Dublin, Ireland
7-8 July 2013
The Irish legal diaspora has had
a significant impact on the development of legal systems all over the
globe. Over the centuries Irish lawyers have
imbued the law of many lands with their own ideals and experience. Thomas D’Arcy McGee, a law graduate in
addition to being a journalist and politician, is recognised as one of the
fathers of Canadian Confederation. The
contribution of the legal diaspora often extended beyond the strict bounds of
law. The young Dublin lawyer John Robert
Godley was the driving force behind the settlement and organisation of a new
city in New Zealand that he named “Christchurch”.
The Irish Legal History Society would like to invite Irish and international scholars to Dublin
in order to celebrate the global significance of the legal diaspora. This event is supported by the Society as
part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The dates of this conference dovetail with
the British Legal History Conference that will be held at the University of
Glasgow on 10-13 July 2013. Some
participants may wish to attend both events.
Proposals
of less than 500 words for papers relating to the Irish legal diaspora in any
part of the world should reach the organisers by 30 September 2012.
More
details can be found on our website. The conference
email is ildc2013@yahoo.ie.
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