Universität Wien

030441 KU Colonialism and Law (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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).

Details

max. 46 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 24.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG (Kickoff Class)
  • Monday 02.06. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Tuesday 03.06. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Wednesday 04.06. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Thursday 05.06. 09:45 - 12:00 Hörsaal U17 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Friday 06.06. 09:45 - 12:00 Hörsaal U17 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 11.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will be held together with Dr. João Figueiredo (University of Münster). The course is bilingual in English and German, which means that individual parts will be presented in English and German.
The aim is to deepen the understanding of the history of colonialism and its relationship to law.
Content: Using selected examples from all eras since the early modern period.
Method: Lecture, joint discussion, discussion of questions from global legal history on the basis of sources and secondary texts (using legal and historical perspectives).

ERASMUS students are welcome in the course!

Assessment and permitted materials

Active classroom participation and final talk

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presence in class (max. one absence from a block session), active participation and a final talk on two freely selectable topics of the course. The final talk can either be held in German or English.

Examination topics

The content of the lecture and (optional) readings.

Reading list

To be announced in class and made available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

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