What story would you tell about German law? This bloc-seminar provides one answer to that question. Using comparative law insights, it paints a portrait of German legal culture from the standpoint of a jurist trained outside Germany. That “outside” perspective makes the seminar discussions a valuable point of entry for non-German students studying law in Freiburg (Erasmus / LL.M.). But it also provides German students a rare opportunity to reflect — in broad and cultural terms — on the nature and character of their legal system.