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Michel Cannarsa

Professor of UCLy

Research group (6) Study of norms in legal, political and social contexts

mcannarsa@univ-catholyon.fr

Campus Lyon - Saint Paul
10 Place des archives 69002 Lyon

Function

  • Dean of the department, Pôle facultaire Sciences juridiques, politiques et sociales Lyon Catholic University
  • Member of the Research group (6) Study of norms in legal, political and social contexts, UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA1598) Lyon Catholic University
  • Dean of the Faculty of Law Lyon Catholic University
  • Faculty researcher, Faculté de Droit Lyon Catholic University

Further information

  • CNU section: 01. Private law and criminal sciences

Research areas

Law

Teaching areas

Law

Presentation

Michel Cannarsa is Professor of Private Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at Lyon Catholic University (UCLy). His areas of research are law and technology, international and European law, commercial law, comparative law, consumer law, law of obligations and product liability. His recent works have focused on the interaction between law and technology, contract, and product liability law, including, The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence – Global Perspectives on Law and Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 2022, with L. DiMatteo and C. Poncibò), The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age (Cambridge University Press, 2021, with L. DiMatteo, M. Durovic, F. De Elizalde, A. Janssen and P. Ortolani), The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms (Cambridge University Press, 2019, with L. DiMatteo and C. Poncibò). He is a member of the editorial board of the European Review of Private Law, a fellow of the European Law Institute, a member of UCLy Research Unit’s Scientific Committee as well as of UCLy Vulnerability Research Group’s Scientific Committee.
  • Scientific Publications & Communications
    • Books and coordination
      • MONOT-FOULETIER, Marjolaine, CANNARSA, Michel, DISANT, Mathieu, TOULIEUX, Fabrice (dir.) (2024). Le consentement : Mutations et perspectives. Paris : Mare & Martin, 340 p.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, DIMATTEO, Larry (dir.) (2024). Research Handbook on the Metaverse and Law. Edward Elgar Publishing, 450 p.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, PIOTRAUT, Jean-Luc, QUIQUEREZ, Alexandre, RANDRIANIRINA, Iony (dir.) (2023). Droit des affaires et intelligence artificielle. Diagnostic et prospective. Paris : Mare & Martin, 324 p.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, DIMATTEO, Larry A., PONCIBÒ, Cristina (dir.) (2022). 4. The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence: Global Perspectives on Law & Ethics. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 454 p.
      • DIMATTEO, Larry A., JANSSEN, André, CANNARSA, Michel, ORTOLANI, Pietro, DE ELIZALDE, Francisco, DUROVIC, Mateja (dir.) (2021). The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 406 p.
      • DIMATTEO, Larry A., CANNARSA, Michel, PONCIBÒ, Cristina (dir.) (2019). The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts. Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 355 p.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2005). La responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux : étude comparative, [Thèse publiée]. Milan : Giuffre Editore, 582 p.
    • Coordination of a journal issue
      • CANNARSA, Michel, DIMATTEO, Larry A., PONCIBÒ, Cristina (dir.) (2018). Dossier Impact of Technology on International Contract Law (actes du colloque 4-5 mai 2018), European Review of Private Law (ERPL), 26, 6, 340 p.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, CURSOUX-BRUYÈRE, Sandrine, PETIT, Carole (dir.) (2017). Dossier "La notion de personne", Actes de la conférence de synthèse (juin 2017), Recueil Dalloz, 35/2017, 10 p.
    • Articles In Peer-Reviewed Journals
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2024). «UCTD's Hybrid, Multifaceted and Differentiated Enforcement». European Review of Private Law (ERPL), 2024/3, 497-518.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2022). «Recent Influences of the European Acquis Communautaire on French National Contract Law». Nederlands tijdschrift voor burgerlijk recht, 141-146.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2021). «Négociation entre l’UE et les fabricants des vaccins contre le Covid-19 : d’un Brussels effect en matière de responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux à l’émergence d’un mécanisme de compensation au titre de la solidarité européenne ?». Revue de l'Union européenne, 653, 601-606.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2018). «Interpretation of contracts and smart contracts : smart interpretation or interpretation of smart contracts ?». Michel Cannarsa, Larry DiMatteo, Cristina Poncibò (dir.), Impact of Technology on International Contract Law, Actes du colloque des 4 et 5 mai 2018, European Review of Private Law (ERPL), 26, 6, 773-785.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2018). «French Case note on Punitive Damages. The Enforcement of Foreign Decisions Concerning Punitive Damages». European Review of Private Law (ERPL), 26, 5, 668-673. [+]
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2018). «French Case Note on the Penalty Clause Decision of the UK Supreme Court», Cavendish Square Holding BV (Appellant) v Talal El Makdessi (Respondent) and Parking Eye Limited (Respondent) v Beavis (Appellant). European Review of Private Law (ERPL), 25, 1, 219-225. [+]
