| Workshop
A collage of historical depictions and photos of the International Criminal Court and Münster Town Hall, coloured dark red.
© “View of Seville”, Alonso Sánchez Coello (late sixteenth century), Museo del Prado

Forum Shopping

Was It Crucial in the Legal Support of Early Modern Long-Distance Trade?
07–08 May 2026


Plural laws, hard choices. Which forums did merchants choose, why, and with what effects on trade and business relations? Join us to ...

| Conceptual Forum
A collage of historical depictions and photos of the International Criminal Court and Münster Town Hall, coloured dark red.
© KHK EViR

‚Kartellbildung‘

Ein Modell soziopolitischer Organisation im Spannungsfeld von Konkurrenz und Institutionalisierung
21 May 2026


In diesem Konzeptforum werden Respondenten verschiedener Fachkulturen das Modell der ‚Kartellbildung‘ diskutieren, welches ein ...

| Conceptual Forum
A collage of historical depictions and photos of the International Criminal Court and Münster Town Hall, coloured dark red.
© KHK EViR

Legal Personhood

Historical and contemporary perspectives
2 June 2026


The Forum will address legal personhood – and related concepts such as legal capacity, status, and legal subjectivity ...

| Workshop
A collage of historical depictions and photos of the International Criminal Court and Münster Town Hall, coloured dark red.
© Zentralbibliothek Zürich; K.E. Brashier; Vysotsky; Dietmar Rabich.

Workshop on the annual theme

Legal development without a monopoly on power. Thoughts on standardisation patterns
8–9 June 2026


Historically, for long periods of time, legal developments took place in the absence of a defined monopoly of power. While ...

| Workshop
A collage of historical depictions and photos of the International Criminal Court and Münster Town Hall, coloured dark red.
© Zentralbibliothek Zürich; K.E. Brashier; Vysotsky; Dietmar Rabich.

Accommodating the Other of Employment

19 June 2026

Labour law acknowledges workers’ private care work in various ways, such as granting them the right to take time off, or adapt their ...

Tea Time Talks
A teapot in the shape of a lawyer with a white wig and black robe.
© Lawlibrarymurdoch/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Tea Time Talks