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With over 400 researchers, we operate the world’s largest programme for doctoral and postdoctoral research in law and interdisciplinary legal studies.

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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt and the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) at The University of Bonn are seeking a Research Group Leader. The application deadline is 20 October 2026: jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/jobposting/9... @mpilhlt.bsky.social
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Find out more about our Initiatives! youtu.be/EWdSUG_Vwus?... #Video
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Scholarships and guest residencies are available for 2027/2028 through the Department of Historical Regimes of Normativity (Thomas Duve) at MPI-Frankfurt. The application deadline is 15 September 2026: jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/jobposting/f... #AcademicOpportunity @mpilhlt.bsky.social
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
How does law shape the digital value chains transforming our economies and societies? On 3–4 September, Max Planck Law and German Law Journal will host the 2nd Transnational Junior Faculty Forum at the @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social. Check out the porgramme: law.mpg.de/event/the-la... #Event
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The Law of Digital Value Chains: 2nd Transnational Junior Faculty Forum - Max Planck Law
For its 2nd Transnational Junior Faculty Forum, the German Law Journal and Max Planck Law invited early-career scholars investigating the law of digital value chains from across different fields of la...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Journalists with experience covering criminal law, public security, criminology, or psychology are invited to apply for the Journalist in Residence Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law: recruitingapp-5535.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/51... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Law & Anthropology Department at the @mpisocialanthro.bsky.social is accepting applications for Dissertation Writing-up Fellowships. Deadline: 15 September 2026: recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/52... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What obligations do states owe in a federation? As a Max Planck Law Fellow, @ruthmason.bsky.social explores this question in her project ‘Federalism and Solidarity’, examining fiscal solidarity beyond financial transfers. Read more about her insights: law.mpg.de/news/insight... #News
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Insights into the Research of Max Planck Law Fellow Ruth Mason - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Call for abstracts: ‘The Editable World’ (5–6 November, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition). The workshop explores the legal and governance challenges of AI, XR and phygital spaces. Submit your abstract by 15 July: law.mpg.de/event/editab... #Event
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Editable World: Law, Policy, and Governance in ‘Phygital Realities’ - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
On 8 July, Miguel Mota Delgado will present in the final session of the ‘Law and Lunch’ seminar, organised by The Max Planck Law Fellow Group (@mpilhlt.bsky.social and @mpil.de). Register now: law.mpg.de/event/lunch-... #Event
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Lunch and Law: Towards an EU Economic Law of the Enemy? - Max Planck Law
This seminar is the last of five sessions of the seminar series 'Lunch & Law: EU Law and Democratic Sovereignty in Times of Imperial Rivalries' scheduled between March and July 2026.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
How can sustainability law move from ambitious commitments to effective implementation? Join the 5th Young Sustainability Law Conference on 2–3 July to discuss enforcement, governance and legal responses to sustainability challenges. Registrations open until 1 July: law.mpg.de/event/from-f...
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From Frameworks to Functioning Law: Bridging the Creation, Implementation, and Enforcement of Sustainability Law - Max Planck Law
The JNR 2026 shifts the focus from what sustainability law provides to how it works in practice.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The inaugural Max Planck Law Mentoring Programme has shown the value of meaningful exchange across our network. Over nine months, mentors and mentees gained new perspectives, built lasting connections, and explored diverse career paths. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/max-pla... #News
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Max Planck Law Mentoring Programme Concludes Inaugural Phase - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
How does law shape the way we imagine society? On 19 June, the ‘Legal Research Methods’ Initiative welcomes Antoine Bailleux to discuss the narrative dimension of law and how legal texts and judgments help construct collective representations and political life: law.mpg.de/event/law-an... #Event
