Dr. Phillip Hellwege called to the University of Augsburg
15.02.2010
Dr. Phillip Hellwege, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, has been called to the law faculty of the University of Augsburg for a professorship in civil law, legal history and business law. [more]
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Harald Baum receives JaDe-Prize 2010
06.02.2010
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Harald Baum, MPI senior research fellow and head of the Institute's Japan Unit as well as vice-president of the German-Japanese Jurists' Association, is one of the two recipients of the JaDe-Prize 2010 awarded by the Stiftung zur Förderung japanisch-deutscher Wissenschafts- und Kulturbeziehungen. [more]
Dr. Giesela Rühl conferred post-doctoral degree from the University of Hamburg
03.02.2010
On 3 February 2010 Dr. Giesela Rühl was awarded her post-doctoral degree (Habilitation) from the law faculty of the University of Hamburg. She was qualified as a lecturer in the areas of Civil Law, Procedural Law and Commercial Law, including specifically Insurance Law, European Private Law, Private International Law and Procedure and Comparative Law. [more]
Dr. Alexander Hellgardt awarded the Deutscher Studienpreis of the Körber Foundation
23.11.2009
Dr. Alexander Hellgardt, former research fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, received the Körber Foundation's Deutscher Studienpreis in the Humanities and Cultural Sciences category for the dissertation he completed while at the Institute. [more]
Deutches Institut für Altersvorsorge (DIA) honours Dr. Markus Roth
18.11.2009
Dr. Markus Roth, former research fellow at the Institute, has been honoured by the Deutsches Institut für Altersvorsorge for his post-doctoral dissertation on private pensions, "Private Altersvorsorge: Betriebsrentenrecht und individuelle Vorsorge, Eine rechtsvergleichende Gesamtschau". [more]
Universität Bielefeld awards Honorary Doctorate to Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker
20.11.2009
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institut for Comparative and International Private Law, was conferred an honorary doctorate from the Universität Bielefeld. [more]
Dr. Anatol Dutta elected to the Scientific Board of the Federal Association of German Civil Servants
24.11.2009
As part of this year's German Civil Servant's Day in Jena, Dr. Anatol Dutta, senior research fellow at the Institute, was elected to the Scientific Board of the Federal Association of German Civil Servants. The primary mission of the board is to provide the association with counsel and assistance in respect of basic legal questions, current legislative proposals and judicial inquiries in the area of civil status and the related fields of family law and private international law. [more]
Professor Holger Fleischer receives Honorary Professorship from the Bucerius Law School
12.10.2009
Prof. Holger Fleischer, Managing Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, has been named Affiliate Professor at the Bucerius Law School . With this honorary professorship, announced at the 2009 academic convocation, Prof. Fleischer is being integrated into the academic structure of the Hamburg university. [more]
Dr. Markus Roth called to the Philipps-Universität Marburg
15.09.2009
Dr. Markus Roth has been called to the law faculty of the Philipps-Universität Marburg for a professorship in Civil Law and Labour Law. [more]
Dr. Sonja Meier, LL.M. (London) appointed as professor
03.09.2009
The president of the Philipps-Universität Marburg appointed Dr. Sonja Meier, LL.M. (London) as a professor on the law faculty effective 12 November 2009. The former research fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law will hold a chair for Civil Law and European Legal History. [more]
Prof. Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker receives the Hayek Medal
14.08.2009
Prof. Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, has been awarded the Friedrich August von Hayek Medal of the Hayek-Gesellschaft. [more]
Giesela Rühl conferred Robert Bosch Stiftung scholarship
16.07.2009
Dr. Giesela Rühl, post-doctoral researcher and former Institute fellow, has been accepted as a participant in the "Fast Track" program of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. [more]
Prof. Kurt Siehr receives honorary doctorate
02.07.2009
Prof. Dr. iur., Kurt Siehr M.C.L., former research fellow and since 2002 free research associate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, has been conferred an honorary doctorate from the Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (ELTE). [more]
Otto-Hahn-Medal awarded to Felix Steffek
18.06.2009
Dr. Felix Steffek, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institut for Comparative and International Private Law, has been honoured with the Otto-Hahn Medalfor his dissertation "Gläubigerschutz in der Kapitalgesellschaft - Krise und Insolvenz im englischen und deutschen Kapitalgesellschafts- und Insolvenzrecht" (Creditor Protection and the Corporation - Financial Crisis and Insolvency under English and German Company and Corporate Insolvency Law). The Max Planck Society confers the award each year on outstanding junior researchers who are working at its institutes. [more]
Andreas M. Fleckner receives Otto-Hahn-Medal
18.06.2009
The Otto-Hahn-Medal for junior researchers has been awarded to Dr. Andreas M. Fleckner, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. Andreas Fleckner has been bestowed the Max Planck Society honour for his dissertation "Antike Kapitalvereinigungen“ (Ancient Capital Associations) [more]
Dr. Wolfgang Wurmnest appointed as professor
25.05.2009
The president of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover has appointed Dr. Wolfgang Wurmnest, LL.M., to a professorship in the faculty of law. The former research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law will hold a chair in the fields of German and European Private Law and Economic Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law. [more]
Hochschulpreis of the Deutsches Aktieninstitut awarded to Prof. Dr. Jan von Hein
07.05.2009
In honouring Prof. Dr. Jan von Hein, the Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI) is recognising the work of a longtime research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. [more]
Dr. Jörn Kowalewski receives Hochschulpreis of the Deutsches Aktieninstitut
07.05.2009
With Dr. Jörn Kowalewski, another longtime researcher of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg is being honoured by the Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI). [more]
Prof. Klaus J. Hopt awarded Federal Cross of Merit
07.04.2009
State Secretary of Finance, Nicolette Kressl, presented Professor Klaus J. Hopt with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany at an official ceremony on 7 April 2009. [more]
Prof. Dr. Holger Fleischer becomes newest Director
01.04.2009
Internationally renowned legal scholar and winner of the Leibniz-Prize, Prof. Dr. Holger Fleischer is the newest Director at the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg.
[more]Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann receives honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University
23.03.2009
Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg was awarded an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University in South Africa. [more]
Prof. Dr. Holger Fleischer becomes newest Director
17.03.2009
Prof. Holger Fleischer has accepted the call to the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. On 1 April 2009 he will assume his new office and join the current Institute Directorate formed by Prof. Jürgen Basedow and Prof. Reinhard Zimmermann. Prof. Holger Fleischer is filling the position previously held by Prof. Klaus J. Hopt until September of last year. [more]
The Institute mourns the loss of Professor Dr. Jan Kropholler
19.01.2009
Jan Kropholler died on 16 January 2009 at the age of 70 in Hamburg. With his passing, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law loses an outstanding international scholar who significantly influenced the development of harmonised law, private international law and international civil procedure. [more]
Prof. Klaus J. Hopt elected as member of Leopoldina
05.01.2009
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus J. Hopt, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, was selected to become a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. [more]
Prof. Jürgen Basedow elected as member of the American Law Institute
04.11.2008
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Basedow, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, was selected for membership in the American Law Institute (ALI). [more]
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Basedow named Honorary Professor and Marco Polo Fellow at the Xi’an Jiaotong University
12.09.2008
On 12 September 2008, Professor Dr. Jürgen Basedow was conferred an honorary professorship at the Xi’an Jiaotong University and named Marco Polo Fellow at its Silk Road Institute of International Law. [more]