Max Planck Institute Luxembourg Activity Report 2016-2018
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ACTIVITY REPORT 2016-18 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE LUXEMBOURG There is an old saying that being right and being proven to be 20 right at court are two 12 20 different things 15 16-18 There is an old saying that being right and being proven to be right at court are different things 16-18 02/03 ACTIVITY REPORT 2016-18 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE LUXEMBOURG 05 I. FOREWORD 07 II. HIGHLIGHTS 21 IV. STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION 07 1. A Max Planck Institute Outside of Germany 21 1. Organisational Chart 08 2. A Multicultural and Multidisciplinary Team 22 2. Directors of Young Researchers 25 3. Scientific Advisory Board Members 08 3. An International Research Institution Anchored 29 4. Senior Research Fellows in the Luxembourg Landscape 35 5. Research Fellows 09 4. A Hub for Researchers Interested in 46 6. External Scientific Members Procedural Issues 47 7. External Scientific Fellows 10 5. A Springboard for Talented Young Researchers 67 8. Former Research Fellows 11 6. A Recent Example of a Successful Collaboration between the Departments 12 7. Combining Research and Expertise with an Influence on Law and Policy-Making 79 V. RESEARCH FOCUS 79 1. Department of European and Comparative Procedural Law 79 1.1. General Research Agenda 13 III. SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY 80 1.1.1. European Procedural Law 13 1. Shaping an Underexplored Field of Research 81 1.1.2. Comparative Procedural Law 81 1.1.3. Dispute Resolution at the Cross-Roads 14 2. Exploring Each and Every Form of of Private and Public International Law Dispute Resolution 82 1.1.4 Interchanges with Legal Practice 15 3. Identifying and Tackling Ambitious and 82 1.1.5 Composition and Structure of the Department Innovative Research Questions 83 1.2. European Procedural Law 16 4. Developing Innovative Projects at the 83 1.2.1. Major Research Projects Crossroads of Private and Public Law 86 1.2.2. The Application of European Instruments 17 5. Continuing to Attract the Best and Brightest of Civil Procedure in Practice Scientists from all over the World 90 1.2.3. European Insolvency Law 17 6. Supporting the Professional and Personal 91 1.2.4. Ongoing Ph.D. Projects of Individual Development of the Researchers Researchers 94 1.2.5. Completed Ph.D. Projects of Individual 18 7. Expanding its Network of Excellence Researchers 19 8. Sharing Research Results with the Wider Public 94 1.3. Comparative Procedural Law 19 9. High-level Scientific Ethics 94 1.3.1. Major Research Projects 98 1.3.2. Ongoing Ph.D. Projects of Individual Researchers 101 1.3.3. Completed Ph.D. Projects of Individual Researchers 101 1.4. Dispute Resolution at the Cross-Roads of Private and Public International Law 101 1.4.1. Major Research Projects 105 1.4.2. Ongoing Ph.D. Projects of Individual Researchers TABLE OF 107 1.4.3. Completed Ph.D. Projects of Individual CONTENTS Researchers 1 107 1.5. Research Projects of the Senior 171 VI. SUPPORT OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS Research Fellows 107 1.5.1. Dr Stephanie Law 171 1. Doctoral Dissertations Defended or Submitted 110 1.5.2. Dr Björn Laukemann 173 2. Weekly and Monthly Colloquia 111 1.5.3. Dr Cristina M. Mariottini 173 2.1. Joint Referentenrunden of Both Departments 113 1.5.4. Prof. Marta Requejo Isidro 173 2.2. Referentenrunden of the Department of 121 1.5.5. Dr Veerle Van Den Eeckhout European and Comparative Procedural Law 123 2. Department of International Law 174 2.3. Department Meetings of the Department of and Dispute Resolution International Law and Dispute Resolution 123 2.1. General Research Agenda 176 3. Guest Programme - Regular Guests 125 2.2. Composition and Structure of the Department 177 3.1 Regular Guests 126 2.3. Main Department Projects 177 3.2 Scholarship Holders 126 2.3.1. Max Planck Encyclopedia for International 179 4. Guest Programme – Scholarship Holders Procedural Law (EiPro) 184 5. PRIDE Project: Enforcement in Multi-level 131 2.3.2. The Making of Judicial and Arbitral Decisions Regulatory Systems (DTU-REMS) 133 2.4. History of International Dispute Settlement 186 6. International Max Planck Research School for 133 2.4.1. Department Projects Successful Dispute Resolution in International 135 2.4.2. Individual Research Projects Law (IMPRS-SDR) 138 2.5. International Economic Law and Adjudication 186 6.1. Research Focus 139 2.5.1. Department Projects 187 141 2.5.2. Individual Research Projects 6.2. A Practice-oriented Approach 187 147 2.6. Litigation, Human Rights Law and 6.3. Supervision and Advisory Board Criminal Justice 188 6.4. Candidates 148 2.6.1. Individual Research Projects 191 6.5. Activities 152 2.7. Comparative and Theoretical Approaches 191 6.6. Publications and Prizes 153 2.7.1. Department Projects 192 7. Post-Doctoral Summer School on Comparative 157 2.7.2. Individual Research Projects Procedural Law 166 2.8. International Dispute Settlement and 