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Ralf Michaels, director at the Institute, has co-edited the book Philosophical Foundations of Private International Law, an interdisciplinary collection of 18 articles at the intersection of private international law (PIL) and philosophy. The articles stem from a research project established by Michaels along with Roxana Banu of Oxford University and Michael S. Green of the William and Mary Law School. more

The Venezuelan-born legal scholar who teaches in Seville was a guest in Hamburg in June 2024, participating as a fellow in the team of Institute Director Ralf Michaels. Jiménez is researching issues relating to the restitution of cultural property of colonial origin. She is also working on a proposal for a private international law statute in Colombia. more

When addressing civil law issues with an international aspect, German courts frequently need to apply foreign law. For a number of years, the Institute has been supporting the resolution of family law issues relating to Iraq and Syria by making legal materials and commentaries available online in German. The information portal has now been supplemented with up-to-date information on Afghan law. more

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Mateusz Grochowski, senior research fellow at the Institute, will assume the position of Associate Professor of Law at Tulane Law School in New Orleans as of July 2024. Tulane Law School is one of the oldest law schools in the USA and is a leader in the fields of comparative research, private law research, and research on environmental and energy law. more

The war in the Middle East also affects the academic community. In view of this, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is offering a fellowship program for affected researchers. more

Nadjma Yassari, senior research fellow and head of the research group on Islamic Law at the Institute, will assume the role of director at the Swiss Institute for Comparative Law (SIR) as of 1 August 2024. more