Call for Contributions: Central Bank Digital Currencies in Legal Perspective

Call for Contributions

We warmly invite legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to join us for a workshop to present their work on the legal issues arising from the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

As CBDCs evolve from concept to reality in various jurisdictions, they present challenges to existing legal frameworks that transcend the traditional boundaries between public and private law. We believe that fostering a dialogue that incorporates a variety of perspectives is crucial to addressing these challenges. The workshop will examine issues such as institutional competence and monetary sovereignty, data governance and surveillance risk, and the implications of CBDC custody and transfer for contract and property law. It will also address technological governance and the liability regimes for system failures or fraud, as well as the private international law aspects of CBDCs. The workshop aims to foster cross-sectional and interdisciplinary scholarly exchange to contribute to the development of a coherent and comprehensive legal framework for digital sovereign money.

This workshop is part of an interdisciplinary research project entitled ‘Central Bank Digital Currencies from a Legal Perspective’, which is funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) under its 3501 Programme. The project´s primary goal is to propose a legislative framework for adopting CBDCs in Türkiye. To this end, we particularly welcome comparative contributions on this topic from other jurisdictions. Early-career researchers and PhD students are particularly encouraged to apply.

Guidelines

Applicants are invited to submit a proposal of up to 500 words, together with a short bio/s in the same Word document. Submissions should be sent to cbdcworkshop@gmail.com by 30 June 2026 with the email subject clearly marked “CBDC Workshop MPIPRIV_ Surname/s”.

Selected participants will be informed in July 2026.

Expences for Participation

The workshop cannot provide funding for participant expenses. Researchers submitting proposals are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Organisation Team

Biset Sena Güneş, Gökçe Kurtulan-Güner, Aurelia Birne, Christina Lemke