News from the Chair on teaching, research, study, exchange and vacancies.
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Lecture by Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Hay, “The Export of American Values”
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Invitation to the IMKR Lecture “Tracking Rates in Insurance Law” by PD Lüttringhaus
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Invitation to the IMKR Lecture on Private International Law and Personality Rights by Prof. Heiderhoff
At the invitation of the IMKR, Prof. Dr. Bettina Heiderhoff (Münster) will speak on January 16, 2018, on the topic of “Private International Law and the Right of Personality.”
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Invitation to the IMKR Lecture on Ad Blockers by Prof. Alexander
At the invitation of the IMKR, Prof. Dr. Christian Alexander (Jena) will speak on December 13, 2017, about ad blockers on websites.
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Article on the Federal Court of Justice’s Referral of the “Afghanistan Papers” Case to the European Court of Justice
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“Encyclopedia of Private International Law” Published
The Encyclopedia of Private International Law has been published by Edward Elgar.
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Symposium in Honor of Prof. Jürgen Basedow
In the fall of 2017, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jürgen Basedow, LL.M. (Harvard), will retire as director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law.
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Press Report on the IMKR Event on Data Protection
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Article on the Interpretation of EU Private Law Published
How can consistent application of the law be ensured under internationally harmonized sales law?
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Conference: “Data Protection – A Transatlantic Dialogue”
The IMKR, in collaboration with the DAJV, invites you to the 9th International Media Law Forum, “Data Protection – A Transatlantic Dialogue,” on May 18, 2017.
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Conference: “The Reference as Part of the Art Form: A Turning Point in Copyright Law?”
The conference on May 11 and 12, 2017, will explore what the Federal Constitutional Court’s “sampling” ruling means for digital cultural practices such as remixing and mashups.