Susanne Lepsius

Prof. Dr. jur. Susanne Lepsius, MA (Chicago) is a University Professor at the Faculty of Law of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, specializing in Civil Law, German and European Legal History. Her research focuses on ius commune, medieval legal texts, and the intersection of images, gestures, and rituals in historical European law. She leads the Research Center for Ius Commune in Theory and Practice, which curates digitalized manuscripts and historical legal materials.

Her work emphasizes the comparative study of medieval and modern legal systems, with a particular interest in Bavarian and German legal history. She offers seminars such as "Law Visually – Images, Gestures, and Rituals in European Legal Texts of the Middle Ages" (Winter Semester 2025/26), which explore visual and performative dimensions of legal traditions.