Ignacio Czeguhn

Ignacio Czeguhn is a full Professor of Legal History at the Free University of Berlin's Faculty of Law, specializing in Civil Law, German, European, and Comparative Legal History. He leads research on legal continuities from Nazi-era justice systems, Spanish Enlightenment legal reforms, and water law in Iberian history. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary legal challenges.

• Education: PhD (Würzburg University, 2001) in Legal History, focusing on Castilian Supreme Jurisdiction.
• Key Projects:
  • DFG-funded project on literature-law intersections in Spanish Enlightenment (2024).
  • Berlin Justice Continuities Project: Analyzing post-WWII legal personnel and institutional legacies (2022).
• Research Interests: Legal systems under dictatorships, constitutional development, colonial legal frameworks, and water rights in medieval and early modern Europe.

Recent Publications: Over 40 scholarly works, including monographs on Spanish legal language and edited volumes on European judicial history. Recent articles focus on 19th-century legal systems, Nazi justice reforms, and comparative water law.

Awards: 2002 Prize from the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg for his doctoral work on Castilian legal history.

Advising & Grants: Supervises 17 doctoral students and leads interdisciplinary grants exceeding €600,000. Collaborates with institutions like the Society for Imperial Chamber Court Research and the Topoi Cluster of Excellence.

Labs/Teams: Leads a team including Dr. Joachim Kummer (scientific assistant), Dr. Yolanda Quesada (DFG project lead), and student researchers focused on legal history digitization and archival analysis.