From the department of Historical Regimes of Normativity at the 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.
Bruno Lima
June 23, 2021
Archives in Lisbon, Lisbon as archive – Part 1
A brief itinerary of a young legal historian on his trip to Lisbon`s archives.
Gilberto Guerra Pedrosa
June 22, 2021
“… ist meines Erachtens die Offenheit für das Fremde sehr wichtig. Denn die Vergangenheit ist ja immer fremd.”
Ein Interview mit dem Rechtshistoirker Peter Collin.
Peter Collin
June 21, 2021
Hyperazpilcueta Virtual Sprint – Digital Legal History Teamworking in Pandemic Times
How does team working “work” in pandemic times? The Hyperazpilcueta project team gave it a try with Sprints.
Manuela Bragagnolo
June 16, 2021
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