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Today, we open our Summer Academy: two weeks of legal history, theory, and debate. From abolition to decolonization, participants explore law as struggle - and as continuous work, as Jhering put it in 1872. Want to join next year? Sign up for updates:

Die Abteilung Multidisziplinäre Rechtstheorie (Prof. Marietta Auer) sucht 2 studentische/wiss. Hilfskräfte (m/w/d). 🔹 Flexible Arbeitszeiten.🔹 Forschung in Recht & Theorie.🔹 Campus Westend + Home Office. 🗓️ Frist: 01.07.2025.🔗

Wrote a PhD that rethinks Europe’s legal past through a global lens?. The Max Planck-ASLH Dissertation Prize wants your work. 💶 €2,500/month.🏠 Apartment in Frankfurt.✈️ Travel costs covered.📅 Deadline: June 1, 2025.🧠 For PhD/JSDs awarded in 2024.

📢 Call for Papers: “The Mixed Courts of Egypt, 1876–1949 – between imperial internationalism and shared legal knowledge”.🗓️ 23–24 Feb 2026 .Submit by: 1 July 2025 | Travel funding available.More info:

We are looking for Postdoctoral Research Fellows as well as Doctoral Students for the research field Legal Transfer in the Common Law World, under the directorship of Professor Stefan Vogenauer. Deadline: 19 March 2025.

Sie interessieren sich für unsere Arbeit, aber es ist keine passende Stelle ausgeschrieben? Über Initiativbewerbungen freuen wir uns jederzeit:

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How did labour law enforcement ideas spread across borders? A Call for Papers invites scholars to explore this at a workshop led by our researcher Johanna Wolf and colleagues, focusing on dispute resolution and compliance mechanisms. CfP:

Who defines antisemitism—and with what consequences? Our director Marietta Auer explores this question in her latest Merkur column, analyzing the Bundestag's recent resolution and its legal and societal impact.

Just 2 days left to apply for our Summer Academy for Legal History 2025 - whether you are a Master student, PhD student or postdoc. All you have to do is send your CV, motivation letter and project description. We look forward to hearing from you!

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🚨 That feeling when you barely dodge the deadline! 🛫😅. ⏳ Only three weeks left to apply for our Summer Academy for Legal History! This year's theme: The struggle for law . 👉 Apply now:

Relax, 14 days left to apply! Join the PhD research group, 'The Hidden Heritage of the EU: The Legacy of the League of Nations,' led by Dr. Michel Erpelding as a PhD student (m/f/div)

☔️ Grey skies? Rainy days? Don't let the weather fool you! Now's the perfect time to plan your summer of learning. 🌞. Join our Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History and explore 'The Struggle for Law.' 📜. 🗓️ Apply today!.

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