Guest: Erik Tuchtfeld (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law) The Internet connects people from across the globe: it facilitates communication

and has single-handedly transformed education, commerce, and entertainment. But who controls what we can say and find on the Internet? Or better put, who are the [...]

Guest: René Urueña (Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá (Colombia) and Max Planck Law Fellow) Is Latin America on the verge of a clash between human rights and the growing

influence of Christian Evangelicals? This episode of the Max Planck Lawcast delves into the rise of Evangelical Christianity in Latin America. [...]

Guest: Janne Mende (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law) This episode delves into the US Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn the constitutional

right to abortion, a ruling that sparked intense national protest and division. Janne Mende and Christopher Murphy analyse the decision, connecting it to the concept [...]

Guest: Lara Bucholski (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law) During the years that it was in power, the Nazi regime made far-reaching changes

to German civil law, especially family law. Marriage was understood as a societal 'service', children were deemed to be the nation's 'most precious asset', and mothers [...]

Guest: Raphael Schäfer (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law) One of international law’s greatest concerns is ensuring peace. However, sometimes

this simply isn't possible. In such instances, the goal of international law then swings towards guaranteeing ‘humane’ warfare and resolving conflicts as quickly [...]

Guest: Antoine Vauchez (University of Paris 1-Sorbonne and Max Planck Law Fellow) On today’s episode Christopher Murphy is joined by Antoine Vauchez to focus on the re-invention

of a central concept of contemporary European democracy, namely that of ‘independence’. [...]

Guest: Kadir Eryilmaz (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology) In this episode, Christopher Murphy talks with Kadir Eryilmaz about his ethnographic field research on

the Syriacs, a small and often overlooked community from Turkey. They explore how marginalized groups, like the Syriacs, form their understanding of the law and how [...]

Guest: Ruth Mason (University of Virginia School of Law and Max Planck Law Fellow) In a dramatic upset in September 2024, Apple and Ireland lost their state aid case before

the European Union’s highest court. This decision—which is set to cost Apple over €13 billion—represents the most expensive state aid recovery ever. [...]

Guest: Sergio Mittlaender (FGV Law School in São Paulo and Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy) In this podcast, we explore a fascinating study by Lisa Lenz

and Sergio Mittlaender on the effects of intergroup contact on discrimination. Through economic experiments, the researchers investigate how structured interactions [...]

Guest: Mahdi Khesali (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods) Normative ambiguity, which stems from conflicting norms, can lead to inefficiency and self-serving

behaviour. In this episode, Mahdi Khesali introduces a study that he and his colleague Yoan Hermstrüwer have conducted. [...]