Ingeborg Schwenzer

Ingeborg Schwenzer (born 25 October 1951, Stuttgart) is a German jurist and professor for private and comparative law at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Schwenzer studied law at the University of Freiburg i. Br. and the Université de Genève from 1970 to 1975. From 1973 to 1975 she worked as student assistant at the Institute for Administrative Law at the University of Freiburg i. Br. In 1975, Schwenzer passed the Erste juristische Staatsprüfung (First State Exam in Law) at the University of Freiburg. She ranked third amongst 209 candidates.

From 1975 to 1976, Schwenzer studied at the University of California, Berkeley. At the end of her studies she was awarded the title Master of Laws with high honors.

From 1977 to 1981, Schwenzer was research assistant to Peter Schlechtriem at the Institute for Comparative and International Private Law of the University of Freiburg. She obtained the degree of Dr. iur. utr. in 1978 for her doctoral thesis entitled Die Freizeichnung des Verkäufers von der Sachmängelhaftung im amerikanischen und deutschen Recht (The seller’s limitation of liability for defective goods under American and German law). For this thesis she was awarded the Herrnstadt Award for the best doctoral thesis of the year 1978.

From 1978 to 1980, Schwenzer did her practical legal training in Freiburg i. Br. In 1980, she passed the Zweite juristische Staatsprüfung (Second State Exam in Law) and was ranked first amongst 334 candidates.

From 1980 to 1987, Schwenzer was assistant professor and lecturer for private and commercial law at the Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie (Academy of Administration and Commerce) in Freiburg i. Br.

In 1986, Schwenzer was appointed lecturer at Philipps-Universität Marburg.

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