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Gustav Radbruch is one of the most important German-speaking philosophers of law of the twentieth century. This paper raises the question of how to classify Radbruch's theories in the international context of legal philosophy and philosophy in general. Radbruch's work was mainly influenced by the southwest German school of Neo-Kantianism, represented by Windelband, Rickert, and Lask. Their theories of culture and value show an affirmative-holistic understanding of philosophy as a source of wisdom and meaningfulness. Kant, on the other hand, belongs more to a fundamentally different, critical camp of philosophy. Although Radbruch has incorporated Kantian Elements into his theory, he is rather a member of the affirmative-holistic camp. In the end the question will be raised as to what ought to be preserved of his philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on symposium on race and racism in Germany in the late 19th and 20th centuries, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 13, 2012. Topics of discussion included the role of women in fusing racism and nationalism, the anti-Romani agitation of German pamphleteer Tobias Portschy, and the concept of culture in German language and literature.