Insa Jarass

Insa Jarass is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt am Main. Her work focuses on contract law theory, international private law, and transnational private law, with a particular emphasis on private law and dispute resolution in historical, comparative, and transnational contexts.

• Studied law at the University of Bremen and University of Cambridge
• Doctorate in law (2016) under Professor Gralf-Peter Calliess
• Postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute since 2018

Her research explores intersections between private law, legal pluralism, and uniform law, reflecting in publications such as Private Uniform Law (2019) and contributions to the Oxford Handbook on Global Legal Pluralism (2020). Key themes include European legal history, comparative legal frameworks, and transnational dispute resolution mechanisms.

Notable scientific awards include:

• 2017 Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society
• 2018 Doctoral Award of the Faculty of Law at the University of Bremen
• 2019 Bremen Study Award
• Theo Waigel Scholarship

While her career has been supported by grants from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and DAAD, her current role at the Max Planck Institute centers on advancing transnational private law scholarship through interdisciplinary methodologies.