RESEARCH
The Robbins Collection Research Center sponsors comparative research and study in the fields of religious and civil law by organizing workshops, conferences, lectures, and fellowships on a range of topics related to religious and civil law traditions.
COLLECTION
The Robbins Collection Research Center holds over 300 rare manuscripts that date as far back as the 12th century. The Collection is comprised of over 300,000 holdings, including books, incunabula, microfilm, and periodicals related to religious and civil law.
PUBLICATIONS
The Robbins Collection Research Center publishes scholarly books as part of our “Studies in Comparative Legal Research” series. Research that is pertinent to Robbins Collection Research Center workshops, fellowships, and conferences are published on our website.
News from the Robbins Collection Research Center
Reflections on the Seventeenth Annual Robbins Collection Lecture in Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity
The Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, in its nearly two-decade partnership with the Robbins Collection Research Center, hosted its seventeenth Annual Robbins Collection Lecture in Jewish […]Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Lorena Atzeri
For Lorena Atzeri, researching Roman law is an act of discovery. “My idea of research is very much the idea of a kind of archeological excavation,” she says. “I like […]Human Creativity in the AI Age: A Global Conversation on Intellectual Property
In November 2025, the Robbins Collection Research Center cosponsored the conference “IP and Human Creativity in the AI Age: A Global Conversation” in partnership with Berkeley Law’s Asia IP and […]
