We are pleased to present you one of the top downloaded papers from the Max Planck Law network by Thomas Duve (MPI-Frankfurt): ‘Legal History as a History of the Translation of Knowledge of Normativity’ ssrn.com/abstract=422...

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Max Planck Law is hiring a Student Assistant (m/f/d) in science communication, part-time (up to 8 hrs/week), based in Hamburg, starting 1 March. For more information in German and to apply by 31 January, please visit: mpi-privatrecht-hh.softgarden.io/job/61581902... #Vacancy #MaxPlanckLaw

More than twenty women researchers from the Max Planck Law network met in Strasbourg on 10 December for the ‘Minerva LAW Network’ event, combining institutional visits with exchanges on academic careers, gender and legal research. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/women-r... #News @ezgiozlu.bsky.social

The MPI-Frankfurt invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Legal History of India, starting April 2026. Independent research in Indian legal history. Apply by 6 January: jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/jobposting/8... #Vacancy #Postdoc

The second Law and the Amazon International Conference took place 2–5 Dec in Belém do Pará, the first held within the Amazon. Bringing together researchers, Indigenous leaders and civil society, it focused on rethinking law and governance from the region’s realities: law.mpg.de/news/rethink... #News

The MPI-Frankfurt is recruiting three doctoral students for the Centre for Legal History of India. The positions offer the opportunity to develop and pursue an independent doctoral project connected to the history of English law outside England: jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/jobposting/3... #Vacancy

Reminder: @mpil.de and the Humboldt University will host the Sixth Authors’ Workshop of the Max Planck Trialogues on 12–13 March 2026 in Berlin. Researchers can apply as ‘engaged listeners’. Register by 15 December: law.mpg.de/event/max-pl... #MPINetworkEvent

Ever worry your achievements aren’t truly yours? The Impostor Phenomenon is common in high-achieving research. Max Planck Law offers a workshop on 23 January at MPI-Frankfurt with Simone Freitag. Register by 5 January: law.mpg.de/event/turnin... #CareerDevelopmentEvent

@johannawolf.bsky.social (MPI-Frankfurt) completed a three-month research stay at the @eui-eu.bsky.social through the Max Planck Law exchange programme, highlighting the supportive working conditions and valuable academic exchange. Read all about her experience: law.mpg.de/news/max-pla... #News

Hybrid Conference 4–5 Dec "Environmental Rights in Multiple Contexts" by Dirk Hanschel & Max Planck Fellow Group www.eth.mpg.de/5308752/even... If you are interested, please send an email to [email protected] indicating whether you would like to join online or in person by 30 Nov

On 22 January, the Initiative ‘Corporate Responsibility | ESG’ hosts Nina Benz for a talk on rising tensions between the EU’s CSDDD and the proposed U.S. ‘Protect USA Act’. More information and registration: law.mpg.de/event/intern... #InitiativeEvent

How do legal narratives shape our understanding of climate and environmental justice? The Initiative ‘Law, Climate Change, and the Environment’ is hosting a webinar on 3 Dec exploring how narratology offers new insights into environmental law: law.mpg.de/event/enviro... #InitiativeEvent

Reminder: The Initiative ‘Security and Law’ hosts ‘Quantifying State Surveillance from a Constitutional Perspective’ on 1 December. The event discusses a new surveillance barometer for assessing state surveillance in Germany. Register: law.mpg.de/event/quanti... #InitiativeEvent

#Vacancy: A PhD position at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law: ‘Short-Term Mindsets and Crime: From Theory to Intervention’. The role involves experimental and interdisciplinary research on decision-making and crime: recruitingapp-5535.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/50...

