Käte Hamburger Kolleg
“Legal Unity and Pluralism”

| Publications
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Working paper on legal pluralism in (pre-)colonial India published

Two new volumes have been published in the EViR Working Papers open-access series. Working Paper 19, entitled “Mughal and Post-Mughal Legal Unity and Pluralism – Some Primary Sources”, examines sources on legal unity and legal pluralism in (pre-)colonial India. Working Paper 23.2 is the English translation of the final report from the first funding phase of the Kolleg.

| News
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New fellows in spring

As part of the Welcome Days at the start of the summer term, the Käte Hamburger Kolleg welcomed seven new fellows. The researchers – specialising in law, history and legal anthropology – along with some of the existing fellows, presented their projects and engaged in lively discussions about the various research initiatives in the field of legal unity and pluralism.

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High school students explore Münster’s legal history

During the 2025/26 school year, pupils on the History Elective course in Year 13 at Münster Mitte Comprehensive School (Gesamtschule Münster Mitte) explored the history of law in Münster. The course took place in cooperation with the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Legal Unity and Pluralism”.

| Events
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Workshop programme in the summer semester 2026

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg's event programme for the 2026 summer semester has been published. The programme includes events dealing with both historical and contemporary dimensions of law.