Centre for Research on the Heritage of Jurisprudence and Law Practice
The centre aims to create an interdisciplinary platform for scientific activity in disciplines such as law, literary studies, art, culture and religion studies, and history.
To date, there has not been a unit at the University of Silesia that provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary research into the products not only of jurisprudence but also of legal practice. Such an approach makes it possible to see law as a continuous civilisational phenomenon in different contexts and perspectives. It will make it easier to understand the relationship between the past and the present, also from the perspective of ongoing globalisation and related changes.
The work on the heritage of jurisprudence and practice of law within the centre will include, among other things, archaeological and legal research oriented towards the analysis of objects that in the past (especially in the interwar period) performed well-defined functions in the society’s legal life. In addition, members of the team will explore the work of eminent scholars and legal experts living in the 20th century and examine their achievements.
Director of the Centre: Grzegorz Nancka, PhD (grzegorz.nancka@us.edu.pl)