Reminder: The Max Planck Law Open House takes place online on 2 December at 15:30 CET. Early career researchers can learn about opportunities across the network of nine Institutes. Speakers will discuss PhD and postdoc pathways and the support available: law.mpg.de/event/open-h... #OpenHouseEvent

The ‘China, Law, and Society’ Initiative hosts the online lecture on 28 November. Li Chen (@lchen2024.bsky.social) examines the emergence of a late imperial legal community and its role in shaping Qing judicial culture: law.mpg.de/event/the-ri... #InitiativeEvent

@mpil.de and the Humboldt University will host the Sixth Authors’ Workshop of the Max Planck Trialogues on 12–13 March 2026 in Berlin. Researchers can apply as ‘engaged listeners’. Register by 15 December: law.mpg.de/event/max-pl... #MPINetworkEvent

Research data management (RDM) is gaining prominence across Max Planck Law. At MPI-Frankfurt, Polina Solonets is helping to situate RDM in the legal humanities. Her ‘Love Your Data’ series shows why ‘there is no one-size-fits-all solution’. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/researc... #News

The Centre for Legal History of India (CLHI) at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt invites doctoral and post-doctoral researchers for scholarships and guest residencies. Details on the visitor’s programme: jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/jobposting/3... #Vacancy

How do legal narratives shape our understanding of climate and environmental justice? The Initiative ‘Law, Climate Change, and the Environment’ is hosting a webinar on 3 Dec exploring how narratology offers new insights into environmental law: law.mpg.de/event/enviro... #InitiativeEvent

New episode of the Lawcast: How can a democracy defend its core values without undermining them? Christopher Murphy talks with Marc Bovermann and Johanna Fink about Germany’s concept of ‘militant democracy’. Listen here: law.mpg.de/lawcast/?id=... #LawcastEpisode #Democracy

The Initiative ‘Security and Law’ hosts the event ‘Quantifying State Surveillance in a Constitutional Perspective’ on 1 December, presenting the new ‘surveillance barometer’—a tool to assess the scope of state surveillance in Germany. More information: law.mpg.de/event/quanti... #InitiativeEvent

The 9th Annual Max Planck Law PhD Workshop took place in Berlin, bringing together doctoral researchers from across the network for collegial discussion, constructive feedback, and a supportive academic exchange. A space to think, test ideas, and grow as scholars: law.mpg.de/news/phd-wor... #News

@towfigh.bsky.social speaks about his keynote lecture entitled 'Equality in the Face of Diversity: Challenges for the Rule of Law' at the Max Planck Law Annual Conference 2025. Watch the video here: youtu.be/LtsLaU9K5ZY?... #Video #maxplancklawconference

Call for Papers: The Max Planck Fellow Group on ‘Fairness and International Law’ invites early-career researchers to a workshop in Kiel (10–12 May 2026) on fairness across space and time in international law. Abstracts due 12 December. More information: law.mpg.de/event/fairne... #FellowGroupEvent

The Max Planck Law Annual Conference at Harnack Haus, Berlin, brought together researchers from nine Institutes to explore how law both shapes and is shaped by diversity. Inspiring lectures and lively discussions made for two enriching days. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/max-pla... #News

The Department of Social Law at the @mpisoc.bsky.social, Munich, invites applications for a PhD Position in Law within ‘The Eco-Social State’. Explore the role of law in ecological transformation. More information and to apply by 1 December: www.mpisoc.mpg.de/karriere/ste... #AcademicOpportunities

Are you an early career researcher in law looking for new academic opportunities? Join the Max Planck Law Open House—an online info session and Q&A—on 2 December, 15:30 CET to learn about PhD and postdoc possibilities across our network: law.mpg.de/event/open-h... #OpenHouseEvent

What can the spaces of constitutional history tell us about today’s constitutional challenges? The MPI Network Event ‘Constitutional Places’ at MPI-Frankfurt explored how architecture and law intersect, shaping constitutional values and memory. Read more: law.mpg.de/news/constitutional-places/ #News

Keynote 2 with @towfigh.bsky.social #maxplancklawconference

Meet our Initiatives! #maxplancklawconference

The last panel for today: ‘Making a difference’ with @rossbacs.bsky.social, @erik.d-64.social, and Cristina Valega Chipoco. #maxplancklawconference

Welcome to this year’s Annual Conference! The first keynote is delivered by our new Chair - Anne Röthel. #maxplancklawconference

The ‘Minerva LAW Network’ hosts an in-person event in Strasbourg for women researchers across Max Planck Law. The programme explores gender and the law, features insights on the Istanbul Convention, and fosters connections among women in law: law.mpg.de/event/career... #WomenInLaw #InitiativeEvent

