Aug. 19, 2019, Events
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Aug. 6, 2019, Events
International Workshop on Effectiveness and Proportionality, 17 – 18 October
Organizers: Max Planck Institute (Otto Hahn Research Programme) and University of Bergen (Faculty of Law) | Venue: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg/Germany.
Aug. 5, 2019, Events
7th International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science (ICELFS)
The 7th International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science (ICELFS) has been successfully held in Freiburg, Germany from July 31st to August 2rd. The meeting of the International Association of Evidence Science (IAES), that takes place every two years, was prepared with support from the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (MPICC) and the China University o...
July 17, 2019, In the press
"Im Namen des Volkes - Justiz vor dem Kollaps"
A film by Rita Knobel-Ulrich about the discrepancy between jurisdiction and sense of justice. Among the lawyers interviewed is Prof. Hans-Jörg Albrecht, Head of the Department of Criminology at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law.
July 17, 2019, Events
Delegation from the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law visits the Max Planck Institute
A delegation from Shanghai University of Political Science and Law visited the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law on 17 July 2019.
July 10, 2019, Events
Delegation from the China Law Society visits the Max Planck Institute
A delegation from the China Law Society visited the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law on 9 July 2019.
July 9, 2019, People in the news
Tatjana Hörnle appointed as new director at the MPI for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Professor Dr. Tatjana Hörnle takes up her new position on 1 June.
July 5, 2019, Events
"Northern Italy: The Long March of the ‘Ndrangheta. Old History and New Stories"
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Fernando dalla Chiesa (Professor of Sociology of Organized Crime at the State University of Milan/Italy) | Date: 07/10/2019, 11 a.m. | Venue: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg.
July 5, 2019, Events
"Civil Law Accessoriness of Criminal Copyright Law"
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Bernd Heinrich (Professor for Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Copyright Law at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen) | Date: 07/12/2019, 11:00 – 12:00 | Venue: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg | author-meets-critic session, 12:00 – 13:00, discussant: Esther Earbin (PhD Candidate, International Max Planck Res...
July 1, 2019, Publications
Issue 1/2019 of the online journal eucrim now available
eucrim is an online journal that offers a Europe-wide platform for European criminal law and invites both practitioners and academics to engage in discussion.
June 29, 2019, Events
7th International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science, 31 July – 2 August
The 7th ICELFS will examine evidence law and forensic science from a comparative perspective.
June 27, 2019, People in the news
Otto Hahn Medals awarded to Linn Katharina Döring and Nicolas von zur Mühlen
June 12, 2019, Events
"A cycle of youth street violence in Maceió, Brazil"
May 16, 2019, Events
Lecture "The decrease of youth crime in Sweden according to self-report studies"
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Robert Svensson (Department of Criminology, Malmö/Sweden) | Date: 05/28/2019, 11 a.m. | Venue: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg.
May 8, 2019, People in the news
Ralf Poscher appointed as new director at the MPI for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Legal scholar Ralf Poscher will take up his new position in a part-time capacity on 1 May and in a full-time capacity on 1 August. He will establish and head the new Public Security Law department. Following his appointment, the Institute will have three departments.
April 19, 2019, In the press
Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange – Eine neue Runde Auslieferungspoker
April 16, 2019, People in the news
Cooperation with Uzbekistan – Roundtable to support legal training
April 11, 2019, Events
Lecture "Selbstkontrolle und Alterskriminalität"
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Helmut Hirtenlehner, University of Linz/Austria | Date: 04/25/2019, 11 a.m. | Venue: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg.