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At the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, scholars pursue research relating to basic issues and current developments in the areas of public international law, European Union law, and the constitutional and administrative law of individual states, together with numerous visiting scholars from all over the world. In its fields, our library is the largest in Europe and one of the most comprehensive in the world.

Recent Publications

Futhazar, Guillaume: Science-policy interfaces for environmental governance in the Mediterranean In: Les Notes du Plan Bleu, 2018 (with Antoine Lafitte, Didier Sauzade, Julien Le Tellier).

Ziebritzki, Catharina: EU Hotspots and restriction of asylum seekers’ freedom of movement - Part 1: The judgement of the Greek Council of State of 17th April 2018. In: eumigrationlawblog 22 June, (2018) (with Robert Nestler).

Steininger, Silvia Karin: Democracy and Financial Order: Legal Perspectives. Springer, Heidelberg, 2018, 227p. p. (with Matthias Goldmann, ed.).

Kreuzer, Leonhard: Disentangling the cyber security debate In: Völkerrechtsblog, 2018.

Peters, Anne: Corrupción y derechos humanos. In: Impacto de la corrupción en los derechos humanos. Instituto de Estudios Constitucionales, Querétaro 2018, 23-82.

Askin, Elif: Lithuania and Romania Complicit for Hosting CIA "Black Sites" In: Verfassungsblog, 2018.

Somos, Mark: The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius: A Worldwide Descriptive Census, Ownership, and Annotations of the 1543 and 1555 Edition. Brill, Leiden, 2018, 518 p. (with Daniel Margocsy and Stephen Joffe).

Starski, Paulina: Accountability and Multinational Military Operations. In: Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law & International Law (MPIL) Research Paper 09, 1-27 (2018).

Publications 2017 / 2018


Announcements

Registration for the 2018 Masterclass in International Law is now open. Please enter your online application here.

Institute Grants

The online application portal is activated. Application deadline is July 31, 2018.

Workshop on Health and the Environment in International Law: Actors, Norms and Responsibilities, 17-18 October 2018, at the MPIL. Deadline for abstract proposals 30 June 2018.

The Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL) organises a conference on "Politics and the Histories of International Law", in Heidelberg, 15–16 February 2019. A Call for Engaged Listeners will be distributed shortly.

Events

Coloquio Iberoamericano "Retos y Perspectivas de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos", Paulo Abrão, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CIDH

06/27/2018 | Sala 014

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MPIL Momentum "Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America - Cases and Developments"

06/27/2018 | Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Einstein-Saal, Jägerstr. 22/23, 10117 Berlin

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"The Fourth Max Planck Young Legal Scholars' Forum"

06/28/2018—06/29/2018 | Raum 014

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Heidelberger Salon "International Law from East Asian Perspectives"

07/04/2018 | Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Jägerstr. 22, 10117 Berlin (invitation only)

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New Building

Our Institute is gaining additional space. In connection with expansion and renovation, major construction is currently taking place both inside and outside the building. Disruptions and restrictions on entry are still to be expected. We kindly request your understanding and patience regarding the temporary inconvenience.