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Norway and the European Law of Civil Procedure
From 20 to 23 October a group of Norwegian Professors and Ph.D. students researching in the field of civil procedure visited the Max Planck Institute. On this occasion the Department of European and Comparative Procedural Law organized a seminar with the title “Norway and the European Law of Civil Procedure” which took place on 21 October in the premises of the Institute. Professor Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen (University of Bergen), Professor Tanja Domej (University of Zurich), Professor A...
New book published - EU-Zivilprozessrecht: EuZPR
The fourth edition of the EU-Zivilprozessrecht: EuZPR by Prof. Peter Schlosser and Prof. Burkhard Hess, updated and thoroughly reworked, has just been released.
New book published in the MPI Luxembourg Book Series: Protecting Privacy in Private International and Procedural Law and by Data Protection. European and American Developments
Ensuring the effective right to privacy regarding the gathering and processing of personal data has become a key issue both in the internal market and in the international arena. The extent of one’s right to control their data, the implications of the 'right to be forgotten', the impact of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decisions on personality rights, and recent defamation legislation are shaping a new understanding of data protection and the right to privacy. This book explores t...
International Max Planck Research School for Successful Dispute Resolution: First meeting at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg
On 29 and 30 September, the IMPRS-SDR held a meeting to welcome the new Ph.D. Candidates of the second working cycle. The 9 new Ph.D. Candidates come from 7 different countries: all selected in a thorough application process.
The Ph.D. candidates were welcomed by the speakers Professor Burkard Hess (MPI Luxembourg) and Professor Thomas Pfeiffer (Heidelberg University) and attending professors Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg), Werner Ebke (Heidelberg University), Matthew Happold (U...
Max Planck Lecture Series: Prof. Peter Mankowski gave a lecture on “International Procedural Law: Between Private International Law and Procedural Law”
On the 23th of September, the Max Planck Institute of Luxembourg had the honor to receive Professor Peter Mankowski from Hamburg University. Professor Mankowski’s expertise in international procedural law and private international law is well established: among other things, he has co-authored a leading book collection on “European Commentaries on Private International Law,” which provides a detailed analysis of the most important European private international law instruments. Moreover, Profess...
