Submissions are open for the prestigious Max Planck-ASLH Dissertation Prize for European Legal History in a Global Perspective. Awarded by the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory (mpilhlt) in collaboration with the American Society for Legal History (ASLH), the prize honours outstanding dissertations that examine Europe’s legal past in its broader global context. This year’s prize will be awarded to a PhD or JSD recipient whose dissertation was completed in 2024 and advances the study of European legal history in a global framework. The recipient will spend three months at the mpilhlt in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with full financial support, including a 2500 € monthly stipend, travel funding of up to 1500 €, and housing in an Institute apartment.

Wie flexibel war das Konzil von Trient in der Praxis? Anna Clara Lehmann Martins zeigt in Band 23 der Global Perspectives on Legal History, dass das Tridentinum im Brasilien des 19. Jahrhunderts nicht nur ein rigides Regelwerk war, sondern eine formbare Ressource im Alltag der Verwaltung. Basierend auf Archiven des brasilianischen Staatsrats und der Konzilskongregation des Heiligen Stuhls beleuchtet sie, wie Kleriker, Bürokraten und Juristen die Normen an ein komplexes Regierungssystem anpassten. Die Arbeit entstand an der UFMG und Universität Münster und wurde im Rahmen der Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe zur Regierung der Universalkirche nach dem Konzil von Trient erarbeitet.

Submissions are now open for a workshop on the Mixed Courts of Egypt, to be held on 23–24 February 2026 at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory. Organized by Dr Michel Erpelding and Aya Bejermi, the event invites reflection on an institution that stood at the crossroads of empire, international law, and everyday justice. Established through treaties between Egypt and 14 Western powers, the Mixed Courts operated for over seven decades with foreign judges and French-inspired legal codes. Their legacy stretches from Cairo to Strasbourg, and still prompts fresh questions today.