Dissertation by GvW attorney Dr. Katja Göcke honored with the Fritz Grunebaum Prize
"Indigenous Nation Laws in an International Comparison" (Indigene Landrechte im internationalen Vergleich) is the title of the dissertation by Dr Katja Göcke of the law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen which has now been published in the Springer Verlag. The Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg awarded the Fritz-Grunebaum Prize for the 750 page work thesis by the Hamburg attorney.
The dissertation by Dr Göcke is a comparative study of the law on recognizing indigenous nation laws in Canada, the United States of America, New Zealand, Austria, Russia and Denmark/Greenland. She addresses what is to be understood under indigenous national laws which are at the interface between public law, comparison law and international law, how they are realized in an international comparison and whether the protection and enforcement of indigenous national laws in the individual countries is in accordance with the minimum requirements under international law.
The Fritz-Grunebaum Prize honors top-level work at the Ruprecht-Karl University in Heidelberg involving economics or commercial law. Dr Göcke wrote her dissertation during her many years of work as an assistant at the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. She has worked since 2013 in the Hamburg customs and foreign trade law team.
News
Federal Administrative Court: Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link may be built
The Federal Administrative Court has dismissed all six pending appeals against the planning decision on the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link. Construction of the tunnel may therefore now also begin in Germany. GvW advised the State of Schleswig-Holstein and was represented by a Hamburg team consisting of Dr Ronald Steiling (lead), Corinna Lindau, Dr Dietrich Drömann, Prof. Dr Christian Winterhoff, Dr Andreas Wolowski, Saskia Soravia, Dr Stefanie Ramsauer, Dr Annika Bleier, Felix Kazimierski and Niclas Langhans. (BVerwG 9 A 6.19, 9 A 7.19, 9 A 9.19, 9 A 10.19, 9 A 11.19, 9 A 12.19 and 9 A 13.19).
H4 Hotel Mönchengladbach at BORUSSIA-PARK: the place for that Bundesliga feeling
Football is king at H-Hotel Group’s new H4 Hotel in Mönchengladbach. Its location right next to the stadium and the theme rooms depicting the history of the Borussia Dortmund football club make this new hotel unique and a must for any football enthusiast. Our lawyers had the pleasure of advising H-Hotels Group on the creation of its first football-themed hotel and took the chance to visit this amazing place shortly after its opening.
Transport System Bögl: new local public passenger transport system a big success in China
The Max Bögl group of companies has developed a new local public passenger transport system. The system called “Transport System Bögl” (TSB) uses magnetic levitation, or “maglev” technology and provides a clean and cost-efficient means of transport for better mobility in inner city areas. The technology is becoming increasingly popular also in other countries: Max Bögl’s most recent export order was the sale of its TSB to China. The company’s plans include building a 3.5 km test track in Chengdu and extensive marketing activities to promote the technology in China – all through a sales partnership with a Chinese company.
You don't want to miss any more of the latest legal developments? And be invited to our events? Then register here.