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Abstract
Marie Luise Hilger, a pioneer of the German federal judges, was one of the first habilitated female jurists of Germany. Her insights into the field of the corporate pension scheme and her knowledge in judge-made law are still taking effect today. However, very little is known about the biography of this journalist, honorary professor and first chief judge of the German Federal Labour Court who made an exceptional position among the male-dominated jurisprudence of former West Germany.
The dissertation investigates Marie Luise Hilger’s life and career. Based on her background, the study considers the rarely examined interaction of law, gender and biography. With its journey through four stages of German legal history, the work is ranging between two methodical points of views: the general-historical and the subjective-individual. The aim of the dissertation is to connect these two levels in order to put legal developments into context with the personalities who took part of them.
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