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2015). «Contractual Penalties in French Law». European Review of Private Law (ERPL), 23, 3, 297-307. [+]
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2008). «La réforme des pratiques commerciales déloyales par la loi Chatel». La Semaine juridique - Édition générale (JCP G), 36, 17-21.
    • Chapters
      • CANNARSA, Michel, HOWELLS, Geraint (forthcoming). «New Product Liability Directive». In : Esther Arroyo Amayelas / Reiner Schulze (dir.), EU Legislation on Consumer Law. Munich : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, DUROVIC, Mateja (forthcoming). «NFTs and Smart Contracts». In : Larry DiMatteo and Pinar Caglayan Aksoy (dir.), Routledge Handbook of NFT Law. Routledge.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (forthcoming). «Defence Proceedings in France - Between Tradition and Standardization ?». In : Jacqueline VISCONTI (dir.), The Language of the Defence - Conseul Proceedings in Italy and Europe. Berlin : De Gruyter.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2023). «La responsabilité civile à l’épreuve de l’IA». In : Michel Cannarsa, Jean-Luc Piotraut, Alexandre Quiquerez, Iony Randrianirina (dir.), Droit des affaires et intelligence artificielle. Diagnostic et prospective. Paris : Mare & Martin, 45-59.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2023). «Liability Regimes and Consumer Protection». In : Cécile Pellegrini, Marion Ho-Dac (dir.), Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union - Which impact on consumers ? Bruxelles : Éditions Bruylant, 244-266.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2023). «(Re)Shaping European Private Law – The Role of Core Legal Areas: Contract Law and Tort Law». In : André Janssen, Mathias Lehmann, Reiner Schulze (dir.), The Future of European Private Law. Munich : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 245-265.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2022). «The Perpetual French Codification». In : M. Graziadei and L. Zhang (dir.), The Making of the Civil Codes: A twenty-first century perspective. New-York : Springer Publishing, 104, 65-87.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2022). «An EU Perspective on Products Liability in Asia». In : G. Howells, A. Janssen, H. Micklitz, M. Durovic (dir.), Consumer Protection in Asia. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 365-373.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2021). «Civil Liability and New Technologies». In : M. Durovic and T. Tridimas (dir.), New Directions in European Private Law. Munich : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 193-212.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2021). «Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI». In : Michel Cannarsa, Larry DiMatteo, Mateja Durovic, Francisco de Elizalde, André Janssen, Pietro Ortolani (dir.), The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 283-297.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2021). «Products Liability». In : L. DiMatto, A. Janssen, U. Magnus, Reiner Schulze (dir.), International Sales Law: A Handbook. Munich : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2ème éd. Chapter 24.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2019). «Remedies and damages». In : L. A. DiMatteo, C. Lei (dir.), Chinese Contract Law. Civil and Common Law Perspectives. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 377-403.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2016). «Chapter on Products Liability». In : Larry DiMatteo, André Janssen, Ulrich Magnus, Reiner Schulze (dir.), International Sales Law (1ère éd.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 783-811.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2015). «Les consommateurs aussi ont des sentiments ! Quels effets sur leur patrimoine ?». In : Franck Violet (dir.), Personne et patrimoine en droit. Recherche sur les marqueurs d’une connexion. Bruxelles : Éditions Bruylant, 107-118.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2014). «Citoyenneté de l’Union et patrimoine». In : L.-D. Muka Tshibende (dir.), Personne et patrimoine en droit Variations sur une connexion. Bruxelles : Éditions Bruylant, 502-523.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, MUKA TSHIBENDE, Louis-Daniel (2013). «Le brevet de l’Union européenne, ou l’impossible innovation». In : J. Mestre et L. Merland (dir.), Droit et innovation. Presses universitaires d'Aix-Marseille, 135-148.
      • CANNARSA, Michel, MORÉTEAU, Olivier (2009). «The French “Action Directe”: The Justification for Going beyond Privity». In : M. Ebers, A. Janssen, O. Meyer (dir.), European Perspectives on Producers' Liability: Direct Producers' Liability for Non-conformity and the Sellers' Right of Redress. Sellier, European Law Publishers, 311-321.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2006). «Financial Compensation for Catastrophes». In : M. Faure and T. Hartlief (dir.), Financial Compensation for Victims of Catastrophes: A Comparative Legal Approach. New-York : Springer Publishing, 81-118.
    • Commentaires d'arrêts
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2009). «Commentaire des arrêts de la deuxième chambre civile du 23 octobre 2008 (n° 07-19163) et de la première chambre civile de la Cour de cassation du 5 novembre 2008 (n° 07-14598), en matière de stipulation pour autrui dans le cadre de l’assurance-vie». La Semaine juridique - Édition générale (JCP G), 10041.
    • Book report And Rewiews
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2018). «Comparative Property Law, Global Perspectives », de M. Graziadei, L. Smith (dirs.), Hart Publishing, coll. « Research Handbooks in Comparative Law Series, 2017». RTD Civ. : Revue trimestrielle de droit civil, 2018/11, 3, 759-762.
    • Articles scientifiques dans des revues sans comité de lecture
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2022). «La réforme del Code civil 5 anni dopo: un modello per la ricodificazione italiana». Jus Civile, 559-563.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2011). «La Loi Lagarde du 1er juillet 2010 et la libéralisation du marché de l’assurance-emprunteur». La Gazette du Palais, 9-14.
      • CANNARSA, Michel (2009). «Les facultés de rétractation en droit de la consommation et en droit des assurances : continuité en droit interne, changements en droit communautaire». Revue générale du droit des assurances, 2022/3, 25-40.
    • Presentations at Symposiums
      • Conference paper with proceedings
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «New technologies and Civil Liability, The Future of European Private Law», keynote speaker. Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London (M. Durovic et T. Tridimas), February 2019, Londres, United Kingdom.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «L’interprétation des contrats « intelligents », dans les perspectives de common law et civil law». Colloque Smart Contracts and Blockchain Technology, co-organisé par l’Université de Floride, l’Université de Turin et la Faculté de Droit de l’UCLy, May 2018, Lyon, France.
      • Conference paper
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Legal Perspective on Smart Contracts (formation, performance and interpretation)». Interdisciplinary Workshop on Blockchains, ENS-PSL, July 2018, Paris, France.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Future of Technologies Law Clinic». Digital Revolution: Data Protection, Smart Products & Blockchain Technology, European Law Institute, Conseil National des Barreaux italien, May 2018, Trévise, Italy.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Le projet de code européen des affaires». Colloque sur les 75 ans du Code de commerce du Liban, 30 mars, Faculté de Droit de l’USEK (Gaby Chahine), March 2017, Kislik, Lebanon.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Smart Contracts». Conference on Digitalisation : Emerging Legal Issues in an Increasingly Digital Society, European Law Institute, Hull University, March 2017, Hull, United Kingdom.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Products Liability in Asia : A European Perspective». Colloque Consumer Protection in Asia - Past, Present and Future, City University Hong Kong School of Law, January 2017, Hong-Kong.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Remedies and Damages – Civil Law/Chinese Law Perspectives». Colloque Perspectives on Chinese Contract Law, City University Hong Kong School of Law, April 2016, Hong-Kong.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Unfair Commercial Practices in France». 3rd Annual Conference on the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, May 2015, Budapest, Hungary.
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «New Opportunities and New Obligations for Companies». Conférence, Institute for Financial and Corporate Law, Université Libre d’Amsterdam, January 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Scientific valorisation and dissemination of knowledge
    • Products with a Didactic and/or Practical Purpose
      • Chapters
        • CANNARSA, Michel (2003). «Personal injury compensation in France». In : M. Bona and Ph. Mead (dir.), Personal Injury Compensation in Europe. Prague : Editions Wolters Kluwer, 169-206.
      • Conferences and educational or professional interventions
        • CANNARSA, Michel. «Interpretation of Smart Contracts». La semaine de la digitalisation, Université de Lausanne (Anne-Christine Fornage et Eva Lein), February 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Scientific Collaborations
    • Member of research laboratories
      • Since 2020, Member of the Research group (6) Study of norms in legal, political and social contexts, UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA1598), UCLy, France
    • Involvement in scientific groups and learned societies
      • Since 2022, Council's Member, European Law Institute, Austria
    • Involvement in subsidised research contracts
      • Project coordinator : 2018 - 2020, Notaries Beyond Frontiers, NBF, carried by Lyon Catholic University, in partnership with Centre notarial de droit européen
      • Member : 2014 - 2016, Warning on Crime, Strengthening Knowledge Enhancing Warnings Raising Awareness on Public Works Corruption and Criminal Infiltration (W.O.C.), HOME/2012/ISEC/AG, carried by Universita degli Studi di Torino - UNITO, in partnership with Lyon Catholic University ; Maastricht University ; Romanian Center for European Policies (CRPE)
      • Project coordinator : ‘The Protection of Privacy and Intellectual Property in the Era of Big Data, New Technologies and Cybersecurity’, PHC Galilée, carried by Bocconi University
    • Involvement in collective research projects
      • 2022 : Member of the Scientific board of UCLy' Vulnerability Chair, Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Supervision Of Theses
