Category Archives: News
Germany-ASEAN Workshop on ‘Climate Change Impacts on the Oceans and Challenges to the Law of the Sea’ held in Singapore
The Max Planck Foundation co-hosted the workshop in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
Dec
Final event successfully concludes project on participatory democracy in Armenia
Workshop participants were brought together through a conference to discuss their initiatives. The Caucasus Institute, [...]
Dec
UNYB Editorial Advisory Board Member Professor Phoebe Okowa Elected to the International Court of Justice
On 12 November 2025, the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elected Professor Phoebe [...]
Nov
The Max Planck Foundation and the Mauritanian Ministry of Justice Sign Landmark MoU to Strengthen Judicial Cooperation in Mauritania
The Ministry of Justice of Mauritania and the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and [...]
Nov
Advance Publication: Volume 28 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (UNYB) Now Available Online
Volume 28 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (UNYB) is set to be published [...]
Nov
Final workshop exploring strategies for strengthening Armenian civil society organisations’ engagement in the legislative process
Third workshop held in Yerevan. On 24 October, the Caucasus Institute in partnership with the [...]
Nov
Official Handover of 40.000 copies of printed Transitional Justice laws to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Juba, South Sudan
The Max Planck Foundation reviews and prints two key pieces of national legislation on transitional [...]
Oct
Foundation conducts workshop for lawyers in Sri Lanka on human rights and lawyering in times of crisis
From 17-19 October, a workshop focusing on ‘Human Rights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis’ [...]
Oct
Foundation convenes workshop for judges of the Magistrates’ and District Courts of Sri Lanka
Judges from the Magistrates’ and District Courts attended a workshop on ‘A Rights-Based Approach to [...]
Oct
Three-year initiative in Kyrgyzstan comes to a close
The Foundation and its partners hosted a closing ceremony for the Monitoring for Justice project. [...]
Oct