Giesela is a Professor of Private International Law at Humboldt-University Berlin (Germany). She has been an editor of conflictoflaws.net since 2011. From 2017 to 2019 she was general editor of the blog.
All episodes of Series 3 of the University of East Anglia Law School Podcast are now out. Hosted by Rishi Gulati, they cover the following topics: The Future of International Investment Law (Muthucumarasamy Sornarajah) Double Standards in International Law (Patryk Labuda) The launch of the Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT (Edward Elgar, 2024) The Rise of International […]
The Faculty of Law at Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany) invites applications for a Junior Professorship (W1 Tenure Track to W2) in Private Law and Private International Law, to be filled as of 1 October 2026. Candidates are expected to conduct research and teaching in Private Law and Private International Law broadly understood (including in […]
Issue 2 of RabelsZ 89 (2025) is out. All content is
Issue 1/2025 of RabelsZ has just just been released. It contains the contributions to a family law symposium held at the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg in June 2024. All content is
The last issue of RabelsZ 2024 has just been released. It contains the following contributions (which are all available
On Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 5 pm, the Société de législation comparée will present the Box Set
Humboldt University Berlin is launching an English-language LL.M. program! While Humboldt University has been offering a variety of Master-programs in German for many years, this will be the first general LL.M. program in English. The program will provide students with an in-depth understanding of German and European law, enriched with and very much in the context […]
This post was written by Prof. Dr. Giesela Rühl, LL.M. (Berkeley), Humboldt University of Berlin, and is also available via the
As foreign law assumes an increasingly significant role in judicial practice, the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law is pleased to announce a Workshop on Providing Information on Foreign Law to Courts, which will take place in Lausanne on November 26. Renowned experts, both individuals and institutions, will delve into practical challenges and share insights, comparing practices from […]
Issue 3 of RabelsZ 2024 has just been released. It contains the following articles: Chris Thomale and Stephan Schmid, Das Private Enforcement der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie – Eine rechtsvergleichende und rechtsökonomische Beurteilung der finalen Fassung mit Anregungen für die mitgliedstaatlichen Umsetzungsgesetze (Private Enforcement in the EU Supply Chain Directive: A Critical Comparative Law and Economics Analysis of […]