Institute for Labor and Business Law at the University of Cologne
The Institute for Labor and Commercial Law at the University of Cologne was founded in 1929 by Heinrich Lehmann , Hans Carl Nipperdey and Hans Planitz as an Institute for Labor, Commercial and International Law . The institute building is located in Cologne-Lindenthal . About 40 people are employed in the institute.
history
The institute has its roots in the seminar for commercial and industrial law founded by Heinrich Lehmann, the second rector of the University of Cologne, after the end of the First World War. After several extensions in 1929, this was renamed the Institute for Labor Law, Commercial Law and Foreign Law. The commercial law department was headed by Heinrich Lehmann, the labor law department was headed by Hans Carl Nipperdey and the international law department by Hans Planitz. In 1950 the international law department was spun off and formed the basis for a new institute for international and foreign private law at the University of Cologne. Hans Carl Nipperdey, President of the Federal Labor Court from 1954 to 1963, had already taken over the management of the labor law and commercial law departments after the Second World War and became director of the institute, whose name changed to the Institute for Labor and Commercial Law. His successors as managing directors were Wolfgang Zöllner from 1967 to 1969 and Herbert Wiedemann from 1969 to 1998. In addition to Herbert Wiedemann, Peter Hanau and Manfred Lieb were directors of the institute. Martin Henssler has been managing director since 1998 , Barbara Dauner-Lieb and Ulrich Preis are co-directors. The managing director of the institute, Martin Henssler, was elected President of the German Lawyers' Association in 2006.
Research and Teaching
The main research focus is on labor law and company law . Another field of competence is the so-called liberal professions law, which is closely linked to the two areas of law mentioned ( lawyers , tax consultants , auditors , insolvency administrators ).
The institute is one of the most traditional and renowned institutions of its kind in Germany and also enjoys a good reputation internationally. It has produced some outstanding contemporary legal figures.
The institute publishes the labor law journal “ Law of Work ” (RdA) and maintains its own series of publications, which is published by the CH Beck publishing house . It regularly organizes events such as lecture series and symposia and invites leading figures from universities, the legal profession and business. The institute looks after large specialized libraries for its respective research focus.