Die Flucht in die Grenzenlosigkeit

Those studies which take a biographical approach facilitate the access to legal history, since from this perspective all those situations in which a certain action or orientation are required are of particular interest to researchers. Justus Wilhelm Hedemann is an ideal subject for study, since he experienced so many different eras in his lifetime. He was born in 1878 and died in 1963, which meant he was alive during the Wilhelminian Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the first years of the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition to describing Hedemann's life and works, Christine Wegerich also analyzes his jurisprudence and defines his approach to this as a »mode of thought«, which was typical of his time and made it possible for Hedemann to adapt astonishingly well to the different political systems.