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About Giesela Ruehl

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.

Entries by Giesela Ruehl

Revisiting the Internationality of Contracts: Conference in Paris, 9 February 2026

January 3, 2026/2 Comments/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

The international character of contracts is currently undergoing significant transformations. Whether deliberately chosen by the parties, rejected by domestic courts, endured in certain regulatory contexts, or even rendered obsolete, the notion of internationality – long considered a cornerstone of private international law – calls for renewed analysis. Against this background, a conference entitled “Revisiting the […]

RabelsZ 89 (2025): Issue 4

December 17, 2025/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

The latest issue of RabelsZ has just been released. The table of contents is available

RabelsZ 89 (2025): Issue 3

November 6, 2025/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

The latest issue of RabelsZ has just been released. It contains the contributions to the symposium in honor of Jürgen Basedow that was held in Hamburg in November 2024. The table of contents is available

University of East Anglia Law Podcast Series on (Private and Public) International Law: Series 3 out now

June 22, 2025/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

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 […]

Call for Applications: Junior Professorship in Private Law and Private International Law at Humboldt University of Berlin

June 20, 2025/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

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 […]

RabelsZ: New issue alert

May 25, 2025/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

Issue 2 of RabelsZ 89 (2025) is out. All content is

New issue alert: RabelsZ 89(2005)

February 26, 2025/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

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

Out now: Issue 4/2024 of RabelsZ

December 22, 2024/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

The last issue of RabelsZ 2024 has just been released. It contains the following contributions (which are all available 

Box Set Launch on January 23, 2025 in Paris: Le droit étranger. Études de droit international privé comparé

December 17, 2024/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

On Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 5 pm, the Société de législation comparée will present the Box Set

English-language Master Program at Humboldt University Berlin

December 4, 2024/in News/by Giesela Ruehl

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 […]

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