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The “More-For-Less” Paradox

When a theory takes on a life of its own, a reality check can help: results of a survey conducted by Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession and Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel. By Markus Hartung and Arne Gärtner pa|ra|dox (formal) a [seemingly] irresolvable contradiction in terms; nonsensical, contradictory (colloquial) very strange; utterly absurd, nonsensical The issue at Read More

Breaking News from Germany: the Status of the Germany Energy Transition

Dr. Werner Schnappauf, Senior Advisor, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Chair, Initiative on Energy Law and Policy at the Bucerius Law School, spoke on Breaking News from Germany: the Status of the Germany Energy Transition, at a breakfast organized by American Friends of Bucerius and American Council on Germany. This event was hosted by Read More

Why International Experience Matters: A Semester at Bucerius Law School

Tom Hastings sees himself as a “non-traditional” law student. About to complete his second year of study at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Tom spent several years working in Hollywood with movie producers after completing his undergraduate studies at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill before deciding to go to law school. Tom Read More

Miró. Painting as Poetry

“Miró. Painting as Poetry“ – an inspired and inspiring exhibition at the Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, realized with the help of important loans from the U.S. The first ever exhibition to examine Joan Miró’s interest in literature and his collaborations with avant-garde writers in 1920s Paris, runs until May 25, 2015. Miró was inspired by Read More

The 2015 Gerd Bucerius Press Prizes Announced

The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius together with Stiftelsen Fritt Ord have now been announced the winners of the Gerd Bucerius press prizes 2015: All in all, six prizes amounting to a total of 75.000 € are awarded in the Gerd Bucerius Free Press of Eastern Europe prize and the Stiftelsen Fritt Ord Free Press Read More

Bucerius Law School Alumni Reunion

Date: 18 September 2015 to 19 September 2015 Location: Hamburg Join friends and former professors to retrace your steps through Hamburg and the Bucerius grounds – find out what’s changed (and what’s remained the same) since your time in the city! The weekend will kick off on Friday afternoon with a professional talk to explore Read More

Former Bucerius Law School President to Speak at Harvard

Doris König, Justice of the Second Senate of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) and former Bucerius Law School President, will discuss the challenges the country’s highest court navigates within the European Union’s legal landscape. In its role as the “guardian of the constitution” and interpreter of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), the court has been balancing Read More

Event Summary: Shifting Alliances: The ISIS Crisis and U.S.-Kurdish Cooperation

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-Building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, spoke on “Shifting Alliances: The ISIS Crisis and U.S.-Kurdish Cooperation” at a luncheon hosted by Alston & Bird LLP on March 12. The event was part of the Transatlantic Global Agenda Series held in Read More

Bucerius USA Global Energy + Innovation

2015 will be another year of timely and thoughtful discussions on the world of energy and the energy that powers the world from Bucerius USA. In 2014, Bucerius USA launched our Energy & Innovation Initiative – an extension of the “Energy + Law” series which was previously sponsored by Linklaters LLP. This multi-faceted series continued Read More

Alumni Scholarship Fund

Now is your chance to change the world: Support international education and global thinking through a gift the new Alumni Scholarship Fund! Bucerius USA is excited to announce the creation of a new scholarship fund for U.S. students to study at Bucerius Law School. Launching with contributions from a few committed alumni, the Alumni Scholarship Read More