Gen­er­al Con­gress, Berlin 28.09.-02.10.2026

Welcome to Berlin.

"The city serves as the venue of the 22nd General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL). This unique event, held every four years in a different country across the world, returns to Germany for the first time since 1962, when Hamburg hosted the Congress in parallel with the opening of the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. The Congress seeks to host the whole world, all disciplines, all methods, all principles and all values of law. It is, in this sense, truly the world congress of law. The organisation has been entrusted to Humboldt University – a similarly global name and concept, bridging distances and disciplines since the 19th century. The Congress wants to capture this pluralism, openness, depth of concepts and novelty of approaches in a unique setting.

I hope that the rich array of themes as well as the special events, such as the 100th birthday of UNIDROIT, spark your interest. Moreover, I hope you will find the time to discover and enjoy Berlin while you are here. Humboldt University is right in the center of the city, between the Brandenburg Gate, the Parliament and Museum Island. We are thrilled to have you as guests and interlocutors. I look forward to our exchanges – welcome!"

• Conference Time: 28.09-02.10.2026

• Early bird registration: until 15.04.2026
• Call for Papers - Abstract submission (for Young Scholars): date will follow soon