Over the past year, scholars across Max Planck Law have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to excellence in legal research. Their dedication has reinforced the network’s reputation for rigorous academic inquiry and earned broader recognition through numerous awards. Below is a list of prizes and honours received by Max Planck Law researchers in 2025. We extend our sincere congratulations to all the recipients for their outstanding achievements.
Marietta Auer
Elected Full Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Luca von Bogdandy
Werner Pünder Prize
Rômulo da Silva Ehalt
Membership, Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)
Michel Erpelding
Elected to Academic Advisory Board, J. Hist. Int. Law
Bruno Rodrigues de Lima
Troféu Pito Aceso (Itatiba)
Jaspar Kunstreich
Elected Member, Die Junge Akademie (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur)
Ivò Cova Vila
Appointment as Professor of Criminal Law, Pompeu Fabra University.
Lukas Huthmann
Humanities Prize of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Jean-Louis van Gelder
ERC Proof of Concept Grant (YourFutureU)
Daniel Nagin
Elected Member, US National Academy of Sciences
Elisa Orrù
Appointment as Senior Research, BKA-Forschungsbeirat
Lennart Reddmann
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
Florian Slogsnat
Otto Hahn Medal (Max Planck Society) and Tiburtius Award (Preis der Berliner Hochschulen)
Isabel Thielmann
Best Research Environment Prize, Die Junge Akademie (Berlin)
Mareike Schmdt
Dr Otto Schmidt Prize for the Promotion of the Europeanization and Internationalization of Law
Felix Aiwanger
Award of the Winter Foundation for the Rights of Nature | Elise Reimarus Prize (Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
Simon Horn
Fellowship, Schöller Research Center for Business and Society
Anne Röthel
Elected Member, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Pascal T. Sierek
GRUR Dissertation Award and Telekom Dissertation Prize
Antonia Sommerfeld
DFG–AHRC Grant (with Ralf Michaels)
Ralf Michaels
DFG–AHRC Grant (with Antonia Sommerfeld)
Reinhard Zimmermann
Dr Günther Book Prize
Franca Maria Feisel
Common Market Law Review Prize for Young Academics
Magdalena König
Third Prize, DialogForum Sicherheitspolitik (DFS)
Mariela Morales Antoniazzi
Mazo de Honor, IACtHR | Medal, Constitutional Court of Colombia | Faculty Mobility Fellowship, Tec de Monterrey
Anne Peters
Honorary Doctorates, University of Vienna and KU Leuven
Luke Dimitrios Spieker
Best Article Prize, Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration
Saskia Stucki
Latsis Swiss Science Prize
Erik Tuchtfeld
Best Research Environment Prize, Die Junge Akademie (Berlin)
Catharina Ziebritzki
Otto Hahn Medal, Max Planck Society.
Pedro Henrique D Batista
GRUR Dissertation Prize | Faculty Prize, LMU Munich
Adolf Dietz
Jan Löwenbach Prize
Liza Herrmann
Writing Scholarship, Max Planck Foundation
Moritz Sutterer
Heinrich Hubmann Prize
Christian Günther
Dissertation Prize, Gesellschaft zur Förderung der sozialrechtlichen Forschung
Irene Domenici
Minerva Fast Track Fellowship (Max Planck Society)
Giulia Mahlig
Alumni Award for Outstanding Publication