Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law

The Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law are organized by the University of Freiburg (Chair of Public Law and Legal Theory, Prof. Dr. Matthias Jestaedt) in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (Department of Public Law, Prof. Dr. Ralf Poscher). Lectures are held during the semester at a university venue.
Videos of this lecture series can be found at videoportal.uni-freiburg.de/freiburger-vortraege.
 

Upcoming Events

The Enigma of Authority

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: May 21, 2025
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Alexander Somek (University of Vienna)
  • Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19
  • Room: Seminar room (F 113) | Guests are welcome; please register
  • Host: MPI-CSL in cooperation with the Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg
  • Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de
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Past Events

Kamingespräch mit Stephan Harbarth

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: May 14, 2025
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M. (President of the Federal Constitutional Court)
  • Location: University of Freiburg/Germany, Haus zur lieben Hand
  • Room: Großer Saal
  • Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL
  • Contact: rechtstheorie@jura.uni-freiburg.de

Kamingespräch mit Dieter Grimm

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Dec 3, 2024
  • Time: 07:15 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm, LL.M. (Harvard)
  • Location: University of Freiburg/Germany, Haus zur lieben Hand
  • Room: Großer Saal
  • Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL
  • Contact: rechtstheorie@jura.uni-freiburg.de

Systematic Implications of Norm Individuation

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Oct 30, 2024
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 08:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. David Duarte (University of Lisbon)
  • Video: with video (link within this webpage)
  • Location: University of Freiburg/Germany, Wilhelmstraße 26
  • Room: 01.014
  • Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL
  • Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de

The European Court of Human Rights: an Insider’s View

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Jan 24, 2024
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Tim Eicke (judge, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg)
  • Location: University of Freiburg
  • Room: HS Max Kade 1 (Alte Universität)
  • Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL
  • Contact: rechtstheorie@jura.uni-freiburg.de

Die Entzauberung der juridischen Welt: Der Beitrag Hans Kelsens zum Rechtsdenken

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Dec 6, 2023
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Matthias Jestaedt (University of Freiburg)
  • Location: University of Freiburg
  • Room: Lecture room 1199, University building I
  • Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL
  • Contact: rechtstheorie@jura.uni-freiburg.de

The Nature and Value of the Rule of Law

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Jul 19, 2023
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Gerald J. Postema, PhD (Boshamer Distinguished Professor em. of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  • Location: University of Freiburg
  • Room: Lecture room 1010, University building I | Guests are welcome!
  • Host: MPI-CSL in cooperation with the Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg
  • Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de

What does law claim

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Jun 21, 2023
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 08:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy University of Minnesota Law School
  • Location: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Room: Lecture room 1098, University building I
  • Host: MPI-CSL in cooperation with the Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg
  • Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de

Ein neuer Trend: Von der rechtlichen zur politischen Verfassung

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Jun 6, 2023
  • Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm, LL.M. (Harvard)
  • Location: University of Freiburg
  • Room: Lecture room 1098, University building I
  • Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the colloquium politicum and the MPI-CSL
  • Contact: johannes.masing@jura.uni-freiburg.de

Strong AI and the Foundations of Ethics

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Apr 26, 2023
  • Time: 06:00 PM c.t. - 08:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Professor David Plunkett (Dartmouth University, Department of Philosophy)
  • Co-author: Tristram McPherson
  • Location: Freiburg, Fürstenbergstr. 19
  • Room: Seminar room (F113) | Guests are welcome; please registrate
  • Host: MPI-CSL in cooperation with the Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg
  • Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de

Drei Verständnisebenen der Rechtsnatur

Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
  • Date: Nov 23, 2022
  • Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. phil. Dietmar von der Pfordten (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
  • Video: with video (link within this webpage)
  • Location: 79098 Freiburg, Dreisamstr. 3
  • Room: Paulussaal | Guests are welcome!
  • Host: MPI-CSL in cooperation with the Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg
  • Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de
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