0 NOTICE: "Historia et Ius" second issue

The first issue of "Historia et Ius" has been published at the web address www.historiaetius.euThe journal is dedicated to medieval, modern and contemporary historical legal studies. "Historia et ius" invites interested scholars to send articles and texts for publication in the N. 2 of the journal, which will be posted  on the web on the 31st of December, 2012. Articles and texts for publication should be sent to the editorial board by the 31st of July, 2012.Interested scholars shall send manuscripts specifying in which section they desire to publish to the following e-mail address: info@historiaetius.eu Texts may be written in Italian,...

0 NOTICE: Irish Legal Diaspora Conference

Irish Legal Diaspora ConferenceDublin, Ireland7-8 July 2013     The Irish legal diaspora has hada significant impact on the development of legal systems all over theglobe.  Over the centuries Irish lawyers haveimbued the law of many lands with their own ideals and experience.  Thomas D’Arcy McGee, a law graduate inaddition to being a journalist and politician, is recognised as one of thefathers of Canadian Confederation.  Thecontribution of the legal diaspora often extended beyond the strict bounds oflaw.  The young Dublin lawyer John RobertGodley was the driving force behind the settlement and organisation...

0 NOTICE: Alternative Justice Yesterday and Today (Maison française d'Oxford, podcast)

The Maison française d'Oxford podcasted the contributions to the conference "Alternative Justice Yesterday and Today" (13 June 2012).Speakers:Boudewijn Sirks, "The episcopalis audientia in Late Antiquity"Thomas Charles-Edwards, "The three columns of law"Emanuele Conte, "Karissimo amico domino Aymerico. The turn to Roman procedure and the beginning of legal doctrines"Emmanuel Dockès, "Power struggle as an alternative justice? The example of the right to strike"Raymond Verdier, "“Les ordalies, un phénomène transculturel: l’épreuve rituelle du feu chez les Kabyè du Togo” (film de 2011 commenté)"(source: Maison française d'Oxford podcast RSS-fe...

0 SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS: 31st Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Law and History Society

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0 NOTICE: Comparative Legal History - the ESCLH Journal!

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0 CALL FOR PAPERS: Legal Theory and Legal History: A Neglected Dialogue ? (Open Paper Session) (London, 12-13 April 2013)

 (image source: Queen Mary) The Department of Law, Queen Mary, University of London, organizes a conference on the "Neglected Dialogue" between Legal Theory and Legal History (12-13 April 2013). The call for papers and keynote speakers can be found on the Department's website (link).Excerpt:Apart from some notable exceptions, much of contemporary legal theory is uninformed by history, including legal history. This is deeply regrettable, for legal theories may be vastly improved by being informed, and perhaps more importantly, challenged by historical contexts. Theories of law, one might say, are better if they are forged at the coal-face...

0 NOTICE: Journal of the History of International Law XIV (2012/1)

A new issue of the Journal of the History of International Law-Revue d'histoire du droit international (Brill) is out now (link).Contents:Articles: Yolanda Gamarra, "Rafael Altamira y Crevea (1866-1951). The International Judge as 'Gentle Civilizer'"Peter Langford & Ian Bryan, "Hans Kelsen's Theory of Legal Monism. A Critical Engagement with the Emerging Legal Order of the 1920s"Robert Nelson & Christopher Waters, "The Allied Bombing of German Cities during the Second World War from a Canadian Perspective"Daniel Schwartz, "Grotius on the Moral Standing of the Society of Nations"Book Reviews: Guo Ran, "International Law in China, Past...

0 NOTICE: The Teaching of Roman law in Europe, Lecce 22 June 2012

This event might be of interest to ESCLH members(source: Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law Blog, see here)The Teaching of Roman law in Europe, Lecce 22 June 2012A round-table discussion on "L'insegnamento del diritto romano in Europa" [The teaching of Roman law in Europe] will take place in Lecce on 22 June 2012. Speakers include:Professors Luigi Labruna, Jean Andreau, Luigi Capogrossi Colognesi , Alessandro Corbino,Teresa Giménez-Candela, Michel Humbert, Rolf Knu¨tel, Pascal Pichonnaz, Laurens Winkel.For more information, contact:Prof. Francesca LambertiOrdinaria di Diritto romano e Diritti dell'antichità (IUS/18)Dipartimento di Scienze...

0 NOTICE: Putting the Legal Treatise in its Place

We recently noted the publication of Angela Fernandez and Markus D Dubber (eds),Law Books in Action: Essays on the Anglo-American Legal Treatise.The introduction to the book has now been made available here on SSRN....

0 NOTICE: Journal of Constitutional History

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