(Source: H/Soz/Kult)
Via H/Soz/Kult, we
learned of a call for papers for a conference on laypersons in law, and which
also welcomes legal historical contributions.
The Centre Marc Bloch
and the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg organize an international
conference on legal practices of laypersons to be held in Berlin from 09 to 10
May 2019.
Lay judges and jury
members in criminal trials; activists establishing so-called “people’s” or
“citizen’s” tribunals, or proponents of alternative law - most of them are not
legal experts with state-sanctioned competences. And yet, they all practice
law, contribute to its production and development. In contrast, socio-legal
research on law conceptualizes norms and acts mostly in the context of legal
experts and legal institutions, including parliament, courts, tribunals and
international organizations.
[…]
Read the full CfP here
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