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April 6, 2020,
Events
Lecturer: Prof. Dan Nagin Ph.D. (Teresa and H. John Heinz III University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University) | Date, time: May 6, 2020, 6:15 – 8 p.m. | Title: "Coherently Idiosyncratic Sanction Risk Perceptions and Deterrence" | Lecture followed by light refreshments | Venue: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Fürste...
April 6, 2020,
In the press
What can be done when several people are at risk of dying and rescuers have to choose between options that do not save everyone? In moral philosophy, criminal law theory, and constitutional theory, such cases have mostly been discussed theoretically so far. However, given the prevalence of Covid-19 and a lack of ventilators, real cases could soon be the order of the day. A critical contribution...
March 31, 2020,
In the press
Cases of domestic violence could increase during the Corona crisis. The crisis could also have the effect, however, that women who suffer from domestic violence may now be more willing to get out of such relationships and seek help, says Hans-Jörg Albrecht, criminologist and retired director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, in an interview with Badische Zeit...
March 30, 2020,
In the press
The Badische Zeitung reports on new faces, contemporary research projects, and practical challenges at the newly-reorganized Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
March 23, 2020,
In the press
In the wake of the Corona pandemic, interest in location data for the purpose of tracking the movement of infected persons is growing in Germany and elsewhere. Possible scenarios include the development of an app – currently in progress at the Robert Koch Institute, according to media reports – and access to the data of large operating system providers, as is currently planned in the USA. Along...
March 16, 2020,
In the press
March 16, 2020,
People in the news
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March 9, 2020,
In the press
Tatjana Hörnle, professor of criminal law and director at the MPI-CSL, discusses in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El País why Germany reformed its sexual offense laws and what differentiates the German concept of "No means No" from the Spanish concept "sí es sí ".
March 4, 2020,
People in the news
Following the appointment of three new directors, the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg is repositioning itself in the research landscape, a development reflected in its new name. From now on, this scientific institution will be known as the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
Photo f.l.t.r.: Ralf Poscher | Tatjana Hörnle | J...
March 2, 2020,
Publications
eucrim is an online journal that offers a Europe-wide platform for European criminal law and invites both practitioners and academics to engage in discussion.
Feb. 28, 2020,
In the press
Feb. 21, 2020,
In the press
Jan. 15, 2020,
People in the news
Prof. Tatjana Hörnle, director at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg, has been appointed as an honorary professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Tatjana Hörnle was a full professor at the University’s Faculty of Law until 2019 before taking up her current position in Freiburg. She will continue to teach at the Humboldt University. In particul...
Jan. 14, 2020,
Events
Lecturer: Prof. em. Dr. Klaus F. Röhl (Faculty of Law, Ruhr University Bochum) | Date, time: 22 January 2020, 6 p.m., c.t. | Venue: University of Freiburg/Germany, lecture hall II, room 2408.
Dec. 12, 2019,
Events
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Olivier Beaud (Professeur de droit public à l'université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas) | Date, time: 11 December 2019, 6 p.m., c.t. | Venue: Haus zur Lieben Hand, Großer Saal, Löwenstr. 16, Freiburg/Germany.
Nov. 26, 2019,
In the press
Tatjana Hörnle, professor of criminal law, discusses sexual offenses and immigration in an article for Focus Online (author: Göran Schattauer). Prof. Hörnle argues that current crime statistics should be taken seriously, but at the same time warns against their dramatization.
Nov. 15, 2019,
People in the news
MPI-Researcher received an honorary doctorate from the East European University (EEU) in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Nov. 15, 2019,
People in the news
University of Freiburg honours Director of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law.