Frederik Dhondt
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Frederik Dhondt
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Legal historian @vubcore.bsky.social
Law, politics, diplomatic history. RT ≠ endorse.
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Political science 42%
History 41%

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"Scientific expertise from the top all the way down to bench scientists has been lost .." How Kennedy dismantled public health agencies with almost no positive achievements to show for it.
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One Year of RFK Jr. Has Left Public Health Devastated
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a lot of promises on his way to becoming health secretary. He pledged to Make America Healthy Again, of course, and to restore trust in embattled health agencies. And he sai...
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CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference: Contested Seas. War, Commerce, and the Making of the Law of the Sea (c. 1400–1800) (Ostend: VUB/VLIZ, 19-20 NOV 2026) [DEADLINE 15 MAY 2026]

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@vliz.be

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CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference: Contested Seas. War, Commerce, and the Making of the Law of the Sea (c. 1400–1800) (Ostend: VUB/VLIZ, 19-20 NOV 2026) [DEADLINE 15 MAY 2026]
International Conference: Contested Seas: War, Commerce, and the Making of the Law of the Sea (c. 1400–1800) 19-20 November 2026, Ostend, B...
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Les bonnes nouvelles se succèdent sur le front des expositions puisque le Palazzo Cipolla (Museo del Corso) proposera, à partir du 6 mars, une sélection de chefs-d'œuvre du Kunsthistorisches. De quoi renforcer les envies de séjour romain. #HDA

We are looking for two new bloggers (m/v/x) to join the Blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History

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BOOK: Brigitte BASDEVANT-GAUDEMET, Gallicanisme et laïcité. Le droit français des religions à travers l’histoire (XIVe – XXIe siècle) (Paris: MDD Éditions, 2026)

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BOOK: Brigitte BASDEVANT-GAUDEMET, Gallicanisme et laïcité. Le droit français des religions à travers l’histoire (XIVe – XXIe siècle) (Paris: MDD Éditions, 2026)
(image source: MDD ) Abstract: Si chacun est sujet d’un Prince ou citoyen d’un État, nombreux sont aussi les fidèles, adeptes d’une religion...
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Annual visit to the treasures of the @kbrbe.bsky.social

Slowly but steadily moving forward: vol. IV (1870-1914) of the Handbuch der europäischen Verfassungsgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts 🇧🇪

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BOOK: Walter PAULY & Martin OTTO (Hrsg.), Recht, Staat und Geschichte bei Michael Stolleis. Wissenschaftsgeschichte des öffentlichen Rechts in Deutschland (Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag, 2025), 403 p. ISBN 9783756016822, €119

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BOOK: Walter PAULY & Martin OTTO (Hrsg.), Recht, Staat und Geschichte bei Michael Stolleis. Wissenschaftsgeschichte des öffentlichen Rechts in Deutschland (Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag, 2025), 403 p. ISB...
(image source: Nomos ) Abstract: Michael Stolleis (1941–2021) ist der Historiograph des deutschen öffentlichen Rechts. Seine Forschungen e...
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Cent cinquantième anniversaire du grand historien britannique George Macaulay Trevelyan

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"À travail égal, salaire égal" : 60 ans après la grève historique, le slogan des ouvrières de la FN Herstal résonne encore
'À travail égal, salaire égal' : 60 ans après la grève historique, le slogan des ouvrières de la FN Herstal résonne encore - RTBF Actus
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SEMINAR CYCLE: Webinaire Histoire du droit 2.0. Nouvelles sources, nouveaux supports de diffusion, nouvelles écritures

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SEMINAR CYCLE: Webinaire Histoire du droit 2.0. Nouvelles sources, nouveaux supports de diffusion, nouvelles écritures
(image source: Facebook ) Abstract: Notre webinaire est un moment d’échanges et de discussion qui propose de réunir ceux qui s’intéressent...
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#Éphéméride : il y a 303 ans (1723), la majorité de Louis XV marquait la fin de la Régence
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SEMINAR CYCLE: Histoire des juristes et de l'enseignement du Droit en Europe (Paris: ENC/ENS-PSL, 23 JAN-10 APR 2026)

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SEMINAR CYCLE: Histoire des juristes et de l'enseignement du Droit en Europe (Paris: ENC/ENS-PSL, 23 JAN-10 APR 2026)
(image source: ENS PSL ) Program: 23 janvier : Patrick ARABEYERE – ENC, Les consultations “politiques” des juristes français de la fin du M...
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And another bites the dust?

The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.

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The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
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Den Haag 15 februari 1922. Het Permanente Hof van Internationale Justitie (voorloper Internationaal Gerechtshof) werd officieel geopend. Het gebouw zelf was al op 28 augustus 1913 in gebruik genomen maar de zittingen van dit specifieke hof startten in 1922, bijgewoond door de koninklijke familie 1/2

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Magnifique diptyque en ivoire de Flavius Anastasius Probus, daté de 517, dans l'une des vitrines de la Galerie Mazarin, au musée de @labnf.bsky.social. Que dire ? #HDA

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Delphine Allès, Bertrand Badie et Stéphane Paquin - Les mots du nouveau monde

À paraître en mars chez CNRS Éditions

Aaah… these cold and dark Belgian winters 🚶‍♂️

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Discours de Jean Tulard pour le trentième anniversaire de son entrée sous la Coupole de l'Institut
Merci à Gérald Mongin de nous proposer ce film.
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JEAN TULARD Discours pour ses 30 ans d'élection à l'Académie des Sciences morales et politiques
YouTube video by Cercle Napoléon
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Horrific cost of DOGE cuts:

If current projected US foreign aid cuts remain in place, by 2030 "the projected excess deaths would be 9.4 million (95% UI 6.2–12.6) overall and 2.5 million (1.8–3.2) among children younger than 5 years."

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Impact of two decades of humanitarian and development assistance and the projected mortality consequences of current defunding to 2030: retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis
ODA funding has played a decisive role in reducing preventable mortality across LMICs over the past two decades, and the abrupt withdrawal of this support threatens to cause millions of avoidable deat...
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Bozar’s new Room M

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BLOG: Mario ASCHERI, "Pathways in History and Law" (MILHIS -Milan Legal History)

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BLOG: Mario ASCHERI, "Pathways in History and Law" (MILHIS -Milan Legal History)
(click on image to enlarge) We received the following announcement: We are pleased to share that **MILHIS**, the new website of the Legal Hi...
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POSTDOC: MSCA Cofund Interdisciplinary Research In Societal challenges (ULB/VUB) [Launch 1 MAR 2026]

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POSTDOC: MSCA Cofund Interdisciplinary Research In Societal challenges (ULB/VUB) [Launch 1 MAR 2026]
VUB and ULB have obtained an MSCA postdoctoral programme  cofunded under Horizon Europe. 24 international postdocs will be hired at the ULB,...
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BOOK: Manuel HERRERO SÁNCHEZ, Jonatán OROZCO CRUZ & Pedro CARDIM (eds.), The Asiento System and the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans (circa 1580–1750) [The Atlantic World, ed. Benjamin SCHMIDT & Wim KLOOSTER; vol. 41] @degruyterbrill.bsky.social 📖

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BOOK: Manuel HERRERO SÁNCHEZ, Jonatán OROZCO CRUZ & Pedro CARDIM (eds.), The Asiento System and the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans (circa 1580–1750) [The Atlantic World, ed. Benjamin SCHMIDT...
(image source: Brill ) Abstract: This is the first edited volume to focus explicitly on the asiento, the contractual framework that regula...
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