In the Max Planck Lawcast, Jan Peter Schmidt, Head of the Centre of Expertise for the Application of Foreign Law, discusses the long-standing tradition that the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law has of providing expert opinions on foreign law for German courts. To this end, the Institute supports judges in resolving cross-border cases which according to the rules of private international law are to be decided not according to German law but to foreign law.
The Max Planck Lawcast showcases the academic research being conducted across the various Institutes within the Max Planck Law network. Dr Christopher Murphy, the Lawcast host, sits down with researchers to explore the breakthroughs in their legal research. The Max Planck Lawcast is published fortnightly and is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Spotify and Apple.
Max Planck Law is a network of ten Max Planck Institutes engaging in legal research. Our purpose is to deepen the cooperation between the participating Institutes, raise their international visibility and strengthen the cross-institute support of our early career researchers.
