The International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Burkhard Hess
Professor Burkhard Hess (Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, and professor at the Faculties of Law of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany, as well as of the University of Luxembourg) has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki on 14 May 2016.
With this distinction, the International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki honors Professor Hess' scientific research in the field of European procedural law, which has become a major field of judicial activity as cross-border litigation within the Internal Market steadily grows and expands. Burkhard Hess has written more than 100 articles and books, mostly on comparative and European procedural law; moreover, in 2010, he published a treatise on "Europäisches Zivilprozessrecht", the 2nd edition of which will be published in 2017. Last year, together with Professor Peter Schlosser, he wrote a Commentary on the most important European instruments in the field.
This distinction also honors the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg, a new and inspiring research institution for procedural law. The Institute attracts researchers from all over the world to Luxembourg which has become a major location for dispute resolution in Europe. A close scientific relationship exists between the International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki and the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg, with both institutions advancing foundational research in comparative and European procedural law.
