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The Max Planck Lawcast showcases the academic research being conducted across the various Institutes that comprise the Max Planck Law network. With over 400 legal researchers pushing the frontiers of legal knowledge, when it comes to new and exciting legal research the Lawcast has you covered.

  1. 11 SEPT

    Breaking Barriers: How Intergroup Contact Can Reduce Discrimination

    Guest: Sergio Mittlaender (FGV Law School in São Paulo and Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy). In this podcast, we explore a fascinating study by Lisa Lenz and Sergio Mittlaender on the effects of intergroup contact on discrimination. Through economic experiments, the researchers investigate how structured interactions between individuals from opposing political groups—Democrats and Republicans—can reduce discrimination, further examining the conditions that are necessary for intergroup contact to be effective. Tune in to discover how this research sheds light on human behaviour and offers valuable insights for policymakers working to foster inclusion, integration, and the reduction of prejudice.

    36 min

  2. 29 JUL

    Doing It Right, Doing It Wrong- Experimental Evidence on the Expressive Power of Legal Mechanisms

    Guest: Mahdi Khesali (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods). Normative ambiguity, which stems from conflicting norms, can lead to inefficiency and self-serving behaviour. In this episode, Mahdi Khesali introduces a study that he and his colleague Yoan Hermstrüwer have conducted. Based on a 'stealing game', Mahdi discusses how voting on a given moral norm affects our moral compass. The findings emphasize the importance of expressive law and how effectively-designed voting mechanisms can communicate normative consensus. (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    26 min

  3. 19 JUN

    Bürgergeld in Germany (Citizens Benefit Act): System, Changes, and Challenges

    Guest: Rick Sallaba (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy). It has been over a year now since the German government introduced Bürgergeld. The reforms present a major reworking of Germany’s  unemployment benefits system. While Bürgergeld has done away with a number of sanctions that were deemed unfair and counterproductive, not everyone is impressed by this new approach to unemployment and serious concerns have been raised that the benefits are now too attractive (and expensive). To break the concept of Bürgergeld down with more reason and less emotion, Christopher Murphy is today joined in the studio by the legal scholar Rick Sallaba. (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    27 min

  4. 22 MAY

    The Law of Unjust Enrichment in India

    Guest: Ragini Surana (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory). Suppose you pay someone more than you intended to by mistake. What rule of law can be used to rectify the situation? It is not the law of contract because neither of you anticipated this possibility. Nor is it a tort because neither of you have committed a wrong. In this episode Christopher Murphy talks with Ragini Surana about the law of restitution for unjust enrichment with a particular analysis of the introduction and application of the law in India. (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    21 min

  5. 10 APR

    Contemporary Fathers, Care, and the Law

    Guest: Alice Margaria (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology). Defining what makes someone a father has become a complex task in contemporary Europe. What roles are attributed to genetics, marriage, gender, and active involvement in a child's life? Courts are increasingly grappling with these questions, prompted by a combination of societal shifts and scientific advancements, including assisted reproductive technologies and the growing social acceptance of LGBTQ families. In this episode, Alice Margaria reveals how the European Court of Human Rights has – perhaps inadvertently – played a significant role in reshaping notions of fatherhood. Indeed, in recent decades the Court has increased its focus on paternal care, thereby expanding the boundaries of legal fatherhood to encompass a growing number of unconventional fathers. (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    30 min

  6. 20 MAR

    Equal Pay in the 1948 Italian Constitution: A Pioneering Role in Europe?

    Guest: Nina Cozzi (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory). After the liberation of Italian territory from the Nazi-Fascist regime, the government begun work on the drafting of a new constitution. One of the most novel aspects of the 1948 constitution was Article 37, which entitled working women the right to equal pay with their male counterparts. In this episode, Nina Cozzi reconstructs the path that led to the introduction of equal pay in 1948, with a clear focus on how women’s access to what had previously been considered ‘male jobs’ provided the impetus for more frequent and vocal demands for fairness. Moreover, she highlights how employers reacted to this major legal innovation and ends by looking at whether the principle of equal pay in Italy has indeed stood the test of time.   (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    33 min

  7. 19 FEB

    Comparative Law in Action: Applying Foreign Law in German Courts

    Guest: Jan Peter Schmidt (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law). In this episode Jan Peter Schmidt discusses the long-standing tradition that the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law (MPI) has of providing expert opinions on foreign law for German courts. To this end, the MPI supports judges in resolving cross-border cases which according to the rules of private international law are to be decided not according to German law but to foreign law. (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    27 min

  8. 22 JAN

    Regulating Star Power: Legal Challenges for Nuclear Fusion

    Guest: Philipp Sauter (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law). In this episode Christopher Murphy talks with Philipp Sauter about nuclear fusion. As opposed to nuclear fission, i.e., splitting a heavy atomic nucleus into smaller nuclei, nuclear fusion uses the opposite approach to combine - or fuse - light atomic nuclei into heavier ones. Through recent scientific breakthroughs the possibility of using nuclear fusion to provide the world with a practically inexhaustible source of green energy has become tantalisingly close. Consequently, the time is right to discuss how this tremendous power should be best regulated to ensure maximum safety while not stifling scientific ingenuity. (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)

    27 min
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The Max Planck Lawcast showcases the academic research being conducted across the various Institutes that comprise the Max Planck Law network. With over 400 legal researchers pushing the frontiers of legal knowledge, when it comes to new and exciting legal research the Lawcast has you covered.

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  • Creator
    Max Planck Law
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
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