The Team

Who is behind the scenes:

Alexandra Woods

PhD Researcher

Alexandra is a PhD candidate at the Goethe University, Frankfurt and a researcher at the mpilhlt. When Alexandra is not reading about the law of Cape of Good Hope in the 19th century, she enjoys going for long walks in the Taunus.
She is also the editor of the blog “Legal History Insights”.

Nicole Pasakarnis

Assistant to the Director

When Nicole is not co-piloting the department “Historical Regimes of Normativity at the mpilhlt, she loves trying out (almost) every recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi.
She is also the editor of the blog “Legal History Insights”.

Thomas Duve

Director

Thomas is Director of the Department “Historical Regimes of Normativity” at the mpilhlt and Professor of legal history at the Goethe University Frankfurt.

When Thomas is not working on the legal history of the “Iberian Worlds”, and continuously asking himself how to write legal history in a way that is apt for the 21st century, he likes spending time in this birthplace Hamburg, or in Buenos Aires (but he has also made his peace with Frankfurt).

He is also the editor of the blog “Legal History Insights”.

Pilar Mejíaa

Researcher

Pilar is a researcher in the project “Diccionario histórico del Derecho Canónico en Hispanoamérica y Filipinas (s. XVI-XVIII)” and a researcher at the mpilhlt. Her main research interests include normativity from the religious sphere in the Iberian worlds during the early modern period. When she is not working on the edition and preparation of the Dictionary, she spends her afternoons harvesting at least 101 varieties of tomatoes in her vegetable garden.

She is also the editor of the blog “Legal History Insights”.

Ana Isabel Soler

Researcher

Ana Isabel is a researcher at the mpilhlt. When she is not working at the Historical Dictionary of Canon Law in Hispanic America and the Philippines, 16th–18th centuries, she practices her culinary skills by recreating the recipes from Ottolenghi’s cookbook, “Simple”.

She is also the editor of the blog “Legal History Insights”.