The present conference volume is based on lectures that were given on May 19/20, 2006 at the symposium of the Hanns-Martin Schleyer-Stiftung in Kiel on questions of German and international insolvency law. The focus was on examining questions on preparing the insolvency proceedings through the insolvency court, creditors, debtors and temporary administrators, on problems of transnational insolvency proceedings, in particular in interaction with arbitration proceedings, and the insolvency of local authorities.