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Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

Video August 19, 2020

Available for streaming: Prof. Dr. Matteo Fornasier (Ruhr University Bochum) shares his observations in the panel "Arbeitsrecht" [Labour law] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 19 August 2020. (Lecture in German)

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Interview on "Charity with Chinese Characteristics"

August 24, 2020

In a joint project, Knut Benjamin Pißler, head of the Centre of Expertise on China and Korea at the Institute, and Katja Levy (TU Berlin) examine for the first time the situation of charitable foundations in China, exploring in particular their role in China’s authoritarian system. The findings of this study have been published in a work titled…

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 20, 2020

Available for streaming: Ruth Effinowicz, Research Fellow and Head of the Institute’s Centre of Excellence on Japan delivers closing comments at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 20 August 2020. (Lecture in German)

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 20, 2020

Available for streaming: Prof. Dr. Anna-Bettina Kaiser (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) shares her observations in the panel "Öffentlich-rechtlicher Rahmen" [Public Law Framework] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 20 August 2020…

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 20, 2020

Available for streaming: Associate-Prof. Tomoaki Kurishima (Saitama University) shares his observations in the panel "Öffentlich-rechtlicher Rahmen" [Public Law Framework] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 20 August 2020. (Lecture in…

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 20, 2020

Available for streaming: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bork (University of Hamburg) shares his observations in the panel "Prozessrecht" [Procedural law] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 20 August 2020. (Lecture in German)

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 20, 2020

Available for streaming: Prof. Dr. Shūsuke Kakiuchi (University of Tokyo) shares his observations in the panel "Prozessrecht" [Procedural law] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 20 August 2020. (Lecture in German)

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 19, 2020

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 19, 2020

Available for streaming: Associate-Prof. Dr. Yumiko Kuwamura (Tohoku University) shares her observations in the panel "Arbeitsrecht" [Labour law] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 19 August 2020. (Lecture in German)

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 19, 2020

Available for streaming: Prof. Dr. Martin Schmidt-Kessel (University of Bayreuth) shares his observations in the panel "Schuldrecht" [Law of obligations] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 19 August 2020. (Lecture in German)

Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law

August 19, 2020

Available for streaming: Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Yoshimasa (Kyoto University) shares his observations in the panel "Schuldrecht" [Law of obligations] at the virtual conference "Reaktionen auf Corona im japanischen und deutschen Recht" [Responses to the Coronavirus in Japanese and German law] from 19 August 2020. (Lecture in English)

Covid-19: implications for the application of family law in MENA countries

July 01, 2020

Afternoon Talks on Islamic Law: Moderated by the Research Group on Family and Succession Law in Islamic Countries, the President of the Greek Catholic Court of First Instance, Amman, Archimandrite Dr. Bassam Shahatit, gave a Jordanian perspective on Covid-19 and its implications for the application of family law. Watch his talk here.

Covid-19: implications for the application of family law in MENA countries

July 01, 2020

Afternoon Talks on Islamic Law: Moderated by the Research Group on Family and Succession Law in Islamic Countries, the Chief prosecutor for personal status at the Sharia Court, Palestine, and judge of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Ramallah, Somoud Damiri, gave a Palestinian perspective on Covid-19 and its implications for the application of family…

Trailer: Amtseinführung von Prof. Dr. Ralf Michaels

November 05, 2019

Im November feierten wir die Amtseinführung von Prof. Ralf Michaels als Direktor unseres Instituts, der das Amt in Nachfolge von Prof. Jürgen Basedow angetreten ist. Nach Grußworten von Institutsdirektor Prof. Reinhard Zimmermann und der Zweiten Bürgermeisterin und Senatorin für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Gleichstellung Katharina Fegebank, sprach…

Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Dr. Ralf Michaels

November 05, 2019

Prof. Dr. Ralf Michaels hat zum 1. Juli 2019 in Nachfolge von Herrn Prof. Dr. Jürgen Basedow hauptamtlich das Amt des Institutsdirektors übernommen. In seiner Antrittsvorlesung sprach Ralf Michaels zum Thema „Das marginale Recht“. Die komplette Veranstaltung hier zum nachstreamen.

Ralf Michaels at "Gender and Private International Law"

October 25, 2019

In October the institute hosted the kick-off event of the transdisciplinary research project “Gender and Private International Law (GaP)”, which was established at MPI by institute director Ralf Michaels and Ivana Isailovic (MPI and Northeastern University, US). Watch the opening of the conference here.

Ivana Isailovic at "Gender and Private International Law"

October 25, 2019

Watch here Ivana Isailovic’s introductory note at the kick-off event of “Gender and Private International Law (GaP)”. Ivana Isailovic presents different gender approaches that could be deployed for an analysis and better understanding of Private International Law issues.

Roxana Banu at "Gender and Private International Law"

October 25, 2019

Watch here Roxana Banu’s note at the kick-off event of “Gender and Private International Law (GaP)”. Roxana Banu gives a general introduction into Private International Law and feminist perspectives within the field.

Conference "The Role of Academia in Latin American Private International Law"

September 10, 2019

The conference aimed to reflect on the role of Private International Law academia in Latin America. Exploring beyond national, regional and global developments the panellists ventured to answer questions such as the following: How does one becomes a PIL expert in Latin America? (i.e. access to the profession; the duality practitioner-academic; the…

Hamburger Max-Planck-Institute

September 12, 2018

Am 14. September 2018 fand der Max-Planck-Tag statt. Dieser Film stellt Ihnen die Hamburger Max-Planck-Institute vor: Das MPI für Meteorologie, das MPI für Struktur und Dynamik der Materie und unser Institut.