Current Research Focus - An Overview
The following overview provides information on the current research focus of the Institute.
European and Universal Private Law and Economic Law
- Contract Law and the Law of Non-Contractual Relations
- Foundation Law and Non-Profit Organisations
- Commercial Law, Competition Law and Economic Law
- Company Law, Corporate Governance
- Finance Law and Capital Market Law, Insurance Law
Foreign Law, Comparative Law and Legal History
- Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law
- Mixed Legal Systems (in particular South Africa and Scotland)
- Global Competition Law
- Legal History, Private Law Doctrine and Comparative Law
- Civil Law in Historical Perspective
- International Encyclopedia of Law
International Private Law and Procedure
- Basic Principles of IPL
- IPL of Contractual Relations and Intangible Property Rights
- International Procedure and Insolvency Law
The Institute focuses in particular upon the harmonisation of European private law. It participates on the Commission on European Contract Law, on the European Civil Code Project and on the Joint Network on European Private Law. It contributes to world-wide projects such as Comparative Corporate Governance and Anatomy of Corporate Law as well as on projects on Non-Profit Organisations. Regional emphases include East Asia, Latin America, Islamic nations and Southeast Europe. The Institute participates on a research initiative on Conflicts of Law in Intellectual Property.
Selected Research Areas in Detail