From the department of Historical Regimes of Normativity at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
Lost Eclipses and Found Manuscripts: Onomastic Overlaps or an Instance of the Making of Jesuit Intellectual Authority?
Recovering the vast corpus of Iberian casuistical literature produced in early modern Asia is fraught with challenges. One major hurdle is accurately identifying manuscripts and their authors. This post examines a recently unearthed manuscript attributed to Francisco Rodrigues (c. 1515–1573), a prominent Jesuit priest in early modern Portuguese India. It argues that the attribution is likely incorrect, while commenting on the complex process involved in the making of intellectual authorities in the early modern world.
Rechtsgeschichte neben „Revolutionsspielen“. Die Eröffnung des Max-Planck-Institutsgebäudes und die Studentenproteste im Mai 1968
Am Montag, dem 13. Mai 1968, warnte Walter Rüegg, Rektor der Goethe-Universität, vor einem von dem SDS geplanten Generalstreik. Ab Mittwochmorgen versperrten Streikposten für zwei Tage den Zugang zu den Frankfurter Universitätsgebäuden. Am Tag zuvor nahm Rüegg auf Einladung von Helmut Coing an der Einweihungsfeier der neuen Räumlichkeiten des Max-Planck-Instituts für europäische Rechtsgeschichte teil. So nah sich die Ereignisse des Festaktes und der Blockade der Universität zeitlich und räumlich waren, so fern schienen sie auch.
From Metadata to FAIR Principles: Make Your Data Better Now – Love Your Data Blog Series Part 3
In this latest installment of our ‘Love Your Data’ series, we delve into the crucial role of metadata and the FAIR principles in research data management. Giving examples from legal history, this blog post will explain what to include in your metadata, what FAIR means in practice and how applying these principles can make your data more visible and sustainable.
“Tinta sobre o papel” Relato de uma experiência humana e intelectual no Max Planck Institute – The Doucet Scholarship 2025
Este texto propõe uma reflexão sucinta sobre a experiência intelectual, metodológica e humana proporcionada pela residência em Frankfurt no contexto da Doucet Scholarship, marcada pela prática artesanal da pesquisa, pelo contato direto com fontes primárias e pelo intercâmbio de ideias em um ambiente acadêmico plural e verdadeiramente estimulante.
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