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Public international law, European Union law, comparative public law. Since 1924.

Portrait of Anne Peters wearing a light patterned blazer and white top, photographed indoors against a softly blurred background.
Half-length portrait of a smiling person in a grey tweed blazer and light blue striped shirt against a dark, blurred architecture.
Portrait-style graphic with an upper section showing a woman in a light blazer against a plain background, and a lower teal panel with a quote in white text: “Article 41(2) TEU […] tends to be interpreted as a blanket ban on EU defence spending. However, a closer analysis suggests that this presumption is overly restrictive.” The name “Carolyn Moser” appears centered below the quote.
Portrait of Luke Dimitrios Spieker. Quote by DFG. Text: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize. Max Planck Society logo.
A poster with a bright green to dark teal gradient background. At the top center is the circular white logo of the Max Planck Society featuring the profile of Minerva. Below the logo, white text reads: "HEGEL AND EU LAW, MAX PLANCK MASTER CLASS 2026, WITH ANA BOBIĆ." The text "MAX PLANCK" appears at the bottom center.
Abstract graphic announcing the conference "Human Rights Under Challenge and the Reconfiguration of International Law," taking place in Heidelberg on 2 Oct 2026. The event is convened by the editors of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. The image features the Max Planck Minerva logo over a dark background with fluid curves of orange and blue light
Green gradient poster with Max Planck logo and white text: “Max Planck Masterclass 2026 – Hegel and EU Law – with Ana Bobić – Max Planck.”
An artistic illustration representing European society, featuring a diverse crowd of brightly coloured, faceless silhouettes in the foreground. A stylized landscape of houses sits behind them under a sky of flowing yellow and blue ribbons, with the European Union flag's yellow stars visible in the top left corner.
Black and white portrait of Jochen Abraham Frowein. He is an older man with short, light hair, wearing a dark suit, light shirt, and striped tie with a pocket square. He is looking slightly to his right with a gentle expression and has his right hand raised in a conversational or explanatory gesture.
A graphic featuring a stylized, minimal line drawing of a smartphone on a dark green background. The phone screen displays abstract blocks of text representing a newsletter layout, with the MPIL logo at the top right. To the left of the phone, large orange text reads: 'SIGNAL. NOT NOISE.' Bottom left text reads: 'MPIL's New Newsletter'.
Sandesh Sivakumaran, Eliav Lieblich, and Anne Peters holding the award certificate together, with bookshelves in the background, during the festive atmosphere of the prize ceremony.
Illustration of a large, densely packed crowd of people in various pastel-colored clothing, symbolizing population and demographic density.
Abstract painting "Collision" (2022) by Ismail Noh, characterized by expressive brushwork and a dynamic color palette of blues, oranges, yellows, and blacks. The composition suggests fluid motion and energetic interaction between forms, with sweeping gestural marks creating visual tension and movement throughout the canvas.
Image of a laptop inside a train, showing a still of the livestream.
Abstract painting "Collision" (2022) by Ismail Noh, characterized by expressive brushwork and a dynamic color palette of blues, oranges, yellows, and blacks. The composition suggests fluid motion and energetic interaction between forms, with sweeping gestural marks creating visual tension and movement throughout the canvas.
Two men in business suits standing in front of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law building. On the left is Professor Armin von Bogdandy wearing a dark blue suit with a blue tie and sunglasses. On the right is Philipp Sauter wearing a gray suit with a red tie and white pocket square. Both men are smiling and positioned directly in front of the institute's glass facade, with the Max Planck Institute logo and German text visible on the building behind them.
A graphic showing a globe icon on the left, an arrow pointing right with a large red "X" over it in the center, and an open envelope with an email symbol (@) on the right, illustrating a blocked or interrupted connection between the internet and email.
Quote graphic with white serif text reading “When international law norms are invoked so erratically, it stealthily undermines the very notion of law.” — Anne Peters, over a semi‑transparent teal overlay on a photo of a war‑damaged high‑rise apartment building with shattered facades and exposed concrete in Kyiv, Ukraine; orange arrow motif in the upper-left corner.
Three people stand in an office setting with bookshelves in the background. On the left, Prof. Dr. Stefan Kadelbach, Dean of the Faculty of Law, wearing a dark suit and striped tie. Together with Mateja S. Platise in the center, wearing a gray blazer over a white top, they hold a certificate in a blue folder. On the right, Prof. Dr. Reiner Hofmann, wearing a dark suit, glasses, and striped tie, stands with hands clasped. The occasion is Platise's appointment as Honorary Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Graphic featuring a quote from Silja Vöneky's text on a green background with a bold orange arrow symbol in the top left. To the right, large white serif text reads: ‘If we don't speak uo, it will remain unchallenged and no one else will speak up.’. Beneath the quote, in smaller white text aligned to the right, is the attribution: ‘Rüdiger Wolfrum’.
Graphic featuring a quote from Matthias Hartwig's text on a teal background with a bold orange arrow symbol in the top left. To the right, large white serif text reads: ‘Crude reality is resilient against the spirit’. Beneath the quote, in smaller white text aligned to the right, is the attribution: ‘Matthias Hartwig’.