Courses in the winter term 2024/2025

Here you can find an overview of current courses offered by the Chair of Legal and Constitutional Theory. Courses from previous semesters can be found in the archive. All courses must be taken via OPAL within the deadlines specified in the course catalog. Further materials may also be made available there.

Lecture: Constitutional Law
(PHF-BA-POL-AM-VR I PHIL-SEMS-GK 15 I PHIL-SEGY-GK 15 I PHIL-SEBS-GK 15)
Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller-Mall
Wednesday (4) & Thursday (4) 13:00-14:30, HSZ/02/E

The lecture offers an introduction to the basics and subjects of constitutional law. It deals with the history and theory of fundamental rights in broad outline, general doctrines of fundamental rights as well as the individual fundamental rights of the Basic Law and the main features of constitutional organization law, including the references to constitutional procedural law and the law of the European Union. The lecture is aimed at students without previous knowledge of law, but assumes a willingness to read accompanying material. Please bring a printed copy of the Basic Law to the lecture (available free of charge here:

https://www.bpb.de/shop/buecher/grundgesetz/34367/grundgesetz-fuer-die-bundesrepublik-deutschland/).

Link to the course on OPAL: Lecture: Constitutional Law

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Lecture: Theory and development of the constitutional state
(PHIL-PV-THEO-1 I THEO-GK I POL-WISS-WSK I MA-IB-TDE I BA-IB-EF)
Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller-Mall
Wednesday (3) 11:10-12:40, ASB/0028/H

The lecture deals with the concept of the constitution as well as the historical, theoretical and legal foundations of modern constitutionalism. Following an overview of the historical foundations of the modern constitutional state and selected theories, an informed examination of the current challenges facing modern constitutionalism will be undertaken along the lines of theory formation, controversies and lines of conflict. In this way, discourses on state and constitutional theory can be placed in the respective historical circumstances and an idea of how preconditional democratic constitutionalism is can be acquired.

A reading seminar is offered to accompany the lecture. Participation in both courses is a prerequisite for the acquisition of credits in the Master's program "Politics and the Constitution".

Link to the course on OPAL: Lecture: Theory and Development of the Constitutional State

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Advanced seminar on legal and constitutional theory
(various)
Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller-Mall
Block event, 1st date: 08.11.2024, 9:00-18:00, GER R.246

The advanced seminar is a place for academic discussion on current topics in the field of legal and constitutional theory. This semester, we will look in particular at different approaches to post-capitalist legal and constitutional theory. Interested students, doctoral students and postdocs are cordially invited to participate - registration is requested (please contact Mr. Johannes Haaf, Dr. des.().

Students who plan to write their Bachelor's or Master's thesis at the Chair of Legal and Constitutional Theory should regularly attend the Oberseminar and present their plans there. The defense of final theses also takes place during the advanced seminar.

Please note the announcements on the Chair's website regarding the individual dates and guest lectures.

Link to the course on OPAL: Advanced Seminar: Legal and Constitutional Theory

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Lecture seminar: Theory and development of the constitutional state
(PHIL-PV-THEO-1 I THEO-GK)
Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller-Mall
Wednesday (5) 14:50-16:20

The reading seminar accompanies the lecture "Theory and Development of the Constitutional State". It offers an overview of important historical and contemporary problems of constitutional thinking. Based on the founding contexts of the modern constitutional state in America, France and Germany, the first part of the seminar will examine the historical foundations of constitutionalism. The second part will then focus on systematic-theoretical considerations on concepts and problems of constitutional thinking, which will be examined on the basis of texts from international constitutional theory. Finally, the third part will focus on current conflicts in constitutional theory, such as the role of the judiciary in the institutional structure of modern constitutional states or the opportunities and risks of global constitutionalism. Participation in the reading seminar requires thorough preparation of the texts to be discussed (also in English) and a willingness to actively participate.

Link to the course on OPAL: Reading seminar: Theory and development of the constitutional state