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How much activism can academia take?
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Walther Schücking and an international law scholar’s struggle against war News from the United States and Europe currently shows that researchers who are socially and politically engaged are soon subjected to harsh criticism. Walther Schücking,…
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Agency against authorities
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How individuals and groups use the law to their own advantage In 2025, we are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, and the many exhibitions and conferences held on this occasion leave…
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“Talking about the law with non-lawyers is a democratic challenge”
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Interview with the new co-director Nora Markard Since June 2025, legal scholar Nora Markard has been the new co-director of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism’. As an expert in international law, her…
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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…
