Law and Theory Workshop

Current Workshop
The workshop takes place fortnightly on Wednesdays, 4.15-6.00pm, Room 4.B54.
FS 23: How Does Law Create Inequality?
Discussion Text: Katharina Pistor, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality (2021)
- 22.02.23. Einführungsveranstaltung für Studierende
- 08.03.23. Kapitel 1: Ein Imperium des Rechts (S. 15-49)
- 22.03.23. Kapitel 2: Die Codierung von Grund und Boden (S. 49-85) & Kapitel 3: Das Klonen juristischer Personen (S. 85-129)
- 05.04.23. Kapitel 4: Schulden produzieren (S. 129-175)
- 19.04.23. Kapitel 5: Die Einhegung des Codes der Natur (S. 175-211) & Kapitel 6: Ein Code für die Welt (S. 211-251)
- 03.05.23. Kapitel 7: Die Herren des Codes (S. 251-289)
- 17.05.23. Kapitel 8: Ein neuer Code? (S. 289-321) & Kapitel 9: Das Kapital regiert durch das Recht (S. 321-367)
* Please note that unless otherwise indicated, the discussion of the texts will be in German *
Previous Workshops
Spring 22: Facts and Fakes
Autumn 21: Legal Anthropology
Spring 2021: Law and Emotions
Autumn 2020: Law and Futurity
Spring 2020: Legal Fictions
Autumn 2019: The Nature of Legal Personhood
Spring 2019: Theories of Self-Determination
Autumn 2018: The Media of Law
Spring 2018: Constructing the Other
Autumn 2017: Law - Truth or Technology?
About
The law and theory workshop is a fortnightly gathering of students, PhDs, postdocs and staff, who meet to discuss select essays and book chapters on key legal and theoretical issues. Each semester is organised around a particular thematic focus, which is looked at from a range of critical perspectives.
The workshop provides a relaxed space for open discussion and exchange. As much as it is an intellectual exercise for members of the institute, it is also designed as an opportunity for students to gain exposure to advanced critical reading and thinking in law and theory.