The Käte Hamburger Kolleg is starting its summer semester and welcomes a new cohort of fellows. Ten scholars from the fields of history, legal history and Jewish Studies will conduct research on projects in the field of legal unity and pluralism, enriching the Kolleg with their different perspectives.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" at the University of Münster is seeking to fill the position of Student Assistant from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026 with a weekly working time of up to 8 hours. (Job advertisement in German)
The third annual conference of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Legal Unity and Pluralism” at the University of Münster investigates the causes of legal pluralism. From 7 to 9 April, the international conference will bring together numerous researchers from the fields of history, law and social sciences.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" (EViR) at the University of Münster will enter its second funding phase from June 2025. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the Kolleg and its Fellow Programme for a further four years with around 7.7 million euros. The maximum possible funding period is twelve years.
The series of conferences on exception and legal pluralism will continue from 26 to 28 March 2025. After the first two conferences focussed on Roman law in antiquity (July 2022) and law in the pre-modern era (September 2023), the third and final part will now focus on law since the French Revolution.
For the academic years 2025/26 and 2026/27, the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht | Legal Unity and Pluralism” (EViR) at the University of Münster invites applications for fellowships of between 6 to 12 months.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism’ at the University of Münster is seeking to fill the position of employee in the area of fellow management to be filled. The position is part-time (75%) and will run until 31 May 2029, depending on the duration of the externally funded project. Grouping is possible up to pay grade 9b TV-L. (Job advertisement in German)
The programme of events of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg for the summer semester 2025 has been published. In addition to the Kolleg's annual conference, the programme includes two workshops dealing with legal developments in the Iberian world and the Islamic world as well as India.
A volume on marriages in the early modern period has been published in the Käte Hamburger Kolleg's publication series. Using the county of Lippe as an example, Iris Fleßenkämper examines how people dealt with the variety of regulatory options in an area of life that was fundamental to the maintenance of family and social order.
The Academic Advisory Board of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism’ has welcomed Prof Dr Michael Riegner as a new member. Riegner is Professor of International Administrative Law and Public International Law at the University of Erfurt and specialises in research on law in the Global South.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" at the University of Münster is seeking to fill the position of Research Associate (E 13 TV-L) from 1 June 2025, subject to approval by the external funding body. A part-time position (55%) will be offered until 31.05.2029 for the duration of the externally funded project. This will be increased to 100% with funds from the chair of Prof. Dr. Nora Markard; the 45% from chair funds is linked to the usual teaching obligation. (Job advertisement in German)
The legal historian Dr Sebastian M. Spitra from the University of Vienna has taken over the research professorship at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism’ (EViR) on 1 October 2024. He succeeds Dr Gregor Albers and will help shape the programme of the Kolleg as part of the management team until May 2025.
