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University Assistant without Doctorate (Institute for European Tort Law)
Your Responsibilities: Writing a dissertation in the area of Civil Law; Participation in the institute’s third-party funded and other research projects in the field of comparative law (scientific focus: Comparative and European Private Law, Tort Law, English Law/ Common Law) at the Institute for European Tort Law of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the […]
Duncan Wallace, ‘The Reality of Shareholder Ownership: For-profit Corporations as Slaves’
ABSTRACT What is the relationship between shareholders and the corporation? The present scholarly consensus is that, whatever the relationship is, it is not one of owner and owned. This article contests that consensus. It argues that corporations are owned by their shareholders and, further, that corporations so-owned are slaves. In support of this contention, the […]
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Project on the Foundations of Private Law, Harvard Law School
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Private Law are full-time, one- or two-year residential appointments, and the Project is now advertising for a postdoctoral fellow starting in the Fall of 2025. Fellows devote their full time to scholarly activities in furtherance of their individual research agendas … (more)
Silvie Rohr, ‘Corporate Purpose: A Management Concept and the Role of Contract Design’
ABSTRACT In light of systemic crises such as global warming and human rights violations in business operations, the call for reevaluating corporate conduct has become more pressing than ever. As these challenges intensify, a growing consensus advocates for a shift away from shareholder profit maximization towards a more holistic stakeholder governance model. Yet, the question […]
Susanna Kim Ripken, ‘Corporate Civil Disobedience’
ABSTRACT Classic theories of civil disobedience endorse the right of individuals to commit illegal acts to protest unjust laws and policies. Acts of civil disobedience have historically played a central role in exposing injustice and producing vital legal and social change. The literature on civil disobedience is vast; political and legal theorists have long recognized […]
Funding for two joint PhD projects in Comparative Trusts Law (Melbourne/Bonn)
We have secured scholarship funding for two joint PhD positions (Universities of Melbourne and Bonn) in comparative trusts law. One project would be based primarily in Melbourne, with a 12-month stay at Bonn; the other would be based primarily in Bonn with 12 months in Melbourne. We would jointly supervise both projects, and upon successful […]
‘Postdoc fellowships in Global History and Governance at the Scuola Superiore Meridionale’
The Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples (Italy), invites applications for four 1-year (renewable for up to 3 years) postdoc fellowships in Global History and Governance for the academic year 2025-2026. The program in Global Histories and Governance focuses on the comparisons, connections, and processes of globalization that have characterized different areas of the planet between the […]
Doctoral Student (3 years, fully funded), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg
Job Description: The Research Group ‘Artificial Justice’ applies interdisciplinary methods to the study of automated, artificial, and algorithmic reasoning in law. Group members research a wide array of topics ranging from pre-modern fantasies of ‘justice machines’, the transition from legal logic to legal information science, cultural attitudes towards courtroom tech, and the emerging ‘right to […]
‘Project on Foundations of Private Law at Harvard Seeks Postdoctoral Fellow’
The Project on the Foundations of Private Law at Harvard Law School is seeking applicants for full-time, one- to two-year residential appointments, starting in the fall of 2024. The Project on the Foundations of Private Law is an interdisciplinary research program at Harvard Law School dedicated to scholarly research in private law. Applicants should be […]
Brian Coote Chair in Private Law: University of Auckland, New Zealand
The late Professor Emeritus Brian Coote generously bequeathed the largest gift by a staff member to the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. Part of his legacy is to establish the Coote Chair in Private Law. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar with excellent interpersonal skills who will make a significant contribution to […]