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Die Arbeit untersucht, welche Befugnisse staatliche Gerichte zur unmittelbaren grenzüberschreitenden Beweisaufnahme haben und ob die Europäische Beweisaufnahmeverordnung ein neues europäisches Souveränitätsverständnis widerspiegelt. Analysiert werden dabei konkrete Instrumente wie Auslandsreisen von Gerichten, Videokonferenzen und der Zugriff auf ausländische Datenspeicher. »Direct cross-border evidence gathering. Sovereignty and the European Evidence Warrant«: This thesis examines the powers of state courts in conducting direct cross-border taking of evidence and assesses whether the European Evidence Regulation reflects a new concept of sovereignty within the EU. It analyzes specific instruments of direct evidence-taking, including courts traveling abroad, the use of videoconferencing, and access to foreign data storage. Timmy Ebert studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Florence (Italy). During his studies, he worked as a student research assistant at the Institute for Business Law, Labour and Social Law with a focus on East Asia, Dep. 5 headed by Prof. Dr. Yuanshi Bu, LL.M. (Harvard). Alongside his doctoral studies in Freiburg, he served as a research assistant at the Institute for Foreign Private Law and Private International Law, Dep. 3 headed by Prof. Dr. Jan von Hein and worked at a major law firm. He completed his legal traineeship with the Second State Examination in Dresden. Since 2024, he has been practicing as an attorney specializing in antitrust law at a major law firm in Stuttgart.
