030078 SE Mapping Legal Systems (2023S)
A Critical Reading of John H. Wigmore's "Panorama of the Legal Systems of the World"
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 07.02.2023 00:01 to Th 02.03.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 08.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
08.03.
09:30 - 11:00
Seminarraum SEM33 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
(Kickoff Class)
Wednesday
03.05.
09:00 - 14:00
Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
Thursday
25.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Wednesday
21.06.
09:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum SEM44 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 4.OG
Thursday
22.06.
09:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum SEM44 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 4.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
"May we not take a temporary flight above the earth, look down upon the globe, and there watch the Panorama of the World's Legal Systems unroll before us, from the earliest past down to the present day?" With these words John H. Wigmore's work "A Panorama of the World's Legal Systems" begins. In this richly illustrated work, published in 1928, Wigmore illuminates the past and present of a wide variety of legal cultures. In the seminar we will critically examine this attempt to map the law. On what sources does Wigmore base his findings? What do the images he uses tell us? What assessments does he make? To what extent do these assessments mirror his perspectives as a U.S. scholar looking out on a world shaped by imperialism and colonialism?The seminar will be based on his work "A Panorama of the World's Legal Systems." In order to gain a critical perspective, we will not only look at Wigmore's figure and the context of his work but also at postcolonial theory, which will provide us with a framework for analysis. On this basis, all participants will be asked to critically engage with one chapter of Wigmore's work.As a guest lecturer, Prof. Dr. Joachim Rückert (Frankfurt am Main) is invited.
Assessment and permitted materials
Anwesenheit bei allen Terminen, Teilnahme an der Diskussion, Referat mit fundiert hergeleiteten Kernthesen, Handout.
Es kann eine Diplomseminararbeit verfasst werden.
Es kann eine Diplomseminararbeit verfasst werden.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Es wird Anwesenheit und aktive Mitarbeit während des gesamten Blockseminars erwartet. Daneben werden das Handout sowie das Referat zur Benotung herangezogen.
Die Diplomseminararbeit soll einen Umfang von ca. 50.000 Zeichen haben. Die endgültige Fassung der Seminararbeit soll bis Ende August 2023 abgegeben werden.Auch Promovierende sind herzlich willkommen.
Die Diplomseminararbeit soll einen Umfang von ca. 50.000 Zeichen haben. Die endgültige Fassung der Seminararbeit soll bis Ende August 2023 abgegeben werden.Auch Promovierende sind herzlich willkommen.
Examination topics
Im Rahmen des Seminars ist ein eigener Vortrag vorzubereiten.
Reading list
John H. Wigmore, A Panorama of the World's Legal Systems (1928)
https://archive.org/details/panoramaofworlds00john/page/938/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/panoramaofworlds00john/page/938/mode/2up
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Last modified: Tu 02.05.2023 12:46