192 7.1. Selection of Participants and Programme New Technologies 195 7.2 Results and Prospect 166 2.8.1. Department Projects 169 2.8.2. Individual Research Projects 195 8. Guest Forum 197 9. Visits of University Students and Young Professionals 197 10. Language Courses TABLE OF CONTENTS ACTIVITY REPORT 2016-18 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE LUXEMBOURG 199 VII. SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION 223 X. INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE FACILITIES 199 1. Guest Programme – External Scientific Fellows 223 1. Library 202 2. Cooperation with the University of Luxembourg 223 1.1. Collection Development 223 1.1.1. Print Collection 204 3. Cooperation with Other Research Institutions 224 1.1.2. Collection Development Policy in the Greater Region 224 1.1.3. Country Coverage 205 4. Cooperation with International Academic 225 1.1.4. Subscription to Series Institutions and Scholars 225 1.1.5. e-Resources 207 5. Cooperation with International Courts, 226 1.1.6. Cataloguing Organisations and Associations 226 1.1.7. MPG PuRe Repository 226 1.1.8. Classification 226 1.1.9. User Service 226 1.1.10. Redefining Space Project 2017 211 VIII. TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE 227 1.1.11. Library Systems 227 1.1.12. LIKE (Lab for Innovation, Knowledge and Exchange) 211 1. Organisation of Scientific Events 227 1.1.13. RFID Robot for Library Inventory 212 1.1. Conferences 228 1.1.14. Multilingual On-screen Keyboard in OPAC 228 1.1.15. Brainstorming Session with Researchers 213 1.2. Workshops 228 1.2. Cooperation and Networking 214 1.3. Seminars 228 1.2.1. ALBAD 214 1.4. Max Planck Lecture Series 228 1.2.2. IALL Conference 216 2. Publications 228 1.2.3. 2017 IFLA Congress 217 3. Participation at Scientific Events 229 1.2.4. Library User Surveys 217 4. Dissemination to Specific Target Groups 230 2. Administration 218 5. To Reach as Wide an Audience as Possible 230 2.1. Organisational Chart 218 5.1. Open Access 231 2.2. Consolidation and Adaptation 218 5.2. Max Planck Institute Luxembourg 231 2.3. Administrative Units YouTube channel 231 2.3.1. Finance & Accounting 232 2.3.2. Human Resources (HR) 219 5.3. MPI Luxembourg for Procedural Law 232 2.3.3. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research Paper Series 233 2.3.4. Office Management 233 2.3.5. Additional Support Functions 234 3. Scientific Support 221 IX. AWARDS, PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 234 3.1. Organisational Structure 234 3.2. Research Operations Coordinators 235 3.3. Event Management 235 3.4. Communication 235 3.5. Guest Programme 237 XI. ANNEXES 237 1. Scientific Events 250 2. Publications 285 3. Participation at Scientific Events 309 4. Teaching Activities 315 5. Editorships and Peer Review 2/3 ACTIVITY REPORT 2016-18 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE LUXEMBOURG I. FOREWORD This second Activity Report of the Max Planck Ambitious scientific research needs solid organisa- Institute (MPI) Luxembourg for Procedural Law pro- tional support. At the MPI Luxembourg, this assis- vides a comprehensive overview of its activities for tance is provided by the library, the administration and the years 2016-2018 and highlights the main outcomes the scientific support unit. The last three years, and of its scientific research. Since its foundation in 2012, especially 2018, have also witnessed the restructur- the MPI Luxembourg has established itself at the ing of the administration according to the Institute’s forefront of enquiries on procedural law, and has in- research priorities, as well as the establishment of a tegrated into the wider research and academic com- dedicated scientific support unit. While reform is still munity in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in Europe ongoing, much has been achieved in a short time. and globally. The period between 2016 and 2018 was marked by the steady expansion of the Institute’s sci- The activities of the Institute would not have been entific outreach, by major conferences in and outside possible without the strong support of the research- of Luxembourg, and by the adoption of a research ers and staff. The Directors are very grateful for their strategy which emphasises the specificities of the dif- commitment and support. ferent research fields and focuses on commonalities of the two departments. Hélène Ruiz Fabri and Burkhard Hess The scientific outcomes of the Institute include re- search projects, conferences and events, learned books, print and electronic publications. The Institute has become a truly international institution composed of researchers from 17 countries. Moreover, everyday life at the Institute is marked by cultural exchanges: the Institute’s Guest Programme attracts researchers from all over the world, and has advanced cooperation with national, European and international institutions. This report not only lists the different activities of the Institute but also describes the outcomes, the meth- odologies applied and objectives pursued.