SUMMER SCHOOL: German Law in Russian

Russian-German Law Institute has announced Summer School of German Business Law 21 July 2014 – 02 August 2014 in Germany. Language of the course is Russian.

Target group of the School is young scholar and practicing lawyers interested in comparative law.

The Course contains information on main institutes and tracks of German law development with comparative law attitude to development of law of post-socialist countries, and consist of lectures and seminars.

Professors of the Course are faculty members of Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Freie Universität Berlin, Hochschule RheinMain in Wiesbaden, Hochschule Wismar, Institut für Ostrecht e.V. (München), Universität Bremen, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Universität Passau, and practicing lawyers.

Fee: 1800 Euro (covers the cost of the course, accommodation,  cultural program, travels in Germany).

Details here: http://www.shkolaprava.de/index.php/menuoschkole-2

On-line registration is available here: http://www.shkolaprava.de/index.php/menuregistrierung-2
 

VACANCY: Max Planck Senior Research Fellow (Postdoc)

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law invites applications for a position to start on 1st September 2013 or on appointment as a Senior Research Fellow (Postdoc) (full or part-time) with Professor Anne Peters.

The senior research fellow will conduct postdoctoral research (own publications and contribution to common research projects), particularly in the field of public international law (including international and European human rights law), global governance, and also European Union law and comparative constitutional law. Teaching at the law faculty of the University of Heidelberg (mainly in German language) can be arranged in consultation with the faculty. The position is open to candidates interested in acquiring a postdoctoral academic qualification in form of a habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) or other publications; further details are subject to agreement.

How to apply
Please electronically submit your application (CV; essential academic records; one to two own legal manuscripts with no more than approx. 50 pages in total, such as one chapter of the PhD thesis or a scholarly paper; possibly also a letter of recommendation) by 30 August 2013 (or later upon agreement) to: APeters-office@mpil.de.

VACANCY: Research Fellow

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law invites applications for a position to start on 1^st September 2013 or later as a Research Fellow (PhD candidate) part-time (50%) with Professor Anne Peters.                                  
The research fellow will conduct legal research (contribution to common research projects and own publications), particularly in the field of public international law (including international and European human rights law), global governance, and European Union law and comparative constitutional law.

Candidates are expected to write a dissertation (PhD thesis) in one of the aforementioned fields of research. Teaching at the law faculty of the University of Heidelberg (mainly in German language) can be arranged in consultation with the faculty.

The applicants are required to hold a university degree in law (with distinction), to have a deep knowledge of public international law, to demonstrate great interest in academic research, and to be fully proficient in English (in written and oral); further language skills are of advantage.

How to applyPlease electronically submit your application (CV; copies of academic records; a PhD project description of no more than 1-2 pages, one own legal manuscript, such as a seminar paper; possibly also a letter of recommendation) by 30 August 2013 (or later upon agreement) to APeters-office@mpil.de (personal assistant, director Anne Peters) via the Apply button below.

CONFERENCE: The Dynamics of Legal Development - Family and Succession Law

The Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is pleased to host the conference:  “The Dynamics of Legal Development - Family and Succession Law”  from 17 to 19 October 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.

This conference deals with the development of family and succession law in Islamic countries and is now open for registration.

[The programme is now available here]

Theme

The conference looks at the different means of developing family and succession law. The dynamics of this development will be traced through lectures on the national laws of selected Islamic countries and three simultaneously held workshops, in which the main actors of legal development, i.e. the legislator, the parties through party autonomy and the judges will be examined in detail.