Gunther Teubner (born 30 April 1944 in

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) is a German legal scholar and sociologist, best known for his works within the field of Social Theory of Law. His work "stands as one of the most highly evolved positions in the contemporary sociology of law and legal-political norms".

Biography

He was

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at the

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from 1977 to 1981. From 1982 to 1991 he was associated with the

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. From 1993 to 1998 he was the

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at the

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, and since 1998 he has been Professor of Private Law and

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at the University of Frankfurt. Since 2007, Teubner has been Principal Investigator at the Frankfurt Excellence Cluster "The Formation of Normative Orders". In 2007/2008 he was Fellow at Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin, in 2009/2010 at the universities of The Hague, and Maastricht. In 2011 he has taken up an "ad personam" Jean Monnet Chair at the

International University College of Turin The International University College of Turin, or IUC Turin, is an independent University founded in 2006 with a grant from the Compagnia di San Paolo and Consiglio Nazionale del Notariato. Teaching at IUC focuses on the interdisciplinary and ...

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Gunther Teubner
– at the University of Frankfurt {{DEFAULTSORT:Teubner, Gunther Academics of the London School of Economics Academic staff of the European University Institute Living people 1944 births Members of Academia Europaea Corresponding fellows of the British Academy