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Law and/as Narratives - Max Planck Law
Presentation on how law shapes society not only through rules, but also through narratives that shape collective representations.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Researcher / Habilitation Candidate position in Holger Fleischer's research group at the MPI-Hamburg, focusing on commercial, corporate & capital market law. Deadline: 15 June: mpi-privatrecht-hh.softgarden.io/job/64939666... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We are excited to announce the launch of CONNECT, the newsletter of the Max Planck Law Alumni Network, and the publication of its very first issue. The first issue showcases the people, ideas, and collaborations shaping the alumni community. For more info, please contact us at alumni@law.mpg.de.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Can a justice system designed to protect children end up expanding judicial control over their lives? On 11 June, Minerva LAW Network's ‘The Intersection’ welcomes Lama Karamé to discuss judicial discretion in Lebanon’s juvenile courts. Register now: law.mpg.de/event/judgin... #Event
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Judging Childhood: Law, Morality, and Discipline in Lebanon’s Juvenile Courts - Max Planck Law
The paper highlights the distinct role of juvenile judges in Lebanon, where the legal framework grants broad discretionary authority.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
From 10–12 May, the workshop ‘Fairness and International Law: Across Space and Time’ took place in Kiel, bringing together early-career scholars to discuss fairness, human rights, migration, climate protection, AI, and global governance within international law: law.mpg.de/news/max-pla... #News
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Max Planck Law Fellow Group Workshop on Fairness and International Law  - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Are governments adopting AI that actually serves citizens, or buying expensive solutions to poorly understood problems? On 12 June, Initiative ‘Max Planck Law | Tech | Society’ hosts Carlos Lasprilla on AI promises vs. operational reality in public administration: law.mpg.de/event/ai-in-... #Event
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AI in Local Governments: From Hype to the Benefit of Average Citizens - Max Planck Law
This talk examines the gap between AI promises and operational reality in public administration, drawing from practical experience at Bogotá (Colombia) City Hall.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
On 27 May, the Max Planck Law Fellow Group led by Antoine Vauchez ( @mpilhlt.bsky.social/ @mpil.de) hosts the next ‘Lunch & Law’ session with Cécile Morel-Derocle on competition law and democracy in the EU amid growing geopolitical rivalry. Register now: law.mpg.de/event/lunch-... #Event
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Lunch and Law: Competition Law and Democracy - Max Planck Law
This seminar is the third of five sessions of the seminar series 'Lunch & Law: EU Law and Democratic Sovereignty in Times of Imperial Rivalries' scheduled between March and July 2026.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
At a recent MPL event, Michael Grünberger reflected on diversity, belonging, and social mobility in academia from the perspective of a first-generation academic. The talk highlighted the importance of inclusive research environments and institutional support: law.mpg.de/news/diversi... #News #DDT26
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Diversity in Academia - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The 23rd annual conference of the German Law and Economics Association will take place at the MPI-Freiburg on 16–17 July, organized by @hannesrusch.bsky.social and Nicholas Umashev. Register by 1 June: law.mpg.de/event/23rd-a... #Event #GLEA
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23rd Annual Conference of the German Law and Economics Association (GLEA) - Max Planck Law
An invitation to legal scholars and criminologists to present their law-and-economics research and discuss it with economists.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@maxplanck.de has opened nominations, including self-nominations, for a Director position at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. The Director will lead a research Department at the Institute and contribute to the Institute’s mission. Apply by 30 June: www.eth.mpg.de/6667430/news...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Helmut Philipp Aust has been appointed Scientific Member of the @maxplanck.de and Director at the @mpil.de. His research focuses on international law, cities, and foreign relations law. Read all about it: law.mpg.de/news/profess... #News
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Professor Helmut Philipp Aust Appointed Director at MPI-Heidelberg - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Are you an early career researcher in law looking for new academic opportunities? Join the Max Planck Law Open House—an online info session and Q&A—on 7 May, 11:00 CEST to learn about PhD and postdoc possibilities across our network: law.mpg.de/event/open-h...
