In this podcast, Piotr Gorecki explains that law in medieval Eastern and Central Europe was mainly customary. He analyses the origin of the word “custom”, how it was used at the time, and the concept of “Ius Teutonicum”.
On the differences between the two streams of the German Historical School: the Pandectists and the Germanists. The example of possession: the Roman concept and Albrecht's German alternative to it, the Gewere.
The other stream of the Historical School: the Germanists and their focus on ancient German law. The parallel between the search for original legal ideas and the one for German literature: the task of the brothers Grimm. The importance of community in German tradition.