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Festive event marking the 80th birthday of our Honorary President, Dr. Grotheer
On January 31, 2026, a celebratory event was held at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law in Hamburg in honor of our Honorary President, Dr. Grotheer, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
The honoree and his contributions to German-Japanese exchange and the Hamburg judiciary were recognized by Mr. Shinsuke Toda, Japanese Consul General in Hamburg; Dr. Marc Tully, President of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg; and Professor Dr. Makoto Ida of Chuo University.
Following the ceremony, Mr. Michiharu Hayashi, Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, and Professor Dr. Doris König, former Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court, spoke about the role of the Federal Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, respectively, in safeguarding democracy and the rule of law in Germany and Japan.
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19.07.2024:
The Journal of Japanese Law, ZJapanR / J.Japan.L., Vol. 29 No. 57 (2024) is available on the journal’s internet site
Vol. 29 No. 57 (2024) of ZJapanR / J.Japan.L. is available on https://www.zjapanr.de/index.php/zjapanr.
10.11.2023:
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General Assembly
The next General Assembly will be held on 10 November 2023 in the premises of the MPI in Hamburg. Once further details have been determined, the invitations will be sent out to the members.
Job posting for a student assistant at the Japan Competence Center of the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg
The Japan Competence Center at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg has announced a vacancy for a student assistant position starting October 1, 2025. Applications are being accepted now until August 31, 2025. Details can be found on this page.
