thorsten Vogl), moderation and conclusio of "Kolloquium Strassenverkehr im Wandel zum 95. Geburtstag von Prof. em. Dr. iur. et Dr. phil. I Hans Giger, Emeritus der Universität Zürich"
with Prof. Dr. iur Thomas Gächter, Thorsten Vogl, Prof. Dr. ius Gerhard Fiolka, Dr. h.c. Hans Wiprächtiger, Dipl. Phys. Bettina Zahnd, Prof. em. Dr. iur. et Dr. phil. I Hans Giger
University of Zurich, 29 October 2024
Speech "Strafbarkeitsfall Stufe 3?"
13. Zürcher Tagung zum Strassenverkehrsrecht, Neueste Entwicklungen und aktuelle Fragen im Strassenverkehrsrecht, Zurich, 4 September 2024
under the direction of lic. iur., RA Manfred Dähler
Speech «Fahrzeugautomatisierung und Strafrecht»
Strassenverkehrsrechtstagung, 28 June 2024
under the direction of Prof. Dr. Gerhard Fiolka
Miséricorde, University of Freiburg
2023
Speech "Artifical Intelligence and criminal law" and (with Miha Hafner) Discussion with the students about the legal cases and other interesting questions
Mathias Corvinus Collegium from 17-19 November2023, "Who´s to blame? The changing ´face´of criminal law"
Budapest, 16 November 2023
Moderation of the lecture evening on the topic «KI-Utopien – Zwischen Zukunftsangst und Zukunftshoffnung»
with the jurist Nadja Braun Binder and the author and media scientist Matthias Zehnder
Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch im Recht, Basel, 13 September 2023
Speech «KI und materielles Strafrecht. Herausgegriffene Aspekte zu KI und strafrechtlichen Problemstellungen anhand automatisierter Fahrzeuge»
Workshop: Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Law, Bundesamt für Justiz, 30 May 2023
Speech «Künstliche Intelligenz und Strafrecht am Beispiel der Fahrzeugautomatisierung»
Symposium of the AIDP National Group Austria and the Austrian Association of Jurists
in the Grand Ballroom of the Federal Ministry of Justice in Vienna, 25 May 2023
2022
Moderation of the speech from Dr. Alexandra Windsberger "Zwischen Skylla und Charybdis - Über Pflichten und Grenzen des demokratisch gebundenen Stragesetzgebers im Umgang mit dilemmatischen Konflikten", Junges Strafrecht 2022, "Strafrecht und Demokratie"
Zurich, 10 September 2022
2021
Moderation of the lecture evening on the topic «Menschenrechtsschutz im Netz»
with Carla Bergianti und Raphael Riedo,
Clerks of the Court, district court Horgen
Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch im Recht, Basel, 19 May 2021
Live studio interview on Swiss television in the Kassensturz programme on the subject of "Wenn der Fahrassistent zum Gegner wird" on 12 January 2021 Link)
2020
Speech «AI & Mobility. Aspects of criminal liability»
Law, Cognitive Technologies & Artificial Intelligence. New Study Programme for 21st Century Legal Experts, Brussels School of Competition
Via web, 5.6.2020
Speech «Strafbarkeitsrisiken bei zunehmender Fahrzeugautomatisierung?»
