Tag: Europe
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| FocusThe Code Civil: The Art of Unity and Change
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Author: Leslie Carr-Riegel In 1804, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte unveiled what is arguably his greatest achievement, le Code civil des Français – the French Code Civil. This document, which consisted of 2,281 articles, did away at last with…
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From Property to Person
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A Roma Woman’s Legal Battle for Freedom The screening of the film Aferim! at Käte Hamburger Kolleg was a valuable opportunity to reflect on the history of the Roma people and their legal status in…
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How intersectionality helps to tell the history of legal pluralism
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Impressions from the conceptual forum on ‘Intersectionality’ on 28 October 2025 What happens when historians who study different eras come together with legal historians and legal scholars to discuss intersectionality? The conceptual forum at the…