The webinar "Anhtropology of Law" introduces key concepts from legal anthropology, a sub-discipline of anthropology that investigates social and cultural dimensions of law. Taking into account the different geographical origins of the participants, we will discuss the role of law in its various historical, social and cultural aspects beyond the juridical field by drawing from ethnographic case studies. The four central themes of the webinar include law as an instrument of colonial rule and post-colonial governance (1), legally pluralistic contexts in which state law is recognized as only one normative order among others (e.g. customary law or religious law) (2), law as a concept that is part and parcel of social and cultural transformation, exemplified by how collective rights are recognized, in the way indigeneity has acquired new legal importance, and how subjective rights have been expanded to also incorporate non-human entities such as animals or nature (3). Finally, the webinar will introduce a critical perspective on the concept of human rights (4).