Erik Jayme (8 June 1934 – 1 May 2024) was a German jurist. Until his retirement in 2002, he was professor of Private Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law at the

University of Heidelberg Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public university, public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is List ...

. From 1997 to 1999, he served as president of the Institut de Droit International and served as vice president of

The Hague Academy of International Law The Hague Academy of International Law () is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Courses are taught in English and French and, except for External ...

from 2004 to 2024. Jayme died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 89.

Academic life

Jayme was born in

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in 1934. In 1973/1974, he was a full professor at the

University of Münster The University of Münster (, until 2023 , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's ...

, and afterwards he was at the

University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

. From 1983 to 2002, he was a full professor of

Private Law Private law is that part of a legal system that governs interactions between individual persons. It is distinguished from public law, which deals with relationships between both natural and artificial persons (i.e., organizations) and the st ...

Private International Law Conflict of laws (also called private international law) is the set of rules or laws a jurisdiction applies to a case, transaction, or other occurrence that has connections to more than one jurisdiction."Conflict of Laws", ''Black's Law Dictio ...

and

Comparative Law Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law and legal systems of different countries. More specifically, it involves the study of the different legal systems (or "families") in existence around the world, includ ...

at the

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ipr.uni-heidelberg.de

Memberships and honours

Jayme was member of the Institut de Droit International whose president he was from 1997 to 1999. From 2004 until his death, he was vice president of the Curatorium of

. He was honorary doctor of the universities of Ferrara (1991), Budapest (2000), Montpellier (2003), Porto Alegre (UFRGS) (2003) and Coimbra, ''Académicien titulaire'' of the

Académie internationale de droit comparé An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

(Paris). He was a member of the

Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities Heidelberg (; ; ) is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of students, it is Germany's 51st-largest city. Located about south of Frank ...

(1989), Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (2004) and a foreign member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (, KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed in the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam. In addition to various advisory a ...

(2005). In 2008, he received the

Order of the Southern Cross The National Order of the Southern Cross () is a Brazilian Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil, order of chivalry founded by List of monarchs of Brazil, Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, Pedro I on 1 December 1822. The order aimed to commemorate ...

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayme, Erik 1934 births 2024 deaths Jurists from Heidelberg Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences German legal scholars The Hague Academy of International Law people Academic staff of Heidelberg University