Collegium Institute invites you to apply for the Spring 2025 Legal Humanities Fellowship, “The Great Lawgivers: Law and Justice Through the Ages.” In this series, we will examine the legal thought of several of our greatest lawgivers, whose legal codes, theories, and systems continue to influence the laws and politics of our age. Each week, we will focus on one prominent figure and investigate both the immediate and long-term impact of their legal contributions. From the tablets of Moses to the reforms of Napoleon, this program seeks to understand the law as humanity’s universal inheritance.
The Legal Humanities Fellowship invites a small group of advanced undergraduate and law student fellows to participate in six seminar-style discussion sessions per semester. The discussions will be facilitated by academics and professionals in law, history, and philosophy. The seminars seek to cultivate reflection on the relationship between law and the good life, exploring questions like: How can law — its substance and practice — help us to become more fully human?
Dates: Mondays, 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm. Lunch is provided for all attendees.
January 27: Moses (facilitated by Professor David Skeel, Penn Carey Law)
February 3: Muhammad
February 10: Hugo Grotius
February 17: Maria Theresa
February 24: James Madison (facilitated by Professor William Ewald, Penn Carey Law)
March 3: Napoleon Bonaparte
Click the button below to apply by Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Questions? Please contact Legal Humanities Program Manager Quinn Moore (qmoore@collegiuminstitute.org).