International Max Planck Research School on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment
The Research School
Founded in 2008, the International Max Planck Research School on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment (REMEP) is a research and teaching network between the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg), the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History (Frankfurt), the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (Freiburg) and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (Halle) as well as the University of Freiburg and the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. REMEP provides unique multi- and interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for university graduates who wish to work towards a doctoral degree in the fields of law and sociology.
Motivation & Scientific Scope
The research agenda has its focus on fundamental questions common to the fields of sociology, social anthropology and jurisprudence as to how peace, social order and social control is negotiated, constructed, maintained and re-gained. These issues are of particular significance in the context of conflict and post-conflict societies, where traditional approaches to mediation and reconciliation are being adopted in the search for modern strategies of conflict resolution, amending or – partially – replacing, well-established systems of punishment mainly based on concepts of retaliation. Read more »