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Oil painting with center right and left two Ottoman soldiers wearing turbans and moustaches, and 13 civilians, men, women and children lying or crouching between them, some appearing dead.

The origins of international solidarity

May 18, 2022

Social Sciences

From the philhellenism of the 1820s to contemporary support for Ukraine more

Large fans and rusty gears in front of a concrete wall outdoors

Deindustrialization as fact and fiction

May 12, 2022

Social Sciences

It is controversial whether there is or should be a fundamental change from an industrial to a service society in rich Western nations more

Miners stand on the pitch in the Schalker Arena before the game; hammer and pick are shining above them.

Solidarity in the stadium

May 09, 2022

Cultural Studies Social Sciences

Football clubs in former coal mining areas play an important role in terms of social cohesion between the now unemployed more

New rules for tech giants

March 25, 2022

Digitalisation Jurisprudence

An interview on the EU's planned Digital Markets Act with competition law specialist Heiko Richter more

“Putin is abusing international law”

March 18, 2022

International Jurisprudence

What options are there for holding those accountable who are responsible for the Ukraine war? In an interview, International Law expert Christian Marxsen explains which courts are responsible and what the impact of a guilty verdict over the perpetrators might be more

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Max Planck Research

MaxPlanckResearch 2/2024: Focus: Law creates Freedom

The focus of this issue takes up the theme of the Science Year 2024 “Freedom”. How do laws and rules create freedom? In Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court watches over this in the last instance. Whether and how the highest court can be protected from anti-freedom and anti-democratic attacks is one of our topics. It is also about how the freedom of people who are existentially threatened by climate change can be secured - even if it is the freedom to seek refuge in other countries. Finally, we shed light on the extent to which Germany has benefited from the freedom that the EU has created, particularly with the single market, and how freedom and prosperity can be secured in the future.