From the department of Historical Regimes of Normativity at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
Historical Regimes of Normativity – Part 1
In this four part series, colleagues from the department discuss the reasons for the new department name as well as the definition and status of the concept.
What about “Europe”?
This brief text explains why the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History changed its name to Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory.
“Hidden thunder”: Who Was Luiz Gama?
To invent freedom in the hell that was Brazil, Gama had to do more than adapt or translate; he had to create rights through an original legal doctrine.
Archives in Lisbon, Lisbon as archive – Part 1
A brief itinerary of a young legal historian on his trip to Lisbon`s archives.
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