Anthropophagy as the Practice of Traveling Laws: Understanding German Legal Theory Elsewhere

Workshop Series

Theory of Legal Science and the History of Legal Scholarship
  • Institution: Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt am Main
  • Format: Workshop Series (hybrid: in-person at mpilhlt and online)
  • Meeting Rhythm: Monthly, on Tuesdays
  • Time: 2:00 pm (Frankfurt time)
  • Start Date: 10 February 2026

Programme

Phase I – Anthropophagy: Experience, Metaphor, Concept, Method

  • 11 February 2026 – What Is Anthropophagy?
  • 25 February 2026 – From Transferring to Emplacing: Comparative Law and Cultural Translation
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Phase II – German Legal Theories and Their Anthropophagic Afterlives

  • 10 March 2026 – Robert Alexy Limited Inc.
  • 07 April 2026 – Rudolf Smend and the Many Shapes of Integration
  • 05 May 2026 – Carl Schmitt Industrie
  • 16 June 2026 – Hans Kelsen’s Purifications

Phase III – Synthesis and Comparative Reflections

  • 23 July 2026 – Roundtable: Anthropophagy and Translation in Global Legal Theory
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