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| FocusLaws for the “living dead”: Dealing with those suffering from leprosy from the perspective of medieval law
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Insights into a “different” disease “Leprosy is different”, wrote Richard Toellner in the introductory article of the publication commemorating the 650th anniversary of the Rectorate Münster-Kinderhaus (Toellner 1992: 1-7). With these three words, the then…
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“It’s also about developing new narratives”
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Interview with the Directors of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg The Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Legal Unity and Pluralism” officially began its work in June 2021. Its academic concept is based on the insight that legal unity…
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„The Carolingian state-church relationship involved rivalry with the Greeks“
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Comparing political advice literature reveals relations between East and West – Interview with Sophia Mösch Once born, ideas tend to spread very quickly. Nowadays, we can find out in real time what people on the…
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Where legal history becomes visible
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Impressions from the city tour of Münster On 24 November 2021, Kolleg director Peter Oestmann took the new fellows on a city tour of Münster that was as educational as it was entertaining. In addition…
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“Traders were legal actors who shaped the ancient world”
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Mediterranean trade in the Roman Empire is a prime example of legal pluralism – Interview with Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz Under what conditions did people in antiquity conduct trade with each other? How did they make…
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“Professional service providers in the maritime violence market”
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Before the “pirate” concept emerged in the late Middle Ages, violence was not per se illegitimate – Interview with Gregor Rohmann Did pirates really exist? Certainly not as the stereotyped image that most people might…
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“An exceptional Exception”
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Communal-informal tribunals as a form of legal pluralism in Mandatory Palestine Professor Dr. Dr. Eyal Katvan is currently a fellow at the EViR Kolleg, where he is investigating family litigation in communal-informal tribunals in Mandatory…
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| FocusThe Plurality of Criminal Justice under International Law
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World days for justice come in many different shades. Every year, they are used to promote good causes, mostly by resolution of the United Nations: on 20 February for social justice, on 26 June in…
