The Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht“ (EViR, ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism‘) at the University of Münster invites applications for fellowships for a period of between 6 and 12 months for the academic year 2025/26, provided to the approval of a second funding phase by the BMBF. Applications are open to researchers from the humanities and social sciences from the postdoctoral phase onwards who are working on the research topics of the Centre. Click here for the call for fellowships.
We invite you to dive into Münster's legal history with us. A new virtual city map (www.orte-des-rechts.de) documents almost one hundred places of law in Münster from the Middle Ages to the present day and allows for discovery tours through the city. It will be presented to the public on October 21.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg at the University of Münster is starting its winter semester and welcomes a new cohort of fellows. Six scholars from the fields of history, legal history and Islamic studies will conduct research on projects in the field of legal unity and pluralism, enriching the Kolleg with their different perspectives. On 16 October everybody interested will have the opportunity to get to know the Kolleg and its fellows during Welcome Day.
In the winter semester 2024/25, four academic workshops and conferences with international participation will take place at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg. They will deal with questions of Roman inheritance law in antiquity as well as early modern canon law, rules of exception in modern European law and indigenous cultural inheritance law.
A new volume has been published in the open access series of EViR Working Papers, in which Matthias Bähr analyses the coexistence of legal traditions in early modern Ireland in order to understand the effects of legal pluralism on religion and of religion on legal pluralism.
This workshop calls for contributions that take a systematic look at legal issues related to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, elaborate lines of development or spatial specifics, as well as contributions that use case studies to analyse the effects of these three legal bodies in discourse and practice.
Two new volumes have been published in the open access series of EViR Working Papers: The “Münster Glossary on Legal Unity and Pluralism” is now available in its fourth, expanded edition. In addition, a new volume by Ralf Seinecke identifies a ‘plural turn’ in historical legal studies.
In July, two scholars are returning to the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" to continue their fellowships: The legal historians Ferdinando Mazzarella (Palermo) and Sebastian M. Spitra (Vienna).
From 18 to 22 July, the MS Wissenschaft will dock at Münster Stadthafen (near the Kunsthalle). The exhibition on the subject of freedom can then be visited daily from 10.00 to 18.30. The Kolleg is participating with an exhibit and two accompanying events.
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.
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.
Two new volumes have been published in the EViR Working Papers series. They present the results of two “Conceptual Forums” organised by Ulrike Ludwig last year. The Kolleg invites experts from various disciplines to these events to discuss current methodological and theoretical ideas for historical-legal-historical work.
In the summer semester, the Käte Hamburger Kolleg is organising three academic workshops with international participation. The programme focuses on the relationship between law and space, human rights activism in Southeast Europe and pre-modern procedures.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg is participating in this year's exhibition on the "MS Wissenschaft" with a self-developed exhibit. The exhibition ship will drop anchor in around 30 cities in Germany and Austria from tomorrow. On board, everything revolves around freedom, the theme of the Year of Science 2024.
Where does German federalism come from and has it become obsolete? Representatives from academia, politics and journalism discussed this topic on Monday (29 April) at the invitation of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" (EViR) at the University of Münster.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" at the University of Münster is seeking to fill the position of Research Associate for Science Communication (E 13 TV-L) from 1 August 2024, subject to approval by the external funding body. A part-time position (50%) will be offered until 31 May 2025 in accordance with the duration of the externally funded project. If the third-party funding body (BMBF) extends the Kolleg for a second funding phase (1 June 2025 to 31 May 2029), there may be an option to extend the position and increase it to a part-time position of 75%. (Job advertisement in German)
Three pupils from the Gesamtschule Münster-Mitte have investigated the topic of witch-hunts in Münster. The results of their research project can now be seen in an impressive exhibition. The Käte Hamburger Kolleg provided (legal) historical expertise and also helped with the design of the posters.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg warmly welcomes a new cohort of fellows in April. Seven scholars from the fields of history, law, anthropology and sociology will be researching the topic of legal unity and legal pluralism and enriching the Kolleg with their different perspectives. On "Welcome Day" (29 April), there is the opportunity to meet them.
The Kolleg's own series of EViR Working Papers features two new contributions dealing with the relationship between increasing social diversity and legal unity or plurality in various historical contexts.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" has published its annual report for the year 2023. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Kolleg's activities, fellows, research, events and publications over the past year.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg is now on Instagram. With the launch of our official Instagram channel, we aim to expand our community and communicate even better with all those interested in historical legal research.
Handing back cultural artefacts which have a colonial provenance has long been an object of public debate. The historical anthropologist Dr João Figueiredo (KHK EViR Münster) and the legal historian Dr Sebastian M. Spitra (University of Vienna) discuss the opportunity to contribute to a better understanding of communities of origin and their pluralistic legal systems.
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht“ (EViR, ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism‘) at the University of Münster invites applications for Short Term Fellowships (2 months) for the period from – preferably – 1 April 2025 to 31 May 2025. It may be possible to extend the fellowships by up to ten months, provided that the Kolleg’s application for a second period of funding is approved.
