Institute for International and Comparative Public Law
News and Events
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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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
Conference “Human Rights and Democracy – the Role of Supranational Courts”, 11–12 September 2025 at the University of Münster:
On 11 and 12 September, the Chair German and International Public Law und Comparative Law (Prof Hailbronner) will host 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 is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. The conference program can be found here.
Institute Meetings (Summer Semester 2025)
Upcoming meetings:
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June 3rd (from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.): On June 3rd, Dr. Isabel Lischewski will be presenting a text.
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June 24th (from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.): On June 24th, a guest from the Netherlands, Prof. Niels Graaf (University of Amsterdam), will be giving a presentation.
Past meetings:
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April 29th (from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.)