From the department of Historical Regimes of Normativity at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
Images of Gallows: Maps as Sources of Legal History
This contribution demonstrates the use of the gallows-symbol in historical maps visualising criminal jurisdiction and legal conflicts.
What is Transmedia HistoryTelling about?
In April of this year, we launched the first Transmedia HistoryTelling (THT) video. From the beginning, the challenge has been to think of new formats to communicate our work to more diverse audiences and to explore the methodological possibilities that the use of new media can bring at a disciplinary level. Here you can find some reflections on what THT is and the path we want to follow.
Historical Regimes of Normativity – Part 4
In this four part series, colleagues from the department disucss the reasons for the new department name as well as the definition and status of the concept.
Archives in Lisbon, Lisbon as archive – Part 2
A brief itinerary of a young legal historian on his trip to Lisbon`s archives.
Abouts Us
Legal History Insights is a blog about legal history, created by the researchers, guests and affiliated researchers of the department of Historical Regimes of Normativity at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory.
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