’Legal unity is not the only good thing’: Peter Oestmann on the content and the aims of the new Käte Hamburger Kolleg

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Diversity or unity: Researchers at the new Käte Hamburger Kolleg of the Universi
Diversity or unity: Researchers at the new Käte Hamburger Kolleg of the University of Münster are looking at different legal systems within a geographical area. © Unsplash - Elena Mozhvilo
Since June 1, the University of Münster has a Käte Hamburger Kolleg, for the first time. Under the leadership of historian Prof. Ulrike Ludwig and jurist Prof. Peter Oestmann, academics from all over the world will be carrying out research on "Legal Unity and Pluralism". Norbert Robers spoke with Peter Oestmann on the content and the aims of the Kolleg.

For some people without a specialist knowledge of the law, "pluralism in the law" smacks of arbitrariness. Is that correct?

No, legal history shows that there have often been different legal systems within a geographical area. A bell founder living in the 16th century, for example, was a member of a guild with its own jurisdiction. ...
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