Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Susanne Baer

Events and Lectures

Law & Society Institute

Work in progress discussions

summer term 2018

The work in progress discussions series is organized by the LSI’s project group and it invites, above all but not only, young researchers to present and discuss their work in an informal and open atmosphere. The format offers the audience special insight into the newest research findings. Presenters get the opportunity for feedback, critique and suggestions regarding their own work in progress.
 

24.04.2018

 

 

 

 

 

22.05.2018

Entscheidungsfindung am Türkischen Verfassungsgericht (1962-2012) - Qualitative Interviews und inhaltsanalytische Verfahren
Maria Haimerl (Berlin)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Christian Boulanger (Berlin)

 

Experimentelle Ökonomik als rechtswissenschaftliches Forschungsinstrument 
Konstantin Chatziathanasiou (Bonn)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Johannes Leutgeb (Berlin)

 

29.05.2018

Methodological Choices and Challenges in Empirical Research on Language Diversity in Administrative Interactions 
Jonathan Bernaerts (Halle)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Anne Gladitz (Bielefeld) und Larissa Vetters (Halle)

 

26.06.2018

Podiumsdiskussion: Diversity oder Diskriminierung? Gesellschaftliche Vielfalt in der juristischen Ausbildung
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Kathleen Jäger (Berlin) und Larissa Vetters (Halle)

 

17.07.2018

Eine empirische Analyse der Notenverteilung im ersten und zweiten Staatsexamen
Christian Traxler (Berlin)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Jens Frankereiter (Bonn)

 

24.07.2018

Öffentlicher Jour Fixe der LSI-Projektgruppe

Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25


 

Gender Equality in Law: The Legacies of Czech State Socialism

Lecture by Barbara Havelková, University of Oxford

Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 6 p.m.
Room B 002/003

Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Reichpietschufer 50, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarte www.wzb.eu

 

Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte and Chair of Public Law and Gender Studies Human Rights Lecture

 

Thursday February 8th, 2018, 18:00, Faculty of Law, UdL 9, Room 213

 

"Decolonial Thinking and the History of Human Rights"

Prof. Dr. José Manuel Barreto Soler

(University Externado of Colombia, University of the Andes)

 

Introduction and Chair: PD Dr. Anna Katharina Mangold, LL.M. (Cambridge), Chair of Public Law and Gender Studies, Faculty of Law, HU Berlin

 

The talk will explore the question: What does it mean to think decolonially - or how to decolonise thinking? Mainstream Eurocentric histories of human rights will be examined in contrast to a history of rights linked to modern imperialism. The lecture will end with some considerations on the practical consequences of such a critical dialogue between Eurocentric and Third-World perspectives on human rights.

 

José Manuel Barreto works on the decolonisation of human rights and international law, and explores their history and theory in the context of modern imperialism. He edited 'Human Rights from a Third World Perspective: Critique, History and International Law' (2013). He studied Philosophy and Law at the National University and the University Externado of Colombia, respectively. He holds an MA in Human Rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, he obtained a PhD in Law from Birkbeck College, both at the University of London. He was a Rechtskulturen Postdoctoral Fellow at the Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Kate Hamburger Kolleg, University of Bonn. He is currently a Lecturer at the University Externado and Catholic University of Colombia.


Law & Society Lecture Series

24.10.2017 Anthropology and Law - a Conversation

Prof. Mark Goodale, Laboratory of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Lausanne 

Dr. Despoina Glarou, Faculty of Law, Freie Universität Berlin

Dr. Jonas Bens, Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology, Freie Universität Berlin

Alik Mazukatow, Institute of European Ethnology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Gabriele d'Amico, Faculty of Law, Freie Universität Berlin

Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25

 

23.01.2018 Should Non-state Actors Have Directly Applicable Fundamental Rights Obligations? A Philosophical Exploration

Prof. David Bilchitz, University of Johannesburg

Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25

 

06.02.2018 Gespenster, Schimmel und der Nationale Normenkontrollrat - Geschichte(n) der Bürokratiekritik

Prof. Dr. Pascale Cancik, Universität Osnabrück/Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin

Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25


Work in progress discussions

winter semester 2017/18

The work in progress discussions series is organized by the LSI’s project group and it invites, above all but not only, young researchers to present and discuss their work in an informal and open atmosphere. The format offers the audience special insight into the newest research findings. Presenters get the opportunity for feedback, critique and suggestions regarding their own work in progress.
 