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Open House | Spring 2026 - Max Planck Law
An online information session plus Q&A.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
How can legal doctrine shape AI in courts? On 8 May, ‘Max Planck Law | Tech | Society’ hosts Christoph Engel on LLMs as judicial decision-aids. The talk explores how doctrinal constraints can reduce bias and improve reasoning quality in AI-assisted decisions: law.mpg.de/event/christ... #Event #AI
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Christoph Engel on The Judicial Mind of Large Language Models - Max Planck Law
Large language models have arrived in the courtroom: not as decision-makers, but as decision-aids. Realistically, the human judge in the loop can only do so much. What can be done to prevent the AI as...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Barbara Huber Scholarship Programme: MPI-Freiburg invites applications from international researchers in criminology, public law, and criminal law. Research stays (2–6 months). Apply by 31 May: csl.mpg.de/en/barbara-h... #AcademicOpportunity #Scholarship
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The second ‘Law and the Amazon’ International Conference, and the first to take place within the Amazon itself, was held 2–5 December 2025 in Belém do Pará, Brazil. Organized by the ‘Forum Latin America’: youtu.be/UAMY-5Be2Jc?... #video
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Second Law and the Amazon International Conference
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A workshop on the Mixed Courts of Egypt (1876–1949) explored their role as an early international judicial body and a site of legal exchange across cultures. The event highlighted their historical significance and the need for further interdisciplinary research: law.mpg.de/news/scholar... #News
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Scholars Explore the Mixed Courts of Egypt 1876–1949 - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
‘Forum Latin America’ Initiative is consolidating its research on law and the Amazon. A new open-access special issue brings together interdisciplinary perspectives, marking a key step in developing a sustained, collaborative research agenda. Read all about it: law.mpg.de/news/forum-l... #News
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Forum Latin America: Special Issue on Law and the Amazon - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
MPI-Frankfurt is hiring a doctoral researcher for a project on the history of EU employment law. For more information and to apply by 1 June, please visit: jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/jobposting/d... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
How are legal concepts shaped over time? On 28 April, ‘Legal Research Methods’ hosts @kemmereralex.bsky.social on conceptual history (Begriffsgeschichte), exploring how legal ideas evolve, travel across contexts, and challenge fixed understandings of law: law.mpg.de/event/law-an... #Event
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Law and/as Conceptual History - Max Planck Law
This session introduces the study of law through the lens of conceptual history exploring how legal concepts are formed, contested, and transformed across time and space.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Are you an early career researcher in law looking for new academic opportunities? Join the Max Planck Law Open House—an online info session and Q&A—on 7 May, 11:00 CEST to learn about PhD and postdoc possibilities across our network: law.mpg.de/event/open-h...
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Open House | Spring 2026 - Max Planck Law
An online information session plus Q&A.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
How do courts in Central Europe interpret statutes? On 17 April, ‘Max Planck Law | Tech | Society’ Initiative hosts Tomáš Koref. Using NLP on ~300,000 Czech decisions, the talk shows case law dominates, text plays a limited role, and formalism has declined: law.mpg.de/event/interp... #Event
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Max Planck Postdoc Programme is open: multiple positions in computational social science across institutes, including MPI-Freiburg, with a strong emphasis on AI, law, and society. More information: postdocprogram.mpg.de/node/41350 #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
What happens when legal institutions avoid deciding? On 14 April, the ‘Minerva LAW Network’ hosts @skstein.bsky.social on ‘non-decisions’ in courts and governments, and their impact on the rule of law and democratic governance. More information: law.mpg.de/event/delibe... #Event #MinervaLAW
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Deliberative Non-Decisions: Interdependency and Legal Argument - Max Planck Law
What happens when legal institutions avoid making decisions? Dr Katharina Stein explores how courts, governments, and legislatures sometimes deliberately sidestep difficult legal questions rather than...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Max Planck Law launches CONNECT, the new Alumni Network newsletter. It shares updates, highlights alumni paths, and features initiatives like the Mentoring Programme and Annual Conference. Former researchers are invited to join and stay connected. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/launch-... #News
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Launch of CONNECT: The New Max Planck Law Alumni Newsletter - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
How is EU law adapting to rising geopolitical rivalries—and what does this mean for democratic sovereignty? On 25 March, the ‘Lunch and Law’ series (@mpilhlt.bsky.social/ @mpil.de) starts with Hugo Canihac on EU economic law, democracy, and global competition: law.mpg.de/event/lunch-... #Event
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Lunch and Law: EU Law and Democratic Sovereignty in Times of Imperial Rivalries - Max Planck Law
This seminar series will review how key domains of EU economic law are evolving in the context of this geopolitical and geo-economic challenge.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Reminder: On 20 March, the ‘Max Planck Law | Tech | Society’ Initiative hosts a talk by Marina Chugunova on empirical research into automation and AI, examining evidence on human–AI interaction, labour markets, and open questions for future research. Register now: law.mpg.de/event/how-hu... #Event
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How Humans Interact with Machines? An Overview of Experimental Evidence - Max Planck Law
