Erik Jayme
German jurist (1934–2024)
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Erik Jayme (8 June 1934 – 1 May 2024) was a German jurist.[1] Until his retirement in 2002, he was professor of Private Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law at the University of Heidelberg.[1] From 1997 to 1999, he served as president of the Institut de Droit International[1] and served as vice president of The Hague Academy of International Law from 2004 to 2024.[2][3][4] Jayme died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 89.[5]
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| Born | 8 June 1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 1 May 2024 (aged 89) Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Citizenship | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Private law, Private international law, Comparative law |
| Institutions | University of Heidelberg |
Academic life
Jayme was born in Montreal in 1934.[1][3][6] In 1973/1974, he was a full professor at the University of Münster, and afterwards he was at the University of Munich.[3][6] From 1983 to 2002, he was a full professor of Private Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law at the University of Heidelberg.[3][6][7]
Memberships and honours
Jayme was member of the Institut de Droit International whose president he was from 1997 to 1999.[1][3] From 2004 until his death, he was vice president of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law.[1][3] He was honorary doctor of the universities of Ferrara (1991),[1][3][6] Budapest (2000),[1][3] Montpellier (2003),[1][3][6] Porto Alegre (UFRGS) (2003)[1][6] and Coimbra, Académicien titulaire of the Académie internationale de droit comparé (Paris).[6][8] He was a member of the Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities (1989),[6][9] Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (2004)[3] and a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005).[10] In 2008, he received the Order of the Southern Cross.[7]