An overview of upcoming and past workshop discussions is available on the German version of this web page.

Ein reflexiver Blick auf die juristische Ausbildung

07.11.2017

Zur Rolle von Fremdsprachenkompetenz und
(Rechts-) Kulturvermittlung für Jurastudierende

Anne Gladitz (Bielefeld)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Katharina Seydel (Berlin)

 

05.12.2017

Das Jurastudium - Studienerleben und studentische Praxis
Anja Böning (Hagen)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Michael Wrase (Hildesheim)
 

16.01.2018

Eine empirische Analyse der Notenverteilung im ersten und zweiten Staatsexamen
Christian Traxler (Berlin)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Jens Frankenreiter (Bonn)

 

13.02.2018

Juristische Ausbildung zwischen Selbstreflexion und Objektivitätsanspruch
Dana Valentiner (Hamburg)
Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25
Kommentar: Anna Katharina Mangold (Berlin)


Work in progress discussions

Summer term 2017

 

18.05.2017  Demokratische Inklusion durch Recht. Antidiskriminierungsrecht als

                     Ermöglichungsbedingung der demokratischen Begegnung von  

                     Freien und Gleichen

                    Anna Katharina Mangold (Berlin)

                    Time: 6 p.m. , UL 9,  room E 25

                 

 

30.05.2017  Die institutionelle Haftungsbeschränkung als Grenze der

                     unternehmerischen Menschenrechtshaftung. Eine interdisziplinäre

                     Annäherung

                    Chris Thomale (Heidelberg)

                    Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t.  UL 9,  room E 25

 

20.06.2017  Klassenjustiz 2.0. Der Einfluss unbewusster Vorurteile vor Gericht

                     Kathleen Jäger (Berlin)

                    Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t. UL 9,  room E 25

 

27.06.2017  Methods of conducting research on the laws against trafficking.

                     With a focus on victim protection in the European Union

                    Victoria Yiwumi Nge Faison (Berlin)

                    Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t. UL 9,  room E 25

 

18.07.2017  Staatsanwaltlicher Umgang mit rechter und rassistischer Gewalt.

                     Strukturelle Defizite und Kontinuitäten am Beispiel der Ermittlungen  

                     zum NSU-Komplex

                    Isabella Greif (Berlin), Fiona Schmidt (Berlin)

                    Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t. UL 9,  room E 25


2017 Lecture Series "Law, Politics, Economy"

 

13.06.2017 Flying Narendra Modi Kites in India? How to understand current

                    developments in the world's largest democracy

                   Prof. Dr. em. Werner Menski (SOAS, University of London)

                   Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum UL9 E25

 

26.06.2017 Finance and Human Rights

                    Prof. Dr. em. Daniel Bradlow (American University Washington/University

                   of Pretoria)

                   Beginn: 18 Uhr c.t., Raum BE 2 E44/47

 

03.07.2017 Law and economics

                   Prof. Dr. Lars Feld (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)

                   Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wagner (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

                   Prof. Dr. Christian Waldhoff (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

                   Beginn: 17.30 Uhr, Raum UL 11, 101 (WHI-Bibliothek)


Brown- Bag- Lunch

China and the Death of American Comparative Law

14 March 2017, 12-14h c.t., Room 139a, 1 floor law faculty Bebelplatz

The Law and Society Institute of HU invites you to a brown bag lunch with Prof. Jed Kronke on

      "China and the Death of American Comparative Law"

 

Jed Kronke is Professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo and will introduce his book "The Futility of Law and Development", published 2016 with OUP.

 

Cold drinks will be served, and guests are welcome to bring a lunch snack into the event.

