Tim Wihl
BIO
Tim has been an interim professor of Public Law and Recent Legal History at the University of Erfurt since April 2022. His academic foci lie in the fields of constitutional and administrative law, legal theory, and modern legal history. Tim’s publications cover human rights theory, legal philosophy, theory of property, political protest (including climate activism) and equality law. Since April 2022, he has been part of the expert panel on the proposed “socialization” of housing companies in the federal state of Berlin. Tim has done intensive research on “commoning”, particularly in the context of the urban housing crisis. At several conferences, he has presented papers and given talks on the constitutional and legal feasibility of housing commons.
At THE NEW INSTITUTE, Tim was involved in the program Reclaiming Common Wealth.
PUBLICATIONS
Rudolf Smend’s Legacy in German Constitutional Theory
in: Marco Goldoni and Michael A. Wilkinson (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook on the Material Constitution, 2023
Streitbare Demokratie – aber welche?
in: Isabel Feichtner and Tim Wihl (eds.), Gesamtverfassung. Das Verfassungsdenken Helmut Ridders, 2022
Aufhebungsrechte. Form, Zeitlichkeit und Gleichheit der Grund- und Menschenrechte, 2019
LATEST
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public event
Let's Talk Books: Wild DemocracyJoin us for our next Let's Talk Books Event: “Wild Democracy. The Right to Protest” by the author (and fellow) Tim Wihl, in conversation with our fellows Bruno Leipold and Rahel Süß.
Tim Wihl | Rahel Süß | Bruno Leipold | Reclaiming Common Wealth | The Future of Democracy | Events |
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internal event
What is the value of land? Should land be valued?A Weekly Lecture by our program Reclaiming Common Wealth
Isabel Feichtner | Tim Wihl | Susanne Heeg | Stefan Gruber | Reclaiming Common Wealth | Events |
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book
Wild DemocracyIn his new book, "Wilde Demokratie", Tim Wihl explains how the law can enable rather than prevent dissent that promotes democracy.