Where: University of Helsinki, Finland
When: 15-17 May 2014
The purpose of the project "Reinventing the Foundations of European Legal Culture 1934-1964" (foundlaw.org) is to trace the genealogy of the idea of a common European legal past, its creation, influence and implications of the theory as an ideological project. As the project's first major event, they are organizing a workshop in Helsinki on the history of totalitarianism, nationalism and legal tradition(s). They therefore invite papers that explore the complex relationship between history and law from a variety of perspectives to advance our understanding of how legal traditions are created. Confirmed keynote speakers are Wolfgang Ernst (Zürich), Peter Fritzsche (Illinois), Nancy Partner (McGill), and Bo Stråth (Helsinki).
Potential themes include but are not limited to:
- Totalitarian ideologies and individual identities
- History and narratives
- Nationalism and law
- The discovery of Europe as a theme
- Continuity and discontinuity of the European (legal) tradition.
