In a new video, Prof Dr Ulrike Ludwig and Prof Dr Peter Oestmann, directors of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg, talk about the research on legal unity and legal pluralism conducted here, the potential of interdisciplinary discussions and the special appeal of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg format.

Academic work at the Kolleg thrives on the dynamic between the freedom to conduct one's own research and the exchange of ideas. The latter was the focus of the annual retreat in mid-June, to which fellows, directors and academic staff gathered at the beautiful Frenswegen Monastery near Nordhorn.

The Q.UNI Camp starts on 23 June at Schlossgarten Münster. The open-air science festival introduces children and young people to scientific phenomena in a fun way. Visitors can test their knowledge of the history of freedom in an interactive quiz developed by the Käte Hamburger Kolleg.

The legal historian Hesi Siimets-Gross examines how private law developed in the Republic of Estonia, which became independent for the first time in 1920. This saw the implementation of a 19th-century codification shaped by the estates system. In the interview, she talks about the upheavals and ingrained tendencies of that time.