Institute for International and Comparative Public Law

News and Events

  • Guest lecture on November 10 as part of the lecture Comparative Constitutional Law (Prof. Hailbronner) by Prof. Aziz Z. Huq (University of Chicago): "Current constitutional developments in the United States".

  • The European Commission has awarded the chair of Prof. Dr. Gernot Sydow, M.A., a Jean Monnet Chair in EU Studies, with effect from 1 October 2025. Jean Monnet Chairs are awarded on the basis of a Europe-wide competitive selection process and come with several years of EU third-party funding. They are a coveted and rare form of institutional funding; the last successful application from the University of Münster was over 20 years ago.

  • On 11 and 12 September, the Chair of German and International Public Law und Comparative Law (Prof Hailbronner) hosted international scholars at the University of Münster for a conference discussing the role of supranational courts in the context of human rights and democracy. The event was funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. The conference program can be found here.

  • Guest lecture on May 6 as part of the lecture Comparative Constitutionalism (Prof. Hailbronner) by Prof. Blake Emerson, UCLA: “Current Developments in the United States”.

  • On May 2-3, 2025, the Institute for International and Comparative Public Law hosted the 2nd International Works-in-Progress Workshop with participants from all over the world, organized by James Fowkes, Michaela Hailbronner and Niels Petersen. Participants were given the opportunity to present their own new research at draft stage and discuss it with the other participants and audience members from the University of Münster. The conference program can be found here.

  • Cancelled! - On April 15, 2025, at 6:15 p.m., Prof. Thomas Hochmann (Professor of Public Law at Université Paris Nanterre) will give a lecture about “Laïcité as a Limit to State Authority of Expression” in the Karl-Bender Hall (JUR 322), Universitätsstr. 14-16, 48143 Münster. Registration is not required.

Upcoming Events

November Schmooze, “The future of constitutional law and international law as a grammar of legitimacy”:

On November 20 and 21, a workshop on “The future of constitutional law and international law as a grammar of legitimacy” will be hosted at the University of Münster. Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton University) will deliver the keynote address on the topic "What Does Academic Freedom Have to Do with Democracy and Constitutionalism?".

The program can be found here.

Institute Meetings

Upcoming meetings:

  • December 9 (from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in room 372): On December 9, Lara Geldsetzer will present the exposé of her dissertation on the topic of "Environmental Personhood and Environmental Dignity".

Past meetings: