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First In-Person Course a Success
A celebratory mood as the first Max Planck Law course held in person took place last week over a sunny two days at MPI for Social Anthropology (MPI-Halle). Prof. Foblets Welcome and IntroductionThe curriculum is one of the core offerings of Max Planck Law. The first...
Max Planck Law Support for Ukrainian Legal Researchers
On 28 February 2022, the President of the Max Planck Society, Martin Stratmann, wrote ‘the Max Planck Society strongly condemns the war against Ukraine launched by President Putin’. Since then, the Max Planck Society has maintained its unequivocal support of Ukraine....
Max Planck Law Hosts Workshop on Race and Social Justice in the German Legal Academy
Max Planck Law is pleased to host Dean Eddie Bruce-Jones for an intimate workshop-dialogue engaging the issue of race—and its intersection with other disadvantaged vectors of identity and affinity—in the German legal academy and in the research of the Max Planck Law...
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Populism and the New Foreign Relations Law: Between Public International Law, ‘External Public Law’, and Conflict of Laws
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Democracy Globalized: The Promise To Be Fulfilled
The concept of democracy is malleable, and risks becoming an empty term that embellishes political practices that do not allow those who are subject to rule to effectively vote out their rulers. At the same time, policies by states are highly shaped by factors outside...
What Really Divides Us
COVID-19 vaccination: Policymakers must not forgo establishing a legal mandate without good cause.It is often argued that the introduction of a vaccine mandate would further divide society. Instead, the focus has been placed on convincing vaccination sceptics that the...
Russia’s Threat to Ukraine a Violation of International Law
Russian troops have gathered to the east and south-east of Ukraine. To the north, manoeuvres code-named "Allied Resolve" are taking place with Belarus. These activities constitute threats of military force contrary to the UN Charter and thus violate a fundamental...
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