The presentation will provide an overview of empirical research on automation and AI.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Department of Business and Tax Law at the MPI-Munich (Tax) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Research Fellow. The role focuses on international, European, and comparative tax and corporate law. Applications are open until 31 March: www.tax.mpg.de/fileadmin/TA... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Are disclosure duties really ‘soft’ regulatory tools? On 24 March, the Initiative ‘Corporate Responsibility | ESG’ hosts Alexander Hellgardt on the evolving role of ESG disclosure. Register now: law.mpg.de/event/the-li... #Event #ESG
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The Limited Regulatory Impact of ESG Information Duties - Max Planck Law
This talk looks at (1) regulating information recipients, especially investors, through disclosure of ESG risks; and (2) regulating the disclosing entities themselves by incentivizing behavioural chan...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
How do democratic states accommodate Muslim family law while upholding human rights and gender equality? A project studying this question at the MPI-Halle is hiring a Scientific Project Coordinator. Apply by 31 March: recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/52... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
On 11 March, the Initiatives ‘Corporate Responsibility | ESG’ & ‘Law, Climate Change, and the Environment’ host Giacomo Sebis on global frameworks, human rights, and the role of international economic law in a socially responsive transition. Register now: law.mpg.de/event/human-... #Event
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Human Rights and Circular Economy - Max Planck Law
Giacomo Sebis analyses how international norms can address social risks during the transition to the Circular Economy.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
MPI-Hamburg is hiring a Doctoral Candidate / Postdoc to head its Centre of Expertise on Latin America (Hamburg). Focus: comparative private law & PIL, Latin American legal systems, academic coordination. Apply by 29 March: mpi-privatrecht-hh.softgarden.io/job/63163619... #AcademicOpportunity
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Call for abstracts: The ‘European Law Group’ Initiative’s 5th Annual Conference ‘European Society—Facets and Fault Lines’ will take place 17–18 September at the MPI-Heidelberg. Early-career scholars are invited to apply with an abstract 31 March. Further details: law.mpg.de/event/europe... #Event
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European Society—Facets and Fault Lines - Max Planck Law
The European Law Group will host its fifth annual conference for early-career scholars on 17-18 September 2026 on 'European Society—Facets and Fault Lines'.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
#AcademicOpportunity: Postdoc/Habilitation position at the MPI-Hamburg in Holger Fleischer’s (Director) group. Research in commercial, corporate & capital markets law in an international setting. Apply by 15 March: mpi-privatrecht-hh.softgarden.io/job/62601999...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Do legal ideas travel unchanged? This #perspective article challenges assumptions of interpretive symmetry, arguing that legal theories are transformed as they move across cultures. Read more: law.mpg.de/perspectives... @melaniemerlin.bsky.social
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Do Legal Theories Travel Freely? Anthropophagy and the Fiction of Interpretive Symmetry - Max Planck Law
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MPIL Heidelberg @mpil.de · 13/02/2026
Jochen Abraham Frowein (1934–2026) has passed away. A pivotal figure in international law, he served as MPIL Director, VP of the European Commission of Human Rights, and mentor to generations of scholars. We are grateful for his immense scholarly legacy. Full obituary: www.mpil.de/en/pub/i7104...
Black and white portrait of Jochen Abraham Frowein. He is an older man with short, light hair, wearing a dark suit, light shirt, and striped tie with a pocket square. He is looking slightly to his right with a gentle expression and has his right hand raised in a conversational or explanatory gesture.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
On 20 March, the ‘Max Planck Law | Tech | Society’ Initiative hosts a talk by Marina Chugunova on empirical research into automation and AI, examining evidence on human–AI interaction, labour markets, and open questions for future research. Register here: law.mpg.de/event/how-hu... #Event
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How Humans Interact with Machines? An Overview of Experimental Evidence - Max Planck Law
The presentation will provide an overview of empirical research on automation and AI.
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Early-career researchers in family law are invited to submit abstracts for the Family Law Early Career Colloquium (3–4 June 2026, Copenhagen), organized by MPI-Hamburg. Deadline for abstracts: 15 March. More information: law.mpg.de/event/family... #Event
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Family Law Early Career Colloquium 2026 - Max Planck Law
Colloquium is to bring together early career scholars from different legal backgrounds and traditions in family law and to build networks across jurisdictions to promote future collaboration and resea...
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Max Planck Law and Sciences Po Law School have concluded a cooperation agreement to strengthen research collaboration and support early-career scholars through academic exchange and research stays. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/new-coo... #News
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New Cooperation Agreement with Sciences Po Law School - Max Planck Law
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Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Call for Abstracts: The German Law Journal and Max Planck Law invite early-career scholars to submit extended abstracts for the 2nd Transnational Junior Faculty Forum, ‘The Law of Digital Value Chains’.(Munich, 3–4 September). Deadline: 15 April. More info: law.mpg.de/event/the-la... #Event
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The Law of Digital Value Chains: 2nd Transnational Junior Faculty Forum - Max Planck Law
For its 2nd Transnational Junior Faculty Forum, the German Law Journal and Max Planck Law invite extended abstracts (ca. 500 words) by early-career scholars investigating the law of digital value chai...
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