Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law

Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law

There is an old saying that being right and being proven to be right at court are two different things. In the end, the value of subjective rights depends on their enforceability – which is subject to their prior determination in legal proceedings by courts and tribunals. Experts from the Luxembourg Institute take a look at different legal proceedings, as well as other contemporary forms of settling disputes (such as class actions or mediation). The law of civil procedure, as developed in both Europe and the rest of the world, forms one point of focus, another relates to how disputes are settled under international law by international courts. At the same time, the researchers also concentrate on topics relating to public and private regulations, particularly those concerning financial markets and listed companies. The main research areas in this context include IPOs, corporate takeovers, corporate governance, financial services and investment funds. This focus on related research areas within one institute – while looking at both European and international aspects – promotes the generation of interdisciplinary knowledge and the mutual exchange of ideas. As the first Max Planck Institute outside Germany to focus on legal sciences, this new institute will closely cooperate with the Faculty of Law and Economics of the University of Luxembourg.

Contact

4, rue Alphonse Weicker
L-2721 Luxemburg
Phone: +352 269-488-0
Fax: +352 269488-902

PhD opportunities

This institute has an International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS):

IMPRS on Successful Dispute Resolution in International Law

In addition, there is the possibility of individual doctoral research. Please contact the directors or research group leaders at the Institute.

Department International Law and Dispute Resolution

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Department European and Comparative Procedural Law

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The Max Planck Institute for International, European, and Regulatory Procedural Law will be transferred to the University of Luxembourg early next year

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Statement on the Future of the Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has informed the Max Planck Society that it wishes to transfer the Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, which is fully financed by the Grand Duchy, to the University of Luxembourg over a transitional period of three to four years, i.e. until the retirement of the two directors currently in office.

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Following the Executive Board Meeting on March 9, 2020 at the Max Planck Institute in Luxembourg, the Max Planck Society informed the Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education and Research about the further procedure. The Max Planck Society is convinced that the measures it has initiated are the right steps to consolidate administrative actions, resolve the working situation at the Institute and to strengthen research activities.

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The worst case scenario has now materialized. The United Kingdom is to leave the European Union. While the Brexit campaigners clearly failed to give sufficient consideration to the legal and economic consequences of this step, the European Union is also inadequately prepared for this scenario.

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Interview with Burkhard Hess, Founding Director at the new Max Planck Institute in Luxembourg

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International investment law (IIR) has a longer history than assumed and is shaped by various actors. Anglofone influences are outpacing its fundamental development. These findings stem from a critical analysis of IIR jurisprudence at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg. The project encompasses a variety of specialised literatures and case law in different languages and legal cultures and brings together a diverse team of researchers and practitioners.

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Public and Private Enforcement of Consumer Law

2021 Hess, Burkhard; Spyropoulos, Michalis

Jurisprudence

In the fall of 2021, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg completed a research project that examined the private and public enforcement of European consumer law in six European Member States. The project covered Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and England and Wales (before Brexit). It had been commissioned by the Luxembourg Ministry for Consumer Protection. The results of the Study were published in the book series of the Institute and encompassed six national reports and a general assessment.

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Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals 

2020 Ruiz Fabri, Hélène 

Jurisprudence

This project analysed international courts’ and tribunals’ interstate litigious procedure. proposing solutions to improve their effectiveness, efficiency and procedural fairness, and promoting the development of the international judicial system. 

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In December 2019, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg (MPI Luxembourg) completed the empirical research project IC2BE, which is dedicated to the so-called second generation of EU regulations on procedural law for cross-border cases. It was developed in cooperation with numerous renowned research institutions in Europe. The project is funded by the European Commission (EUR 780 000).

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In 2018, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg completed a research project that examined the procedural and substantive incompatibilities between EU law and investor-State arbitration relating to disputes concerning investment treaties.

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