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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as he arrives for a press conference at the Council of Europe after signing the legal instruments necessary to launch the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Aggressor on trial: what powers will the envisioned Special Tribunal have?

July 07, 2025

International International Law

At the end of June, the planned special tribunal for Ukraine cleared an important hurdle. International law expert Robert Stendel explains the background. more

Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv,
Ukraine July 8, 2024.

Who should pay?

July 01, 2025

International International Law

From confiscating Russian assets to a Ukraine Claims Commission: Ideas for financial reconstruction more

A panel discussion with five speakers on stage addressing an audience, including Dietmar Harhoff, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Susanne Kadner, Co-Founder of CIRCULAR REPUBLIC & Director of UnternehmerTUM, Kai Sundmacher, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, and Ralf P. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG.

Circular economy as the key to the future

June 26, 2025

International Law Research Policy

Opportunities, hurdles, solutions more

"It is only through international cooperation that we can make progress"

"It is only through international cooperation that we can make progress"

June 11, 2024

Climate International Law Jurisprudence Migration Social Sciences

In this joint interview, Anne Peters and Axel Ockenfels discuss legal and economic approaches to tackling the global climate crisis more

Philipp Sauter (2nd from left) was a member of the Max Planck delegation at the World Climate Summit in Dubai.

COP28: key takeaways

December 15, 2023

Climate International Law

This year’s World Climate Summit in Dubai ends with a strong commitment to science more

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Cover of the MaxPlanckResearch 1/2025 Science Magazine

MaxPlanckResearch 1/2025 Science Magazine - Focus: Power Packed

To mark the end of the Year of Science ‘Freedom’, we are dedicating this issue to freedom of choice. We explore the question of whether free will exists and, if so, what could constitute it. Neurobiology is also investigating this with ever new approaches. How free we are in our decisions is also a topic of research in the context of choosing a partner. This is because it is only chance that plays a role here; there are also patterns that can be proven demographically. Chance also determines where and into which family we are born. Epigenetic studies show how our origins influence the course of our lives and, above all, our health.

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