Property shapes society
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| Admission: Free Admission |
| Venue: Hall 1, Ground Floor |
| Belongs to: Opening Mine. Yours. Ours!?, Mine. Yours. Ours!?, Legacy and property – who owns what? |
Property shapes our society, our way of living together, and our character. 3, 2, 1—mine. In (post-)modern societies, the economy—as a pure market economy—becomes decoupled from politics and other social and cultural logics. Without private ownership of capital, this separation and autonomy would be inconceivable.
Property is not a natural given or a natural right, but rather a social construct. This becomes particularly clear when it comes to intangible goods. An MP3 song cannot be traded on the digital market without exclusive copyright protection. The law constructs property and thereby establishes an autonomous economic market. The law can also restrict property again, for example through the socialization of housing, business cooperatives, the common pool of data, or the inherent rights of nature. A world with socially restricted property shapes other people. Property transforms
Participants
Legal scholar. Conducts research on the theory and forms of property, cultures of property, law, and artificial intelligence. Co-founder of the FU Transformative Law Clinic – Rethinking Law: combines academic inquiry with a commitment to shaping society. How must the law change to respond to the most pressing crises of our time, such as climate change and species extinction? The legal concept of the rights of nature will be the focus of the winter semester 2026/27. Has strong ties to civil society initiatives such as the Rights of Nature Network and Green Legal Impact.