Home Events All Events Max Planck Guest Lectures Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law Guest Lectures “Society: Status Quo and Normative Change” Archive of Events Privacy Policy for Events Events Felt Indignity, Restorative Responsibility, and the Limits of the Law Max Planck Guest Lecture Date: Dec 15, 2025 Time: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maria-Sibylla Lotter (Ruhr University Bochum) Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19 Room: Seminar room (F 113) | Guests are welcome; please register Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de ... [more] The Weaponization of Expertise Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law Date: Dec 16, 2025 Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dennis Patterson (Rutgers University, USA) Location: University of Freiburg/Germany, Haus zur lieben Hand Room: Großer Saal Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de ... [more] Verfassungsgerichte im Gespräch Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law Date: Feb 2, 2026 Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speakers: Christoph Grabenwarter (President of the Constitutional Court, Austria), and Andreas Voßkuhle (Former President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Germany) Location: University of Freiburg/Germany Room: Aula Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL Contact: rechtstheorie@jura.uni-freiburg.de ... [more] Police Accountability – Liability and Control Mechanisms of Police Work in Changing Environments Conference Start: Feb 26, 2026 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany) End: Feb 27, 2026 03:00 PM Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19 Room: Seminar room (F 113) Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law Contact: s.ellebrecht@csl.mpg.de ... [more] Dangerous Science, Anticipation and the Human Right to Science Max Planck Guest Lecture Date: Apr 22, 2026 Time: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Samantha Besson (Collège de France, Paris) Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19 Room: Seminar room (F 113) | Guests are welcome; please register Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de ... [more] Advances and Current Developments in Recidivism and Risk Assessment Research for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses Max Planck Guest Lecture Date: Apr 29, 2026 Time: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Martin Rettenberger (Centre for Criminology, Wiesbaden, and Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz) Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19 Room: Seminar room (F 113) | Guests are welcome; please register Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de ... [more] Online Platforms: Private Actors with State-like Power? Early Career Platform Regulation Conference Start: May 21, 2026 End: May 22, 2026 Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19 Room: Seminar room (F 113) Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Department of Public Law Contact: m.bovermann@csl.mpg.de ... [more]