Event reports and videos

Prof. Maneesha Deckha (University of Victoria): Animals as Legal Beings: Toward a Post-Anthropocentric Legal Ontology

Guest lecture as part of the series “Hamburg Forum on Comparative Animal Law” on May 2, 2024. (video available) more

Dr. Béligh Elbalti (Osaka University): 'Conflict of Laws’ in the Islamic Legal Tradition – Between the Principles of Personality and Territoriality of the Law

Guest lecture as part of the series “Afternoon Talks on Islamic Law” on 25 April 2024. (video available) more

Ceremonial inauguration of Anne Röthel

Anne Röthel, former holder of the Chair of Civil Law, European and Private International Law at Bucerius Law School, was appointed as Director of the Institute as of 1 January 2024. On the occasion of her induction on 18 April 2024, she presented her research agenda in her inaugural lecture. (video available) more

Prof. Nathan J. Brown (George Washington University/HIAS Hamburg): Does Studying Islam Change It? How Universities Structure Religion

Guest lecture as part of the series “Afternoon Talks on Islamic Law” on 22 February 2024. (video available) more

Ari Schriber (Utrecht University): Sharīʿa, <i>droit musulman</i>, and Colonial Legality: The Conflict of “Paternity Claim” (<i>istil</i><i>ḥāq</i>) in Colonial-Era Moroccan Courts

Guest lecture as part of the series “Afternoon Talks on Islamic Law” on 30 November 2023. (video available) more

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