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@mpfpr.bsky.social, in cooperation with the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, conducted a training-of-trainers programme on human rights and lawyering in times of crisis. Supported by @diplo.de More information🔽 www.mpfpr.de/2026/08/11/f...
The sessions focused on judicial research in support of decision-making and a rights-based approach to judicial reasoning and practice, contextualised within the Sri Lankan legal system. ⚖️ Supported by @diplo.de
@mpfpr.bsky.social, in cooperation with the Caucasus Institute, held a youth forum in Syunik, Armenia 🇦🇲, engaging around 30 young people from various border communities. Funded by @diplo.de More info▶️: www.mpfpr.de/2026/07/31/c... Project 🔗: www.mpfpr.de/projects/arm... #CivilSocietyCooperation
@mpfpr.bsky.social continued its support for South Sudan's permanent constitution-making process with a two-day civic education programme for around 100 national and state legislators in Juba🇸🇸. Funded by @eudiplomacy.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Read more: www.mpfpr.de/2026/07/30/c...
📢 #CallforPapers 📖 Marking its 30th anniversary, the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law #UNYB invites abstract proposals for a special thematic forum on "The Wider United Nations System: Subsidiary Organs, Specialised Agencies, and Related Organisations at a Time of Strain."
@mpfpr.bsky.social delivered a two-week training course on the law of the sea and ocean governance for government officials from 🇧🇩 🇮🇳 🇲🇻 🇱🇰. The course featured expert seminars, practical exercises, and a moot court covering #MaritimeLaw and #OceanGovernance. Read more▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2026/07/03/t...
Generously funded by 🇪🇺 @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, the programme brought together legal institutions and civil society actors ahead of NCRC-led public consultations.
@mpfpr.bsky.social concluded the sixth and final workshop in its Federalism Workshop Series with the National Constitutional Review Commission of South Sudan🇸🇸 Supported by @eudiplomacy.bsky.social 🇪🇺 For more information, see ▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2026/06/17/s...
@mpfpr.bsky.social sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt **Werkstudierende/studentische Hilfskräfte (w/m/d) für die IT-Abteilung** 📍 Heidelberg | mind. 9 Std./Woche 📅 Bewerbungsschluss: 07.06.2026 👉 Alle Infos & Bewerbung: www.mpfpr.de/job/werkstud... #WeAreHiring #Werkstudent #Karriere #IT
📖 The Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law #UNYB held its fifth Editorial Advisory Board meeting, with discussions on its upcoming volume and the 30th anniversary edition. More here ▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2026/04/29/t... @mpfpr.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Prof. Dr Roman Petrov delivered the seventh ‘Perspectives’ lecture at @mpfpr.bsky.social, focusing on 🇺🇦 Ukraine’s constitutional law dilemmas in the context of a possible peace agreement. The Foundation thanks him for his valuable contribution. More▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2026/04/28/p...
@mpfpr.bsky.social mourns the loss of Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Jochen Abr. Frowein. Prof. Frowein was one of Germany’s most distinguished experts in public international and constitutional law, leaving behind an indelible mark on the global legal landscape. Photo credit: Maurice Weiss / MPIL
@mpfpr.bsky.social held the fifth workshop of the #Federalism Workshop Series in Juba with members and the Secretariat of 🇸🇸 South Sudan’s National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC). Supported by @eudiplomacy.bsky.social 🇪🇺. See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2026/02/03/5... #SSOT #judiciary #SouthSudan #MPFPR
#HappeningNow 🔵 @mpfpr.bsky.social continues the Federalism Workshop Series for members and the secretariat of the National Constitutional Review Commission of South Sudan 🇸🇸 in Juba, on the theme of “Legislative – Executive Design and Dynamics in Federal Governance”.
🔵 Call for abstracts: Volume 29 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law #UNYB.📖. 📢 Submissions invited on the law and practice of the United Nations🇺🇳 and legal issues related to UN goals. 🗓️Deadline: 18 Feb 2026 More info ▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2026/01/23/c... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
🔵 @mpfpr.bsky.social held a concluding workshop under the current @diplo.de supported project in 🇱🇰 with the Human Rights Commission of #SriLanka, focusing on detention monitoring frameworks. More info▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/12/23/w...
