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“Taking local beliefs into account was key for trade contacts”
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Interview with Matthias Bähr on the global trade in human remains Debates on restitution have led in recent years to increased media attention on the human remains held in German collections since the colonial era…
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Struggle for freedom or wild act?
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In January 2025, the Kolleg discussed the anniversary of the Peasants’ War with Gerd Schwerhoff and Lyndal Roper In 1525, peasants in many regions of the Holy Roman Empire rose up against their rulers. To…
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Pardon – balancing justice or arbitrary act?
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The right to pardon usually leads a discreet existence in today’s constitutional states, but thanks to the American presidential election, it has recently hit the headlines. First, the outgoing incumbent Joe Biden aroused attention with…
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“Issues of great importance for understanding the contemporary world”
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Interview with Sebastian M. Spitra on law, colonialism and the history of empires Legal historian Dr Sebastian M. Spitra has been a research professor at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg since October 2024. We spoke to…
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The ancient Roman law of codicils
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Testamentary dispositions in the Imperium Romanum Report on the conference on 13–15 November 2024 The ancient Roman law of codicils responded to a demand in society for more flexibility in forming testamentary dispositions. In doing…
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“On a legal level, a common ‘Weltanschauung’ never existed”
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Interview with Ferdinando Mazzarella about the Committee for Italian-German legal relations In the 1930s, Fascist Italy under Mussolini and National Socialist Germany agreed on closer political cooperation and entered into a military alliance as the…
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The EViR Blog of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Legal Unity and Pluralism” publishes articles on legal pluralism and legal unity in different societies from antiquity to the present. Fellows and staff of the Kolleg provide insights into their research in the fields of history, law, anthropology and neighbouring disciplines. Contact: wiko.evir@uni-muenster.de
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