    • 2021 - 2024 : ROUSSEAU T., The Digital Crime. PhD thesis Defended. Private law and criminal sciences. Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB).
  • Editorial Activities
    • Participation in editorial committees
      • Since 2022, Member of the Editorial Board, European Review of Private Law (ERPL), Netherlands
      • Since 2021, Member of the advisory board, Journal of Law, Market and Innovation
  • Research Evaluation Activities
    • Participation in selection committees and academic bodies
      • 2020 : Member of the Scientific Council of UCLy's Research Unit, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • Member of thesis juries
      • Thesis Reviewer : Francesca GENNARI, Internet of Things: Legal Liability of IoE Devices in the Home, PhD thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna - UNIBO, Bologne, Italy, 28/03/2023
      • Thesis Reviewer : Andrea PILETTA MASSARO, Competition Law Between Old Goals and New Challenges, PhD thesis, Università degli Studi di Trento, Trente, Italy, 01/12/2022
  • Organisation Of Symposiums
    • 2025 : Member of the Scientific Committe of the 'European Contract Law and (Legal) Nationalism' Conference, Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA)
    • 2024 : Membre du Comité scientifique du colloque 'Les mutations du consentement - études juridiques internationales', Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2023 : Colloque Colloque Metaverse and the Law, co-organised with Larry DiMatteo (University of Florida), Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2023 : Member of the Scientific Committee of the 'La réforme du droit des contrats spéciaux - Regards franco-italiens' conference, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2023 : Member of the Scientific Committe of the 'Les NFT saisis par le droit' conference, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2019 : Member of the scientific committee of the conference Le droit des affaires à l'épreuve de la digitalisation, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2019 : Member of the scientific committee of the colloquium Lawyering in the Digital Age, co-organisé par University of Florida, King's College, IE University, UCLy, Radboud University, Netherlands
    • 2018 : Scientific coordination of the Smart Contracts and Blockchain Technology conference, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2017 : Participation in the organisation of the Restorative Justice conference: feedback from experience. Which philosophy? Which meaning, which actors?, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2017 : Organisation of the seminar Responsibility and digital, European Law Institute, Austria
    • 2017 : Organisation of a round table on "Ethics, algorithms and justice" as part of the CNIL's national debate on "Ethics and digital technology: algorithms in debate, Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon, France
    • 2017 : Co-organisation of a synthesis seminar on the "notion of the person", Lyon Catholic University, France
    • 2015 : Coordination of the 1st Lyon International Trade and Investment Symposium, Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Scientific valorisation and dissemination of knowledge
    • Participation in expert bodies or committees, juries
      • Since 2023-01-02, Contribution to the report 'IA et services financiers' of the Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris
    • Organisation of scientific mediation events
      • 2017 : Organisation of a round table on Digital Compliance: The legal response, Medef, France
  • Diplomas
    • 2020, Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Droit, Convergence des droits nationaux et européens en droit des obligations et des nouvelles technologies, CY Cergy Paris Université, France
    • 2003, Doctorat en Droit, La responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux: étude comparative, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
  • Pedagogical activities and responsabilities
    • Since 2010, Faculty researcher, Faculté de Droit, UCLy, France
    • Teaching
      • 2020 - 2022, Law of the Digital Single Market, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2019 - 2022, Introduzione al diritto, Université Lumière Lyon 2, France
      • 2016 - 2018, Law of Contract, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2014 - 2016, European Free Trade Agreements, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2014 - 2015, Comparative Legal Systems, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2013 - 2017, Common Law, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2011 - 2016, European Business Law, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2011 - 2014, International Business Law, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2011 - 2014, International Contract Law, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2011 - 2013, Law of Obligations, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2011 - 2012, EU Law, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2005 - 2010, International Sales Law, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
      • 2005 - 2010, Comparative Legal Systems, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
      • 2005 - 2010, Introduction to the Private Law of EU Member States, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
  • Languages
    • French - Capable d'enseigner
    • Italian - Capable d'enseigner
    • English - Capable d'enseigner