(Source: MPI for European Legal History)
The MPI for European Legal
History has published a call for applications for its annual summer school.
Since 2014, the Institute has
organised the annual Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History. Its aim is to
provide roughly 20 early-stage researchers, usually PhD students, from all over
the world with an in-depth introduction to basic approaches and methods of
research in legal history.
The Summer Academy is intended to
develop the ability of its participants to transfer legal terminologies and
theories across linguistic and cultural contexts, thus providing a basis to
build and consolidate international research networks.
It addresses highly motivated
early-stage researchers, usually PhD candidates, with an interest in the basic
research of historical formation and transformations of law and other normative
orders.
The Summer Academy consists of
two parts. The first part provides an introduction to the study of sources,
methodological principles, as well as theoretical models and controversial
research debates on basic research fields of legal history. In the second part,
the participants discuss the special research theme and develop their own
approach to the topic.
The next course takes place from
17 August - 28 August 2020 at the Max Planck Institute for European Legal
History in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Curriculum
Researchers and fellows of the
Institute alongside invited guest speakers give introductions to the manifold
facets, sources, theoretical foundations, research perspectives and
methodologies of the different subfields of Legal History.
- Antiquity and Roman Law
- Ius Commune - Legists
- Ius Commune - Canonists
- History of Private Law
- History of Common Law
- History of Criminal Law
- Constitutional History
- Legal History of Ibero-America
- Legal Transfer in the Common Law World
- Contemporary Legal History
- History of International Law
- History of European Union Law
- Legal Theory
As a summer academy should not
consist of academic activities only, a variety of extra-curricular activities,
such as visits to nearby historical sites and several get-togethers in the
evenings are offered.
This years's theme: Using
History in Law
History teaches us that people in
all regions of the world have invoked the past or tradition to legitimise or
delegitimise norms. Even today, in countries all over the globe and in very
diverse legal cultures but also at the level of international law, “tradition”
is attributed an important role in the construction of legal systems and in
substantiating legal claims.
Why and under what historical
conditions circumstances did jurists assign such a high authority to the past?
In what intellectual contexts and based on what understanding of epistemology,
philosophy of history, or religion beliefs is the past used as an argument to
legitimise or delegitimise existing or future law? And what force do historical
arguments have in today’s laws?
Applicants to the 2020 Summer
Academy are encouraged to present research projects that give special
consideration to the significance of using History in Law.
Date
17 August - 28 August 2020
Deadline
Applications are to be sent by 31
January 2020.
Eligilibity Requirements
- Early-stage graduates, usually PhD candidates
- Working knowledge of English is required; German is
not a prerequisite
Application
Required documents for the
application are a CV, a project summary (approx. 10 pages) and a letter of
motivation.
Fees
There is no participation fee.
Accommodation will be provided by the organisers. Participants, however, will
be responsible for covering their travel expenses. There will be a limited
number of scholarships available.
More info here
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