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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

McLarren, Katharina: Frozen in Trump’s headlights – Germany’s astounding foreign policy of obstinacy. In: The Legacy and Impact of German Unification: The Elusive Dream of 'Flourishing Landscapes'. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2022, 377-394 (with Bernhard Stahl).

von Bogdandy, Armin: European Democracy: A Reconstruction through Dismantling Misconceptions. In: ELTE Law Journal 1, 5-23 (2022).

Spieker, Luke Dimitrios: Transformative Constitutionalism in Luxembourg: How the Court Can Support Democratic Transitions. MPIL Research Paper No. 14, 2022 (with Armin von Bogdandy).

Jahn, Jannika: Internationaler Klimaschutz mithilfe nationaler Verfassungsgerichte? Erkenntnisse aus dem Klimabeschluss des BVerfG. In: ZaöRV 82/1, 47-72 (2022).

Peters, Anne: Staatsziel Tierschutz – Rechtsauftrag und Verantwortung Deutschlands in der Europäischen Union. MPIL Research Paper Series No. 2022-15, 2022.

Golia, Angelo Jr: The Critique of Digital Constitutionalism. MPIL Research Paper Series No. 2022 - 13, 04 July 2022.

Villarreal, Pedro: Strengthening the Monitoring of States’ Compliance with the International Health Regulations. In: International Organizations Law Review 19/1, 215-240 (2022) (with Roojin Habibi, Allyn Taylor).

Emtseva, Julia: Practicing Reflexivity in International Law: Running a Never-Ending Race to Catch Up with the Western International Lawyers. In: German Law Journal Volume 23 Issue 5, 756-768 (2022).

2022

Announcements

Janne Mende has been awarded the  Franz Xaver Kaufmann Prize.

Armin von Bogdandy was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Bucharest.

Dimitrios Spieker was awarded the Wilhelm Bender Prize 2022 of Goethe University, Frankfurt.

The 2023 application round for Institute Grants will start on 1st June 2022 and will expire on 31st July 2022.