Annual report Basel-Landschaft police,
31.1.2020 & 7.2.2020
Evening course «Von Robotern und selbstfahrenden Autos im Strafrecht»
Kurs K 140 5030 Roboter und Ethik, Adult ecucation center Basel,
20.1.2020
2019
Speech «Strafrechtliche Aspekte des autonomen Fahrens»
Autonome Fahrzeuge. Chancen, Risiken und Nebenwirkungen – Eine Standortbestimmung. 10 years magazine Strassenverkehr, jubilee event,
uniTurm, University of Zurich, 24.10.2019
Speech «Strafbarkeit und zivilrechtliche Haftung der Zulassungsbehörden»,
conference «Zulassungsrechtliche Herausforderungen des Autonomen Fahrens»
organized by: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wohlers
Faculty of Law, University of Basel, 10.10.2019
Speech «Roboterautos – eine Herausforderung für das Strafrecht?»,
Conference on the digitalisation of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (https://www.strafrecht-digital.ch/),
organized by RA Gregor Münch, Münch Singh Rechtsanwälte
IBM Client Center, Zürich-Altstetten, 10.05.2019
Speech «Trust in driving automation as a defence against criminal liability?»,
Zurich Meeting of the Anglo-German Dialogue Project,
organized by Prof. Dr. Frank Meyer, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, 05.04.2019
Speech «Das Inverkehrbringen autonomer Fahrzeuge als erlaubtes Risiko?»,
Workshop Criminal and Civil liability of manufacturers of autonomous vehicles
organized by: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wohlers
Faculty of Law, University of Basel, 23.03.2019
2018
Moderation (together with Anja Kruysse) of the panel «Aussensicht auf Europa»
with
Elham Manea, Yemeni-Swiss political scientist
Hoo Nam Seelmann, Korean journalist
Emily Silverman, International Criminal Law Scholar
Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch im Recht, Basel, 12.12.2018
Speech «Verbrechensbekämpfung durch Nachrichtendienste in der Schweiz»,
Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg i. Br., D, 20.10.2018
Panel-Discussion «Autonomes Fahren: Sicherheit und Risiko in einer algorithmisierten Welt»
with Prof. Dr. Emilio Frazzoli, Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich and Singapore and
Bettina Zahnd, Head of Accident Research and Prevention Department, AXA Schweiz
organized and moderated by
Prof. Dr. Renate Schubert, Fellow, Collegium Helveticum and
Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin, Assoziierter Fellow, Collegium Helveticum
as part of the theme week Algorithms and their Application at Collegium Helveticum, 09.10.2018
Speech «Fighting Crime across European Borders»
for a committee of the European Youth Parliament Switzerland, Lucerne, 01.09.2018
Midday colloquium «Fahrzeugautomatisierung und Datenauswertung»,
Basel-Stadt cantonale police, traffic departement, 08.01.2018 and11.01.2018
2017
Speech «AI and driverless cars: from international law to test runs in Switzerland to criminal liability risks»,
Conference on Legal aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Robots,
Research Center on Information, Law and Society (CRIDS) of the University of Namur, BE, 20.10.2017
Science Jam – Literatur und Wissenschaft treffen sich zum Jüngsten Gericht
Commentary on a short story on the topic of artificial intelligence from a Criminal Law perspective
as part of the science and fiction festival in Basel, 06.05.2017
Panel discussion «Maschinen und das Gesetz»
with Wolfram Burgard, Professor for Autonomous Intelligent Systems, University of Freiburg and
Oliver Bendel, Professor for Information systems and Information ethics, FHNW School of Business
moderated by Christoph Keller, editor SRF2 Kultur
as part of the science and fiction festival in Basel, 06.05.2017
Short film statement on the question «Was ist glaubwürdig?» for a panel discussion on 18 May 2017, organized by: Centre for Gender Issues and Adult Education of the ERK BL, the Forum for Time Issues, katholisch bl.bs, 23.04.2017
2016
Speech «Testbetrieb autonomer Fahrzeuge und erlaubtes Risiko im Strafrecht»,
Intelligenter Verkehr – Rechtsfragen im Kontext
organized by: Prof. Dr. Sabine Gless / Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wohlers
Landgut Castelen, Augst (BL), CH, 22. 09. 2016
2015
Speech «Joint Investigation Teams – Ermittlungen quer durch Europa»,
Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch im Recht, Basel, 11.12.2015
Speech «The origins of quasi-criminal enforcement mechanisms in Switzerland»,
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, Luxembourg, 16.09.2015
2014
Speech «The criminal/administrative law interface in Switzerland», The Second Natolin Seminar on EU Criminal Law and Crime Policy, Warsaw, PL, 03.10.2014
2013
Workshop «Issuing and Executing an MLA Request»,
Summer Course on European Criminal Justice, ERA, Trier, DE (together with Els de Busser), 24.06.2013
2011
Speech «Europol, Eurojust, OLAF und gemeinsame Ermittlungsgruppen»,
Prosecution Basel-Landschaft, Liestal, 21.11.2011
Status 11 December 2025