Privatdozentin Dr Marlene Schmidt was born in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) on 21 April 1965. She graduated in law at the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt/ Main (Germany) in 1990. Four years later (1994) she gained a Ph.D. at the Law School of J.W. Goethe-University. After completition of her habilitation thesis in 2005 she was awarded the title a Privatdozentina at Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main. From 1996 until 2007 she was assistant professor at the Law School of the J.W. Goethe-University; from 2005a 2007 she was also acting professor at the law faculties of Martin Luther- University at Ha...