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Opening of the Final Conference on “Elaborating Visions on #Armenia’s Future” in #Yerevan, 🇦🇲 organised by @mpfpr.bsky.social with #CaucasusInstitute
W/support of @diplo.de

#CivilSocietyCooperation #GERinArmenia
#GermanyDiplo #NagornoKarabakh #AAstabilisiert #MPFPR

December 5, 2024 at 3:02 PM

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July 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM

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🔴What’s Next in the Potential #Afghanistan #ICJ Case?

Join the discussion at the Afghanistan Legal Research Network's fourth symposium of 2025 with esteemed speakers Payam Akhavan & Hanifa Girowal.

📅 Date: 10 June
⏰ 5:00 PM CEST/11:00 AM EDT
🔗 eu02web.zoom-x.de/s/62432656897

#CEDAW #MPFPR

June 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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#wirsuchendich

@mpfpr.bsky.social stellt ein:
#WeAreHiring: 🔴 Controller (w/m/d) in Voll - oder Teilzeit

👉 Alle Infos & Bewerbung: www.mpfpr.de/job/controll...
🗓️ Bewerbungsschluss: 12.04.2026

#jetztbewerben #wirstellenein #jobangebot #Vacancy #Hiring #Heidelberg #controlling #MPFPR

March 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social welcomed Fellows from the ITLOS–Nippon Foundation Programme on Dispute Settlement under #UNCLOS for a discussion series on #LawoftheSea 🌊, #LegalResearch ⚖️, and writing in Heidelberg📍.

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#LOTS #OceanGovernance #RuleofLaw #MPFPR

December 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social held the fifth workshop of the #Federalism Workshop Series in Juba with members and the Secretariat of 🇸🇸 South Sudan’s National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC).
Supported by @eudiplomacy.bsky.social 🇪🇺.

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#SSOT #judiciary #SouthSudan #MPFPR

February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social delivers a workshop in 🇲🇷 on " #Constitutionalism and Political Party Regulation: Comparative Experiences," engaging legal experts, policymakers, and scholars.
Generously funded by @diplo.de

#Mauritania #RuleofLaw #MPFPR

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June 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social held a workshop in 🇱🇰Kandy, focusing on " #HumanRights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis" in collaboration with the #BarAssociation of #SriLanka.
Generously supported by @diplo.de

For further reading, see ⬇️
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#BASL #MPFPR #RuleOfLaw

April 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM

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Looking forward to having you join us in the discussion on Zoom at 2:00 PM CET on 5 March 2025. 🇦🇫

➡️https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/s/64205473105

#IndependentMechanism #Afghanistan #Accountability #HumanRights #HRC58 #RuleOfLaw #InternationalLaw #IslamicLaw #MPFPR #ALRN 3/4

February 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM

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The Afghanistan Legal Research Network #ALRN is pleased to host the third symposium of 2025 on 14 May, #Afghanistan at the #ICJ: What to Expect from a #Judicial Process.

With esteemed speakers:

🔵Rangita de Silva de Alwis
🔵Sanga Siddiqi

#CEDAW #RuleofLaw #MPFPR

May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social conducted three sessions for the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute’s Judicial Induction Programme, a three-month programme for newly inducted 🇱🇰 Sri Lankan judges.

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#SLJI #RuleofLaw #MPFPR

Foundation conducts judicial reasoning and research sessions for newly inducted Sri Lankan judges – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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August 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social & #CaucasusInstitute held the final deliberative event of the 2024 project in #Yerevan, #Armenia. 🇦🇲
With the generous support of @diplo.de

#CivilSocietyCooperation #GERinArmenia #NagornoKarabakh #Syunik #Shirak #MPFPR

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Concluding conference in Yerevan, Armenia – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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December 9, 2024 at 12:17 PM

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Conducted in partnership with the Institute for International Law and Human Rights #IILHR, the multi-stakeholder symposium focused on models and mechanisms for public participation in the legislative process.

#Iraq #LegislativeProcess #PublicParticipation #RuleofLaw #MPFPR

Multi-stakeholder symposium and preparatory workshop on mechanisms for public participation in the legislative process in Iraq – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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September 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM

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🔵 @mpfpr.bsky.social holds a workshop on women’s political rights in #Nouakchott 🇲🇷, bringing together legal experts, #civilsociety representatives, academics and other stakeholders.

With support from @diplo.de

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#Mauritania #WomensRights #MPFPR #ABEPAD #PCE

Workshop on ‘Women’s Political Rights’ conducted by the Max Planck Foundation in Nouakchott, Mauritania – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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August 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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As the release of #Volume27 of the #MaxPlanck Yearbook of #UnitedNations Law #UNYB approaches, some articles are now available as #advance publications on the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social website.

#Brill @mpfpr.bsky.social #internationallaw #legalresearch #UN #law #HumanRights #MPFPR

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A Sneak Preview into Volume 27 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law is Now Available as an Advance Publication Online – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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September 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM

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🔵 @mpfpr.bsky.social held its fourth workshop on “The Role of the Judiciary in #Elections” for all judges & justices of #SouthSudan’s Judiciary in Juba.
With generous financial assistance from the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺

#SSOT #RuleofLaw #Peacebuilding #MPFPR

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The Foundation Conducts Fourth Workshop on the “The Role of the Judiciary in Elections” – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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March 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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@mpfpr.bsky.social launches a new project in #SriLanka 🇱🇰
'𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙧𝙞𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙖: 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨'
Generously supported by @diplo.de #RuleofLaw #MPFPR
More details ⬇
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Foundation launches new project in Sri Lanka – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

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August 28, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law

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The forum invites contributions examining the institutional, doctrinal, and normative dimensions of the wider UN system as an interconnected institutional architecture.

🗓️ Deadline: 28 August 2026

🔗 For more information, see: www.mpfpr.de/2026/07/21/t...

#InternationalLaw #UN #UNYB #MPFPR

Thematic Forum: “The Wider United Nations System: Subsidiary Organs, Specialised Agencies, and Related Organisations at a Time of Strain” – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule o...

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July 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM