Assistant professor of IBL department conducted research in Germany

October 19, 2015

Begaiym Esenkulova, an Assistant Professor of the AUCA International and Business Law Department, conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany from May to August, 2015.

This research visit became possible, as Ms. Esenkulova won an internationally competitive grant to undertake research for her Central European University doctoral dissertation there. The Institute is part of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science. Its mission is to foster research in the fields of comparative and international private law (“Max Planck Institute,” http://www.mpipriv.de/en/pub/about_us/short_profile.cfm).

“The Max Planck Institute has provided me with excellent resources to analyze the new generation of investment law policies within the sustainable development framework. During my visit I have interviewed a number of the world’s top scholars, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of my doctoral research and teaching. I have also been able to find many great materials to be used in courses of the AUCA International and Business Law Department for the benefit of hundreds of our students,” Begaiym Esenkulova said.

The Max Planck library contains the most significant collection of civil law literature in Europe. At present, it has more than 500,000 printed and microfiche items as well as subscriptions to around 2,000 legal periodicals (“Max Planck Library,” http://www.mpipriv.de/en/pub/library/composite_profile.cfm). As a visiting research scholar, Begaiym Esenkulova worked on her dissertation and collected valuable academic materials for AUCA law courses. Additionally, during her visit she made a comprehensive presentation on “Investment Contracts and Sustainable Development: the Case of Kyrgyzstan’s Mining Sector” as part of the Max Planck Institute Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Roundtable (July 9, 2015). The CIS-Roundtable is a regular discussion forum for the legal developments in post-Soviet regions. The Roundtable was moderated by Dr. Eugenia Kurzynsky-Singer, the Head of the Max Planck Regional Unit on Russia and other CIS nations, and attended by researchers from the Max Planck Institute, University of Hamburg, and University of Kiel Center for Eurasian Economic Law. Ms. Esenkulova’s presentation was recognized as a valuable contribution to the legal analysis of investment contracts and their role in promoting sustainable development.

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