Käte Hamburger Kolleg Münster
"Legal Unity and Pluralism"

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Legal Unity and Pluralism” (EViR) at the University of Münster has been funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research since 2021. Fellows from all over the world, together with scholars from Münster, examine the dynamic tension between legal unity and pluralism from antiquity to the present. This is the first attempt to systematically investigate the phenomenon in its entire historical depth and across disciplinary boundaries.

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Interview
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“Society was torn back and forth between modern and conservative tendencies”

The legal historian Hesi Siimets-Gross examines how private law developed in the Republic of Estonia, which became independent for the first time in 1920. This saw the implementation of a 19th-century codification shaped by the estates system. In the interview, she talks about the upheavals and ingrained tendencies of that time.
 

Publications
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New Working Papers on concurrence of norms and Fraktalität

Two new volumes have been published in the EViR Working Papers series. They present the results of two “Conceptual Forums” organised by Ulrike Ludwig last year. The Kolleg invites experts from various disciplines to these events to discuss current methodological and theoretical ideas for historical-legal-historical work.

Events
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Varied workshop programme in summer

In the summer semester, the Käte Hamburger Kolleg is organising three academic workshops with international participation. The programme focuses on the relationship between law and space, human rights activism in Southeast Europe and pre-modern procedures.

News
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Kolleg addresses history of freedom on the "MS Wissenschaft"

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg is participating in this year's exhibition on the "MS Wissenschaft" with a self-developed exhibit. The exhibition ship will drop anchor in around 30 cities in Germany and Austria from tomorrow. On board, everything revolves around freedom, the theme of the Year of Science 2024.