Frederik Dhondt
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Frederik Dhondt
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Legal historian @vubcore.bsky.social
Law, politics, diplomatic history. RT ≠ endorse.
https://vubcore.blogspot.com/p/frederik-dhondt.html

Political science 42%
History 41%

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On 🎄 eve, Bpost 🧧 brought the print copy of vol. LIX of the Bulletin/Handelingen of the 👑 commission for the publication of Old Laws and Ordinances of 🇧🇪, containing an article by your humble servant on 18thC institutions and taxes… open access in 2026.

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60 years of -proclaimed- 🇧🇪 independence, celebrations organized by the city of Brussels in 1890 (note the “Venetian party” and the Palace of ⚖️) source @europeana.bsky.social / Albertina Wien (Keuller fecit) @vincenzodm.bsky.social

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Confit de canard, truite… Un menu de fêtes pour ne pas se ruiner et sans rogner sur la qualité des produits

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Confit de canard, truite… Un menu de fêtes pour ne pas se ruiner et sans rogner sur la qualité des produits
Des achats effectués à l'avance ou une absence de champagne à table, ces clients de l'hypermarché d'Orleix dans les Hautes-Pyrénées présentent leurs astuces pour un repas de Noël copieux mais moins on...
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What a page turner… Fritz Stern’s 1977 book on Bismarck and Bleichröder (“good old” diplomatic history, enriched with Bismarck’s personal banker‘s correspondence). 💷🧳
Calling all legal historians! The CFP is now posted for the upcoming ASLH conference next fall (Nov.12-14, 2026). Pre-conference proposals are due by Feb.27, 2026. All other proposals are due March 24, 2026. Full details here: aslh.net/2026-annual-... #legalhistory
2026 Annual Meeting Call for Papers | American Society for Legal History
Call for Papers 2026 American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting (November 12 - 14, 2026) The Program Committee of the American Society for Legal History invites proposals for the 2026 meeting t...
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JOURNAL: Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis/Revue d'histoire du droit/The Legal History Review CXIII (2025), nr. 3-4

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JOURNAL: Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis/Revue d'histoire du droit/The Legal History Review CXIII (2025), nr. 3-4
(image source: Brill ) Articles The Hexabiblos: the Humanist quest for the text (Lorena Atzeri) DOI 10.1163/15718190-20253401 Abstract: Sinc...
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BOOK: Konstantinos POULIOS, The Congress of Carlowitz (1698/99). Supra-cultural Diplomatic Norms and Practices of Peacemaking at the End of the Seventeenth Century @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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BOOK: Konstantinos POULIOS, The Congress of Carlowitz (1698/99). Supra-cultural Diplomatic Norms and Practices of Peacemaking at the End of the Seventeenth Century [Legal History Library, eds. Dirk HE...
(image source: Brill ) Abstract: This book delivers the first comprehensive analysis of the Peace Congress of Carlowitz (1698/99), challen...
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My forthcoming book—
For which I began research in 2006.
Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press.

Cover will be added soon.

The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery
The King's Slaves
A provocative account of how empire and absolutism institutionalized slavery in America
press.princeton.edu
AI-assisted writing in 1716. #skystorians

“Brusselse universiteiten terecht trots op resultaten gecibleerd rekruteringsprogramma in West-Vlaanderen en de Kempen” 🚜🚜🚜

Glorieuze zon voor de boerenbetoging. 🚜

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BOOK: Wouter DRUWÉ, Randall LESAFFER & Geert SLUIJS (eds.), Natural Law and Domestic Government in the Early Modern Period [Legal History Library, eds. Dirk HEIRBAUT et al.; vol. 80] (Leiden/Boston: @degruyterbrill.bsky.social)

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BOOK: Wouter DRUWÉ, Randall LESAFFER & Geert SLUIJS (eds.), Natural Law and Domestic Government in the Early Modern Period [Legal History Library, eds. Dirk HEIRBAUT, Michelle MCKLINLEY, Matthew C. MI...
(image source: Brill ) Abstract: Natural Law and Domestic Government in the Early Modern Period examines how natural law informed evolving...
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Nordograd sol invictus ☀️

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If confirmed, this is great news, offering thousands of young people in the UK and EU the life-changing opportunity to immerse in the language and culture of another country by studying there. Would make good a highly damaging consequence of Brexit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands
The UK ended its participation in the scheme in 2020 after agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.
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UK to rejoin Erasmus, finally spmething from the UK EU reaet talks www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
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#OTD in 1865, King Leopold I of the Belgians was buried. An impressive hearse was built to carry the king’s coffin which was covered with a royal mantle, a crown and a scepter.

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BOOK: Cátia P. ANTUNES, Alejandro GARCíA-MONTON, Elisabeth HEIJMANS et al., A Hydra of Business and Men: The Habsburg Asiento de Negros in Structuring the European Transatlantic Slave Trade @degruyterbrill.bsky.social [OPEN ACCESS]

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BOOK: Cátia P. ANTUNES, Alejandro GARCíA-MONTON, Elisabeth HEIJMANS et al., A Hydra of Business and Men: The Habsburg Asiento de Negros in Structuring the European Transatlantic Slave Trade [Library o...
(image source: Brill ) Abstract: This book offers a historical and historiographical analysis of the Spanish asiento de negros, a contract...
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Voltaire et Rousseau au Panthéon 🕊️

Is het wel verantwoord om de doorsnee burger op die manier naar de beurs te jagen en risico te doen nemen ?
Belgen zijn gedisciplineerde spaarders, maar de rente van spaarrekeningen beschermt niet langer tegen de inflatie. Beleggen in ETF's is het beste alternatief, maar 48 procent van de Belgen heeft er nog nooit van gehoord. Zo belegt u eenvoudig, ook als u weinig tijd of goesting hebt.
Beleggen is het nieuwe sparen, maar 48% van de Belgen heeft nog nooit van ETF's gehoord - Trends
Eind juni hadden de Belgische gezinnen 290 miljard euro op gereglementeerde spaarrekeningen en slechts 89 miljard euro in beursgenoteerde aandelen, leert
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Belgen zijn gedisciplineerde spaarders, maar de rente van spaarrekeningen beschermt niet langer tegen de inflatie. Beleggen in ETF's is het beste alternatief, maar 48 procent van de Belgen heeft er nog nooit van gehoord. Zo belegt u eenvoudig, ook als u weinig tijd of goesting hebt.
Beleggen is het nieuwe sparen, maar 48% van de Belgen heeft nog nooit van ETF's gehoord - Trends
Eind juni hadden de Belgische gezinnen 290 miljard euro op gereglementeerde spaarrekeningen en slechts 89 miljard euro in beursgenoteerde aandelen, leert
trends.knack.be

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CALL FOR PAPERS: PhD student conference NextGen Legal Scholars Conference (Brussels: VUB, 20 MAR 2026; DEADLINE 30 JAN 2026)

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CALL FOR PAPERS: PhD student conference NextGen Legal Scholars Conference (Brussels: VUB, 20 MAR 2026; DEADLINE 30 JAN 2026)
The Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is proud to announce the very first edition of the NextGen Leg...
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