The Max Planck Law Initiative ‘European Law Group’ held the conference ‘Fairness as a Principle of European Law’ in Munich, exploring how fairness functions across Europe’s legal systems: law.mpg.de/news/fairnes... @gmonti.bsky.social #News #EuropeanLaw

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (Freiburg) is hiring a PhD Candidate (f/m/div) for the project ‘Costs of Cybercrime’. Apply by 2 November: recruitingapp-5535.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/50... #PhD #Criminology #Vacancy

Law gains depth through dialogue with other disciplines. In the latest #Perspectives article, Alexandra Mercescu explores the promise and challenges of interdisciplinarity in law—its balance, reciprocity, and contextual awareness. Read more: law.mpg.de/perspectives...

Reminder: On 10 October, the Initiative ‘Legal Research Methods’ hosts an online session with Antonia Layard on legal geography — exploring how law and space shape each other through doctrinal, ethnographic, and visual methods. law.mpg.de/event/legal-... #InitiativeEvent

Call for Applications: @maxplanck.de invites proposals for Max Planck Research Group Leaders (all disciplines). Successful candidates will lead an independent group for six years, with possible extension. Deadline: 14 October: www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #AcademicOpportunities

How do digital technologies reshape rights? Recent Max Planck Law work includes ‘humanet3’ on AI and rights; Anna Sophia Tiedeke’s study of Meta, its Oversight Board and IHRIs; and Elisa Orrù’s analysis of privacy and personal data in the AI era: law.mpg.de/impact/right... @erik.d-64.social #Impacts

Max Planck Law Welcomes New Chair: Anne Röthel As of today (1 October 2025), Professor Dr Anne Röthel, Managing Director at MPI-Hamburg, assumes the Chair of Max Planck Law. Read more: https://law.mpg.de/news/max-planck-law-welcomes-new-chair-anne-rothel/ #News

Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology invites applications for 2026 fellowships on ‘Complexity as a Topic of Law’. For more information in German and to apply by 15 November: web.eth.mpg.de/data_export/... #AcademicOpportunities

On 10 Oct, the Initiative ‘Legal Research Methods’ hosts Antonia Layard for an online session introducing legal geography, exploring how law produces space and how space produces law, with methods from doctrinal analysis to ethnography and visual studies: law.mpg.de/event/legal-... #InitiativeEvent

On 30 September, the Initiative ‘Security and Law’ hosts Jasmine Sommerdal for a talk on ‘National Security Expulsions Beyond Non-Refoulement’. The lecture compares approaches of global and regional human rights bodies to expulsions on security grounds: law.mpg.de/event/nation... #InitiativeEvent

On 1 October, Max Planck Law and MPI-Frankfurt host Book Panel and City Tour: ‘Verfassungsorte / Constitutional Places’. The event features a panel, lunch, and visits to Frankfurt sites where constitutional principles have been debated for over 500 years: law.mpg.de/event/book-p... #MPINetworkEvent

On 30 Sept, the Initiative ‘Minerva LAW Network’ hosts Luana Mathias Souto for ‘Interdisciplinary Approaches to Feminist Legal Theory’. The talk explores how mixed methods and interdisciplinarity can strengthen responses to structural gender inequalities: law.mpg.de/event/interd... #InitiativeEvent

On 1 October, Max Planck Law and MPI-Frankfurt host Book Panel and City Tour: ‘Verfassungsorte / Constitutional Places’. The event features a panel, lunch, and visits to Frankfurt sites where constitutional principles have been debated for over 500 years: law.mpg.de/event/book-p... #MPINetworkEvent

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg is inviting applications for two Doctoral Researcher positions in corporate and capital markets law as well as comparative law. Apply by 5 October: mpi-privatrecht-hh.softgarden.io/job/59413193... #Vacancy

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg is inviting applications for two Postdoc/Habilitation positions in corporate, commercial, and capital markets law. Apply by 5 October: mpi-privatrecht-hh.softgarden.io/job/59446690... #Vacancy