We learned that the Max Planck
Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory is organizing a summer school on
legal history again.
Date
4 July – 15 July 2022
The Course
The Max Planck Summer Academy for
Legal History provides a selected group of highly motivated early-stage
research students, usually PhD candidates, with an in-depth introduction to
basic approaches and methods in legal history.
The Summer Academy consists of
three parts. The first part introduces the international group of PhD students
to sources, methodological approaches and theoretical models as well as to
controversial research debates on fundamental research fields of legal history.
The introductory courses are led by members of the Institute and external guest
speakers. In the second part, the invited participants present their own
projects within the context of the respective year’s special topic. The third
part of the Academy offers the opportunity to all participants to further
develop their own research by making use of the library and by discussing their
projects with the Institute’s experts in the different fields of legal history.
The course will take place at the
Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt am Main,
Germany.
This year’s theme: Using History
in Law
History teaches us that people
all over the world have invoked the past or tradition to legitimise or
delegitimise norms. Even today, in countries across the globe and in very
diverse legal cultures, but also at the level of international law, ‘tradition’
is allocated an important role in the construction of legal systems and in
substantiating legal claims.
Why and under what historical
conditions and circumstances did jurists assign such a high authority to the
past? In which intellectual contexts and based on what understanding of
epistemology, philosophy of history, or religious 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 2022 Summer
Academy are encouraged to present research projects that give special
consideration to the significance of using History in Law.
Eligibility Requirements
Early-stage research students,
usually PhD candidates.
Working knowledge of English is
required, German is not a prerequisite.
Application
All applications must be
supported by a CV, a project summary (approx. 10 pages) and a letter of
motivation. Please send yur applications via e-mail to: summeracademy@lhlt.mpg.de.
Submission deadline for
applications is 31 January 2022.
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.
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