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AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona on a certified copy of an European Certificate of Succession and its legitimising effect, time-wise, in the case Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypotheken-Bank, C-301/20
This Thursday AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered his Opinion in an Austrian case pertaining to the interpretation of the Succession Regulation and in particular to its Articles 69 (Effects of the European Certificate of Succession) and 70 (Certified copies of the Certificate), namely in the case Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypotheken-Bank, C-301/20.
Virtual Workshop on May 4: Marta Pertegás Sender on connections and disconnections between local, regional and global norms
International Doctorate Programme “Business and Human Rights: Governance Challenges in a Complex World”
Funded by Elite Network of Bavaria the International Doctorate Programme „Business and Human Rights: Governance Challenges in a Complex World“ (IDP B&HR_Governance) establishes an inter- and transdisciplinary research forum for excellent doctoral projects addressing practically relevant problems and theoretically grounded questions in the field of business and human rights. Research in the IDP B&HR_Governance will focus on four distinct areas:
- Global value chains and transnational economic governance
- Migration and changing labour relations
- Digital transformation
- Environmental sustainability
The IDP’s research profile builds on law and management as the core disciplines of B&HR complemented by sociology, political, and information sciences. Close cooperation with partners from businesses, civil society, and political actors will enable the doctoral researchers to develop their projects in a broader context to ensure practical relevance. The IDP’s curriculum, lasting for eight semesters, aims at contributing to the professional development of independent and critical researchers through a variety of courses, research retreats, colloquia, and conferences as well as the possibility of practical projects.
The IDP B&HR_Governance will include up to twenty doctoral researchers selected through a competitive process and sixteen principal investigators from Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Bayreuth and Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg (JMU). The IDP involves law, management, sociology, political sciences and information systems.
The IDP B&HR_Governance will offer a comprehensive and innovative curriculum for the doctoral researchers. Its activities will commence on 1 November 2021.
The Acting Spokesperson of the IDP B&HR_Governance is Professor Markus Krajewski.
The IDP includes the following professors:
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg: Anuscheh Farahat, Klaus Ulrich Schmolke, Patricia Wiater, Martin Abraham, Markus Beckmann, Evi Hartmann, Dirk Holtbrügge, Sven Laumer, Matthias Fifka, Petra Bendel, Sabine Pfeiffer
- University of Bayreuth: Eva Lohse, Thoko Kaime
- University of Würzburg: Isabel Feichtner, Eva Maria Kieninger
Call for Applications (12 doctoral research positions) – Deadline 15 June 2021
The IDP B&HR invites applications for 12 doctoral research positions (4-year contract) starting 1 November 2021.
Applicants need an excellent university degree at master’s level in a relevant discipline (law, management, sociology, political, or information science) and very good knowledge of English. International, intercultural, and practical experiences will be an asset.
An application comprises the following documents:
- Research proposal (in English, max. 5000 words)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Letter of motivation (in English, max. 1000 words)
- Writing sample, e.g. published article, thesis or seminar paper.
- Certificates of all university degrees with corresponding transcript of records
Applications must be sent in a single PDF document by 15 June 2021 to humanrights-idp@fau.de
The full Call for Applications can found here.