The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, MPIPRIV) is a legal research institute located in Hamburg, Germany.[1] It is operated by the Max Planck Society. Founded in 1949, it is the successor institution of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Foreign and International Private Law, which was founded in 1926.[2] Since 1956 it has been based in Hamburg's district of Rotherbaum.
| Abbreviation | MPIPRIV |
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| Formation | 1927 |
| Type | legal research |
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Director | Holger Fleischer, Ralf Michaels and Reinhard Zimmermann |
Parent organization | Max Planck Society |
Staff | approx. 140 |
| Website | www.mpipriv.de |
The institute is part of the research network Max Planck Law.