Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jürgen Basedow, LL.M. (Harvard Univ.)
Director
Phone: +49 40 419 00 - 316
Facsimile: +49 40 419 00 - 309
Mail: basedow@mpipriv.de
Assistance: Gisela Schmitz-Krause
Phone: +49 40 419 00 - 315
Mail: schmitz@mpipriv.de
Current Information:
New: European Max Planck Group on Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property (ed.), Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property - The CLIP Principles and Commentary, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013, 507 pp.
Main Fields of Research:
Private International Law, European Private and Economic Law, especially Competition Law, Transport and Traffic Law, Insurance Law
Academic Career:
- Born on September 29. 1949 in Hamburg, Germany, Studies in law and sociology at the universities of Hamburg, Geneva/Switzerland and Pavia/Italy. 1977 Visiting Research Fellow at the Asser Institute for International Law at The Hague, 1977-1978 Research Assistant at the Institute of Comparative Law at Paris; 1974 and 1979 First and Second State Examination in Law at Hamburg, Dr. iur. (Univ. of Hamburg), 1980-1981 Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., LL.M., 1979-1986 Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute, Hamburg, 1986 Dr. iur. habil. (Univ. of Hamburg).
- 1987-1995 Professor of Private Law, Comparative Law, Private International Law, International Litigation and International Economic Law at the University of Augsburg, 1993-1994 Dean of that Faculty, 1995-1997 Professor of Private Law, Private International Law and International Economic Law at the Free University of Berlin, since 1997 Director, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg and Professor at the University of Hamburg.
- Visiting Professor: Univ. of Ferrara (1989, 1991), Univ. of Genoa (1989, 1991), Univ. of Lyon III (1992, 1997), Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pa. (1993), Univ. of Verona (1999), Univ. of Rotterdam (2000), Univ. of Paris II (2001), Univ. of Tunis II (2002), Univ. of Oxford (2003), New York University (2011); Hague Academy of International Law: 1997 Course on International Competition Law (in French) and 2012: General Course on Private International Law (in English); Marco Polo Fellow at the Silk Road Institute of International Law of Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (2008).
- Membership in Governmental Advisory Committees: 1988-1991 Vice Chairman of the German Deregulation Committee (Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs), 1988-now German Council of Private International Law (Federal Ministry of Justice), 1992-1993 Committee on the Licensing of Mass Consignments (Federal Ministry of Post and Communications), 1992-1996 Committee on Transport Law (Federal Ministry of Justice), 1996-2002 Referee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council) for Comparative Law, Private International Law and International Litigation, 1997-2000 Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Transport, 2000-2008 Member of the German Monopoly Commission www.monopolkommission.de, 2004-2008 its Chairman, 2000-2004 Committee on Insurance Law (Federal Ministry of Justice), 2004-2005 Think Tank on Private Enforcement of DG Competition of the European Commission, 2005-2010 Advisory Board of the German Supervisory Authority for Financial Services (BAFIN), 2013-2015 Commission Expert Group on a European Insurance Contract Law.
- Membership in Academies: Titular Member (since 1998) and Secretary General (since 2006) of the International Academy of Comparative Law www.iuscomparatum.org, since 2011 Associate of the Institut de Droit International www.idi-iil.org, 1998-now Member and President (2006-2008) of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law, 1998-2000 Member of the German-American Academic Council, since 2000 Member of the Group Européen de droit international privé (GEDIP) www.gedip-egpil.eu and since 1999 Member of the Project Group "Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law", Member of the Executive Board (2005-2009) and of the Advisory Board (since 2009) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationales Recht www.dgfir.de, 2000-now Member of the Academia Europaea, Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (since 2007), Member of the Scientific Council Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (since 2007), Chairman of the Board of the Deutsch-Türkische Juristenvereinigung (1998-2012) www.dtjv.de, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2007) and of the Executive Board (since 2009) of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung, Member of the American Law Institute www.ali.org (since 2008), Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea www.iflos.org (since 2009).
- Honours: 1979 Otto Hahn Medal, Max Planck Society; 1987 Kurt Hartwig Siemers Award, Hamburg Scientific Foundation; 1989 Award of the Stinnes Foundation; 2002 honorary doctorate in law (Dr. jur. h.c.) awarded by the University of Stockholm; 2008 honorary professorate at Xi'an Jiaotong Univ.; 2012 honorary doctorate in economics (Dr. rer. pol. h.c.) awarded by Leuphana University, Lüneburg, 2012 honorary doctorate (Dr. jur. h.c.) awarded by Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
- Academic administration: 1993-1994 Dean of the Faculty of Law, Univ. of Augsburg; 2000-2003 Chairman of the Humanities Section, Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Science; 2004-2006 Acting Director of the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen.
Recent Lectures:
16.05.13
Harmonization, Unification and Optionality in European Private Law
- Location: Renmin University, Beijing/China
14.05.13
EU Law in Chinese International Commercial Arbitration, China and International Commercial Dispute Resolution, International Workshop and Roundtable
- Location: Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an/China
13.05.13
Harmonization, Unification and Optionality in European Private Law
- Location: Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an/China
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Recent Publications
Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property - The CLIP Principles and Commentary, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013, 507
The Max Planck Encyclopedia of European Private Law, 2 Bände, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012, XXXVIII + 1949
International Antitrust Litigation – Conflict of Laws and Coordination (Studies in Private International Law, 8), Hart Publ., Oxford and Portland 2012, LX + 460
Transsexualität, Staatsangehörigkeit und internationales Privatrecht. Entwicklungen in Europa, Amerika und Australien (Studien zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht, 134), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2004, 175
Die Dritthaftung von Klassifikationsgesellschaften (Studien zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht, 132), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2004, XII + 100
Globalisierung des Rechts (in koreanischer Sprache), Korea Legislation Research Institute, Seoul 2003, 252
Ein Gemeinsames Europäisches Kaufrecht für grenzübergreifende Verträge - Seine Bedeutung und Auswirkung auf offene Märkte, in: Martin Gebauer (
Kartellrecht als Unternehmensrecht, in: Einheit und Vielheit im Unternehmensrecht - Festschrift für Uwe Blaurock zum 70. Geburtstag, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2013, 1 - 13.
General Principles - Art. 3:101: Lex fori, Article 3:102: Lex Protectionis, Article 3:103: Freedom of Choice, in: European Max Planck Group on Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property (CLIP) (
Corporate Governance als Sozialpolitik oder von der Beliebigkeit der Rechtsgrundlagen der EU-Gesetzgebung (Editorial), Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2013, 41 - 42.
Theory of Choice of Law and Party Autonomy, SungKyunKwan Law Review 24 (2012), 103 - 148.
An optional instrument and the disincentives to opt in, Contratto e Impresa / Europa, Numero speciale - Trenta giuristi europei sull'idea di codice europeo dei contratto 2012, 37 - 47.
Max Planck Private Law Research Paper No. 12/12