Honorary Doctorate Conferred on Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann by the University of Capetown
10.01.2007
Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg was conferred an honorary doctorate by the faculty of the University of Capetown. [more]
Grant Recipients from the Max Planck Institute Appointed to European High Courts
08.02.2007
In connection with Romania and Bulgaria’s entrance into the European, Prof. Camelia Toader (Bucharest) and Prof. Teodor Tchipev (Sofia) were on 12 January 2007 respectively appointed as judges to the Court of Justice of the European Communities and the Court of First Instance. [more]
Max Weber Fellowship for Dr. Giesela Rühl
13.03.2007
Dr. Giesela Rühl is the first German jurist to be awarded a Max Weber Fellowship from the European University Institute (EUI). [more]
Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI) Award 2006 for Dr. Patrick C. Leyens
13.03.2007
The Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI) honors Dr. Patrick C. Leyens, LL.M. (London), Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, with the DAI Academic Award 2006 for his dissertation on corporate governing boards. [more]
Otto-Hahn-Medal 2007 for Dr. Anatol Dutta
09.05.2007
The Max Planck Society once again honors an Institute research fellow with the Otto-Hahn-Medal for outstanding achievement by junior scholars.
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Professor Dr. Jürgen Basedow Named Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
20.06.2007
Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Basedow, Director at the Institute, was named an honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sceinces by the plenary assembly and admitted in the Section for Economics and Law. [more]
Conferral of Honorary Degree by the University of Edinburgh on Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann
25.06.2007
Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, has receieved an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. [more]
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Athens for Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt
03.07.2007
Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg has been conferred an honorary doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. [more]
Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt Appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
03.07.2007
Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg has been appointed to the board of trustees of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. [more]
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Basedow Named Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung
24.07.2007
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Basedow, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung. [more]
Prof. Dr. Holger Knudsen Elected Chairman of the Law Libraries Section of the IFLA
23.08.2007
Prof. Dr. Holger Knudsen Elected Chairman of the Law Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations. [more]
Dr. Jan von Hein Appointed as Professor of Civil Law at the University of Trier
17.10.2007
The Prime Minister of Rheinland-Palatinate, Kurt Beck, has appointed Dr. Jan von Hein, formerly a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, to the legal faculty of the University of Trier as Professor of Civil Law with an emphasis in private law and comparative law. [more]
University of Lleida Confers Honorary Doctorate on Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann
25.10.2007
Professor Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, has been conferred an honorary doctorate from the University of Lleida. The distinction was conveyed in recognition of Professor Zimmermann's foundational contributions to the Europeanisation of legal scholarship based upon historical-comparative law analysis. [more]
Professor Dr. Andreas Heldrich Deceased
06.11.2007
Professor Dr. Andreas Heldrich, emeritus professor und former Dean of the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität (LMU) München, died in Munich on 31 October 2007 at the age of 72. With his passing we lose a nationally and internationally renowned scholar of great practical insight and a gentleman of charming wit and noble mindedness. [more]