@mpfpr.bsky.social welcomed Fellows from the ITLOS–Nippon Foundation Programme on Dispute Settlement under #UNCLOS for a discussion series on #LawoftheSea 🌊, #LegalResearch ⚖️, and writing in Heidelberg📍. More▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/12/12/d... #LOTS #OceanGovernance #RuleofLaw #MPFPR
@mpfpr.bsky.social co-hosted a workshop in 🇸🇬 on 🔹‘ #ClimateChange Impacts on the Oceans and Challenges to the Law of the Sea’🔹 for officials of #ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat. 🌊 ⚖️ Generously funded by @diplo.de. More: www.mpfpr.de/2025/12/09/g...
@mpfpr.bsky.social, in partnership with the #CaucasusInstitute, held the concluding conference of the @diplo.de funded project, ‘Popular Participation in Legislation in #Armenia’ in Yerevan🇦🇲. More▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/12/03/f... #CivilSocietyCooperation #publicparticipation #legislation #MPFPR
The Foundation congratulates Professor Phoebe Okowa on her election as a Member of the International Court of Justice. We are honoured to benefit from her expertise as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law ( #UNYB). www.mpfpr.de/2025/11/19/u...
@mpfpr.bsky.social and the Mauritanian Ministry of Justice sign a Memorandum of Understanding 🇲🇷, marking a new phase of cooperation to strengthen judicial capacity and constitutional justice in Mauritania. With support from 🇩🇪 @diplo.de More▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/11/11/t...
🔵 Select articles from Volume 28 of the #UNYB are now available online as advance publications, ahead of the full volume. #HumanRights #publicinternationallaw #UnitedNations #Völkerrecht @mpfpr.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @maxplancklaw.bsky.social More▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/11/07/a...
@mpfpr.bsky.social and the #CaucasusInstitute held the third and final workshop in Yerevan 🇦🇲 for Armenian civil society organisations, under the current project funded by 🇩🇪 @diplo.de. See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/11/04/f...
@mpfpr.bsky.social handed over 40,000 printed copies of two key transitional justice laws to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in 🇸🇸 Juba, #SouthSudan. Prepared and printed with support from the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 More▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/10/22/o...
@mpfpr.bsky.social conducts workshop for lawyers🇱🇰 on #HumanRights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis, held in collaboration with the Bar Association of #SriLanka. This was the third & final workshop for lawyers under the Foundation’s current @diplo.de-funded project. See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/10/21/f...
@mpfpr.bsky.social and its partners hosted a closing ceremony marking the conclusion of the 3-year project, 🇰🇬Monitoring for Justice — Strengthening Civil Society in Promoting Human Rights in #Kyrgyzstan. Implemented with support from the #EU 🇪🇺 See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/10/08/t... #KAS #BIOM #ALGA
@mpfpr.bsky.social delivers workshop on ‘Best Practices for Parliamentary Research and Legislative Scrutiny’ for officials and staff of the Department of Legislative Services, #Parliament of Sri Lanka🇱🇰 With support from @diplo.de See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/10/07/w...
@mpfpr.bsky.social holds a workshop on Regional Cooperation and #Ocean Governance for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste. 🌊Cohosted with the Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office–DFA Philippines 🇵🇭 & ASEAN. W/support from @diplo.de See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/10/07/g...
@mpfpr.bsky.social convenes multi-stakeholder symposium and preparatory workshop on mechanisms for public participation in the legislative process in Baghdad, 🇮🇶 Generously funded by @diplo.de 🇩🇪 See▶️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/09/15/m...
@mpfpr.bsky.social and its #Afghanistan Legal Research Network (ALRN) together with Global Friends of Afghanistan, GFA hold Afghanistan Dialogue Conference at the @unihd-sai.bsky.social discussing the future of #governance and the #ruleoflaw in Afghanistan. More info ➡️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/09/08/f...