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Faculty of Law Chair Mahlmann

Recent Contributions and Publications

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New book: Mind and Rights

The book Mind and Rights – The History, Ethics, Law and Psychology of Human Rights is now available in stores as well as open access.

Mind and Rights - Public talk of Prof. Mahlmann at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights

On February 8th, 2022, Professor Mahlmann held a public talk concerning the topic of "Mind and Rights – Why Human Rights Have Deep Roots in Human Psychology, History, Ethics, and Law" at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights of the Oxford Law Faculty. The talk presents central theses of Professor Mahlmann's forthcoming book "Mind and Rights. Why Human Rights have Deep Roots in Human Psychology, History, Ethics, and Law", to be published 2022 by Cambridge University Press. The talk may be viewed here.

Human rights: Ideology, illusion, source of hope?

There is no reason whatsoever that can be derived from the theories of evolution and human psychology that undermines the case for human rights. Link to article

 

Legal Opinion

Parameters of the Legal Regulation of Genome Editing in Switzerland and Europe: 

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Biotechnology: Legal expert briefs

 

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New edition of Konkrete Gerechtigkeit

The new and revised 6th edition (2023) of Konkrete Gerechtigkeit – Eine Einführung in Recht und Rechtswissenschaft der Gegenwart will be available at Nomos from the end of September. 

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New edition of Rechtsphilosophie und Rechtstheorie

The new and revised 7th edition of Rechtsphilosophie und Rechtstheorie (2023) is now available at Nomos. 

Statement of the IVR on the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

The International Association of Legal and Social Philosophy (IVR) offered a statement on 6 March 2022 on the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The statement can be read here.

Ringvorlesung Dürrenmatt

"Bärlachs Wette – Schuld, Strafe und Gerechtigkeit bei Dürrenmatt" (27.05.2021) – lecture recording online

The lecture was part of the interdisciplinary lecture series: Der Mensch nach der Tragödie – hundert Jahre Friedrich Dürrenmatt at the University of Zurich. 

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Podcast

«Begnadigung bedeutet keine Urteilskorrektur»

Prof. Matthias Mahlmann on presidential pardons in the radio show Echo der Zeit on SRF (Swiss Radio and Television), 20.01.2021

UZH Magazine Kreons Zwiespalt

Law and literature in the current edition of UZH Magazine

More about Law and literature in the current edition of UZH Magazine

Prof. Matthias Mahlmann and Lukas Bärfuss in conversation with UZH Magazine on the complex relationship of law and literature (in German).  

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New book Rechts- und Staatsphilosophie bei G. W. Leibniz

A new volume on Leibniz' philosophy of law and state, Rechts- und Staatsphilosophie bei G. W. Leibniz, ed. by Tilmann Altwicker, Francis Cheneval and Matthias Mahlmann, is released by Mohr Siebeck.