The early history and development of the historiographical method and theory of “conceptual history” resp. “Historical Semantics”—the latter being the overarching term that includes the... Show moreThe early history and development of the historiographical method and theory of “conceptual history” resp. “Historical Semantics”—the latter being the overarching term that includes the specifically German version of conceptual history (= Begriffsgeschichte)—is still widely unknown. One of the first central protagonists of the beginnings of this now widely appraised historiographical approach was the German-Jewish historian Richard Koebner (1885-1958). As a transnational actor, Koebner was not only part of the specifically German beginnings of Begriffsgeschichte during the Weimar Republic, but he was also—after his forced emigration to Jerusalem and during his retirement-years in London—influential for the development of Historical Semantics in Israel and England. Show less
This article provides an overview of the so-called “Digitally Derived Evidence” (DDE) project of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum for International Humanitarian Law (KGF) at Leiden University, which... Show moreThis article provides an overview of the so-called “Digitally Derived Evidence” (DDE) project of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum for International Humanitarian Law (KGF) at Leiden University, which examines the different legal standards of evidence used before different national as well as international criminal courts apply to the assessment of international crimes. The project was launched in 2019 by KGF Director Dr. Robert Heinsch and his colleague, Dr. Emma Irving. They initiated and offered students at the Leiden International Humanitarian Law Clinic the opportunity to contribute to the research.The DDE project resulted in the online accessible Leiden DDE database, which offers the Leiden guidelines for the use of digitally obtained evidence in international criminal courts and tribunals as well as a wide range of online resources. These resources aim to make it easier for judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys to work with digital evidence. Furthermore, this online database aims to support international accountability mechanisms through the in-depth examination of evidentiary issues relating to digitally derived evidence. Show less
The contribution looks at procedures before the Court of Justice of the European Union dealing with legal questions relating to the EU-Swiss sectoral agreements, i.e. cases that have occurred in... Show moreThe contribution looks at procedures before the Court of Justice of the European Union dealing with legal questions relating to the EU-Swiss sectoral agreements, i.e. cases that have occurred in this context. Particular emphasis is put on the annulment procedure (Art. 263 TFEU). Show less
This volume contains the first edition of 66 papyri and ostraca in the collection of the Leiden Papyrological Institute. The texts are dated between the third century BCE and the eighth century CE... Show moreThis volume contains the first edition of 66 papyri and ostraca in the collection of the Leiden Papyrological Institute. The texts are dated between the third century BCE and the eighth century CE and originate from Egypt. They include two Demotic literary papyri (one of which is written in Hieratic script), 19 Demotic ostraca, 44 Greek documentary papyri and one Coptic ostracon. All texts are published with transcription, translation, commentary and colour photographs. Show less
In his polemic Dojče Buch (2002), Russian poet Vsevolod Nekrasov (1934–2009) criticizes what he perceived as a lack of recognition for his work in post-reunification Germany. For this state of ›non... Show moreIn his polemic Dojče Buch (2002), Russian poet Vsevolod Nekrasov (1934–2009) criticizes what he perceived as a lack of recognition for his work in post-reunification Germany. For this state of ›non-being‹, he primarily blames German and Russian academics, translators and publishers, whom he accuses of impeding the transnational reception and canonization of his work in their capacity as gatekeepers. Nekrasov’s book takes the form of a chronicle, in which he minutely records and evaluates his encounters with Russian and German writers, artists, scholars and publishers between 1964 and 1996. This chapter reconstructs the transnational network in which Nekrasov’s texts were circulating during the second half of the 20th century. I use Dojče Buch as a case study to demonstrate that approaches from network analysis and Actor-Network-Theory provide literary scholars with new insights into mechanisms that either promote or impede the circulation and reception of literary texts. Show less
