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This question was the topic of a guest lecture given by Prof. Michael Riegner at the Federal University of Pará in Brazil on August 21, 2024. Based on current case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the so-called “human right to climate…

The topic of the rights of nature is currently being discussed in many different places. In order to bring some of these discussion threads together, a "Rights of Nature Coffee Party" was held at the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences on…

On August 8, 2024, Prof. Michael Riegner discussed the  „Amazon of Rights“ project with lawyers and anthropologists at the Federal University of Western Para in Santarem in the Amazon.

The annual conference  "Verfassung und Recht in Übersee/World Comparative Law" took place on 4 and 5 July 2024 at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. In cooperation with the University of Erfurt, renowned scholars from around the world gathered to…

The Amazon of Rights project, together with the University of Kassel and in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, is organising an exchange on the rights of nature between a delegation from Ecuador and the latest developments in case law at…

The opening event of the Security Capitalism Research Group at the University of Erfurt will take place on 12 June 2024 from 1pm to 4pm. With three exciting panels on trade financial flows, strategic sectors and technology, a comprehensive insight…

Application until 19.05.2024!

We are thrilled to announce that the University of Jena will once again be sending a team to the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition which will take place over the course of the winter semester…

Do you want to study at university, but you are not sure how it all works? 

No problem! At the University of Erfurt's Open day on the 4th of May 2024, you can not only find out about the wide range of courses on offer, but also about the application…