Prof. Dr. Peter Oestmann
Current affiliations
- Professor of Private Law and German Legal History (RG3)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
- Centre for Text Edition and Commentary (ZeTeK)
- Centre for Early Medieval Studies
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- German legal history of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period, especially the history of legal practice
- Editions of sources of the legal practice
Academic Education | |
| 2002 | Habilitation |
| 1997 - 2002 | Member of the Graduate School "Europäische Rechtsgeschichte" at the Goethe-University of Frankfurt a.M. |
| 1997 | Second State Examination in Hamburg |
| 1996 | Doctor of laws at the Georg-August University of Göttingen |
| 1994 - 1995 | Member of the Graduate School "Europäische Rechtsgeschichte" at the Goethe-University of Frankfurt a.M. |
| 1992 | First State Examination at the Leibniz University of Hannover |
| 1987 - 1992 | Studies in Göttingen |
Work Experience | |
| since 2014 | Member, selection committee, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| since 2012 | Principal investigator, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” |
| since 2012 | Full member, North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts |
| since 2007 | Principal investigator, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” |
| since 2004 | Professorship in Civil Law and German Legal History, University of Münster |
| 2003 - 2004 | Professorship in Legal History and Civil Law, University of Bern |
| 1995 - 1997 | Legal traineeship, Lübeck |
| 1992 - 1994 | Research assistant, Göttingen |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2012 | Member of the "Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste" |
| since 09/2012 | Member of the board of the "Deutscher Rechtshistorikertag" |
| since 2005 | Scientific Advisory Board of the "Gesellschaft für Reichskammergerichtsforschung" |
| 11/2007 - 10/2017 | Principal Investigator in the Cluster of Excellence ‘Religion and Politics in the Cultures of Pre-Modernity and Modernity’ |
| 01/2008 - 2012 | Member of the Legal Counsil (DFG) |
| 01/2009 - 12/2011 | Sonderforschungsbereich 496 (project manager) |
Appointments | |
| 2011 | Offer to a Professorship, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (rejected) |
| 2007 | Offer to a Professorship, Kiel University (rejected) |
| 2004 | Offer to a Professorship, University of Münster (accepted) |
| 2003 | Offer to a Professorship, University of Bern (accepted) |
Publications
Gosewinkel, Dieter; Lepsius, Oliver; Oestmann, Peter (eds.) (2025) Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. doi:10.3790/978-3-428-59212-8.2024.351452 Conference proceedings | Published | |
Oestmann, Peter (2023) In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung, 140(1), 571-573. doi:10.1515/zrgg-2023-0033 Review (journal) | Published | |
Oestmann, Peter (2023) In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung, 140(1), 583-586. doi:10.1515/zrgg-2023-0037 Review (journal) | Published | |
Oestmann, Peter (2023) In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung, 109(1), 356-358. doi:10.1515/zrgk-2023-0035 Review (journal) | Published | |
Oestmann, Peter (2023) In: Historische Zeitschrift, 316(2), 468-469. doi:10.1515/hzhz-2023-1092 Review (journal) | Published |
Projects
Duration: 01/06/2021 - 31/05/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: BMFTR - Käte Hamburger International Centre Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/09/2015 - 31/08/2016 Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Stipends Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Aufnahme einer Publikation in die Reihe "Juristische Bücher des Jahres 2012" Awarded by: Jury deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler Award given to: Oestmann, Peter Announced at: 15/12/2012 | Date of awarding: 15/12/2012 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Election as Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Awarded by: North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Award given to: Oestmann, Peter Announced at: 01/01/2012 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2012 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Friedrich-Spee-Förderpreis Awarded by: Friedrich-Spee-Gesellschaft Trier Award given to: Oestmann, Peter Announced at: 01/01/1997 | Date of awarding: 01/01/1997 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Die rechtliche Stellung der Frau in den altnordischen Rechten Candidate: Bessing, Johanna | Supervisors: Oestmann, Peter Period of time: 01/04/2014 - 01/01/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Aufstieg und Niedergang des konkursbeendenden Zwangsvergleichs Candidate: Wolf, Antonia | Supervisors: Oestmann, Peter Period of time: 01/04/2014 - 01/01/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Gnadenpraxis des Rates der Stadt Münster im Zeitraum 1543–1652 Candidate: Rodemeister, Björn | Supervisors: Oestmann, Peter Period of time: until 01/01/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Grund und Urteil – Die Verkehrsauffassung als Argument für die übliche Entscheidung Candidate: Kensy, Steven | Supervisors: Oestmann, Peter Period of time: until 01/01/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Die Paarformel „Minne oder Recht“ in den Urkunden des königlichen Hofgerichts zur Zeit von Kaiser Karl IV. und König Wenzel (1346–1400) Candidate: Meiwes, Anna | Supervisors: Oestmann, Peter Period of time: until 01/01/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |