History of the Institute
| 1963 | Foundation of the Institute of Mining Law |
| 1967 | Renaming of the institute to "Institute of Mining and Energy Law |
| 1978 | Change in the directorate of the institute from Prof. Dr. jur. Raimund Willecke to Prof. Dr. jur. Gunther Kühne |
| 1990 | Renaming of the Institute to "Institute of German and International Mining and Energy Law" |
| 2008 | Change in the directorate of the institute from Prof. Dr. jur. Gunther Kühne to Prof. Dr. jur. Hartmut Weyer |
| 2013 | 50th anniversary of the "Institute of German and International Mining and Energy Law" Anniversary Conference of the "Institute of German and International Mining and Energy Law" |