Please briefly notify us of your attendance via e-mail to michael.riegner@rewi.hu-berlin.de.


Workshop discussions

Fall semester 2016/17

 

The workshop discussions series is organized by the LSI’s project group and it invites, above all but not only, young researchers to present and discuss their work in an informal and open atmosphere. The format offers the audience special insight into the newest research findings. Presenters get the opportunity for feedback, critique and suggestions regarding their own work in progress.
 

An overview of upcoming and past workshop discussions is available on the German version of this web page.

 

08.11.2016 How the Philosophy of Human Rights (and the Crisis of Legal Positivism) is Destined to Change the Law

Guido Croxatto (Berlin)

Kommentar: Antonio José Teixeira Martins (Frankfurt a. M.)

 

06.12.2016 Public Jour Fixe of the Law&Society project group

 

24.01.2017 Der „Wille des Volkes“ versus Rechtsstaat?  Die Entmachtung der Verfassungsgerichte in Ungarn und Polen

Christian Boulanger (Berlin), Paulina Starski (Heidelberg), 

Dániel Hegedüs (Berlin)

 

07.02.2017 Soziale Rechte jenseits des Aufenthaltsrechts und der Staatsangehörigkeit

Ibrahim Kanalan (Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Kommentar: Cengiz Barskanmaz (Berlin)

 

Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte: 8th cycle (2016/17)

The eigth cycle of Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte started in the winter term 2016/17. 18 students of Law or Gender Studies are working with us and our partners in different projects on cases from the area of fundamental and human rights.

The cycle is supervised by Dr. Anja Schmidt, Katharina Bager, Alexander Klose, Doris Liebscher and Karina Theurer and consists of three elements: the foundational course (BZQ), a four-week internship, and the in-depth seminar.


Master Class with Prof. Catharine MacKinnon (Michigan)

Intersectional Inequalities:

Street Harassment, Prostitution et.al. – Race/Sex/Religion etc.

 

Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, LL.M. (Michigan)

Richterin des Bundesverfassungsgerichts

Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

 

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Juristische Fakultät & Zentrum für transdisziplinäre Geschlechterstudien Public Law & Gender Studies

 

Monday, 20 June 2016, 9 – 13 h, Humboldt University of Berlin

 

I am delighted to host a Master Class with Professor MacKinnon in Berlin to discuss challenges in sex equality law arising from cases of sexualized and racialized inequalities and often affected by religious politics as well. Recent German debates around sexual harassment (“Aufschrei”) and street harassment (“Silvester in Köln”) or new regulatory schemes of prostitution (“Prostituiertenschutzgesetz”) are cases in point. The Masterclass will serve to discuss these and topics brought in by participants in a workshop format on the basis of a small selection of common reading.

 

C.A. MacKinnon is an internationally renowned legal scholar, lawyer and advisor on sex equality law and human rights. She was the first to conceptualize sexual harassment as discrimination, in 1979, discussing race and sex as well as class as specifically intersecting inequalities. She drafted civil rights legislation against pornography, litigated many cases of sexual harassment and sexual abuse, and represented Bosnian and Croatian women in Kadic v. Karadzic to win a jury verdict of $745 million in the U.S. in 2000. She has served as an advisor to the Swedish government to ban prostitution, and to the International Criminal Court in 2008–2012 to implement her concept of “gender crimes.”

Her books: Sex Equality (2001/2007), Are Women Human? (2006), Women's Lives, Men's Laws (2005), Only Words (1993), Toward a Feminist Theory of the State (1989), Feminism Unmodified (1987), Sexual Harassment of Working Women (1979).

 

All those interested and willing to contribute actively and to discuss their own projects are invited to apply. To secure a workshop atmosphere, the number of participants is limited to 20. To apply, please send a letter of motivation including a short description of the project you are working on (max. 2 pages) and your CV to sekretariat.baer@rewi.hu-berlin.de. The application deadline is 15 April 2016.

 

Download this announcement here.


 

More information on other lectures and events can be found here.