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Research group dedicated to legal history, theory of law and philosophy of law @vubrussel.bsky.social

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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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February 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
BOOK PRESENTATION: Laurent DE SUTTER, Superweak: Thinking in the 21st Century (London: Polity, 2026), in conversation with Alfie BROWN (London: Housmans, 17 MAR 2026)

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BOOK PRESENTATION: Laurent DE SUTTER, Superweak: Thinking in the 21st Century (London: Polity, 2026), in conversation with Alfie BROWN (London: Housmans, 17 MAR 2026)
(image source: Housmans ) Prof. Laurent De Sutter will present the recent English translation of his book Superfaible  ( Superweak ) in L...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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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February 13, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026]

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026]
Les journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et des institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons se tiendront cette année à Versai...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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SOURCE: Official version of the Travaux Préparatoires of the European Convention on Human Rights (Strasburg: Council of Europe, 2026)

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SOURCE: Official version of the Travaux Préparatoires of the European Convention on Human Rights (Strasburg: Council of Europe, 2026)
(image: Strasburg city centre; source: Wikimedia Commons ) The European Court of Human Rights has released the 8 volumes of the official T...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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BOOK PRESENTATION: Jean-Paul JEAN, "Judges before history/Les juges devant l’histoire’" (Oxford: Maison française d'Oxford, 18 FEB 2026) [HYBRID]

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BOOK PRESENTATION: Jean-Paul JEAN, "Judges before history/Les juges devant l’histoire’" (Oxford: Maison française d'Oxford, 18 FEB 2026) [HYBRID]
(image source: MFO ) Presentation: Jean-Paul Jean will present his book, which examines the role of judges under Vichy and during the Purg...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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JHIL ANNUAL LECTURE: Michel ERPELDING, "Reflections on a non-lieu de mémoire of international law: the rise and fall of mixed courts for the adjudication of private rights" (Cologne 16 MAR 2026)

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JHIL ANNUAL LECTURE: Michel ERPELDING, "Reflections on a non-lieu de mémoire of international law: the rise and fall of mixed courts for the adjudication of private rights" (Cologne: Akademie für euro...
(image source: MPILHLT ) dr. Michel Erpelding (Research Group Leader, MPILHLT) will deliver this year's  JHIL Lecture  at the  Akademie für...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
PROJECT WEBSITE: Above and Beyond Construction (EOS; Dave DE RUYSSCHER - Louis DEBERSAQUES)

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PROJECT WEBSITE: Above and Beyond Construction (EOS; Dave DE RUYSSCHER - Louis DEBERSAQUES)
(image source: above and beyond construction history ) The EOS-project, wherein Prof. Dave De ruysscher and drs. Louis Debersaques take pa...
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February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
CHAPTER: Stefano CATTELAN, "'Coltivar el mar': Giustizia e sovranità nella politica maritima veneziana (XVII-XVIII secoli)", in: Elisabetta FUSAR POLI & Federica PALETTI (eds.), History & Law Encounters, Lezioni per pensare da giurista. Tomo. V

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CHAPTER: Stefano CATTELAN, "'Coltivar el mar': Giustizia e sovranità nella politica maritima veneziana (XVII-XVIII secoli)", in: Elisabetta FUSAR POLI & Federica PALETTI (eds.), History & Law Encounte...
(image source: Giappichelli ) Dr. Stefano Cattelan contributed to the fifth volume of the series History & Law Encounters. Lezioni per pe...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Rechten en Vrijheden in de Weimargrondwet: Overdraagbare Onvervulde Beloftes?" (Tijdschrift voor Mensenrechten XIII (2025), nr. 4, 6-14 [OPEN ACCESS]

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ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Rechten en Vrijheden in de Weimargrondwet: Overdraagbare Onvervulde Beloftes?" (Tijdschrift voor Mensenrechten XIII (2025), nr. 4, 6-14 [OPEN ACCESS]
(image source: UGent ) Prof. Frederik Dhondt contributed an article on rights and freedoms in the Weimar Constitution to the Tijdschrift vo...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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BOOK: Robert SCHÜTZE & Mathias SIEMS (eds.) Comparative International Law. Foundations and Critique (London: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 2026), 360 p. ISBN 9781509972395, 95 GBP

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BOOK: Robert SCHÜTZE & Mathias SIEMS (eds.) Comparative International Law. Foundations and Critique (London: Bloomsbury, 2026), 360 p. ISBN 9781509972395, 95 GBP
(image source: Bloomsbury ) Abstract: The modern field of comparative international law emerged in the last century, but it still suffers ...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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SYMPOSIUM: Between State Power and the Supremacy of Law – (Legal-)Historical Perspectives on Administrative Jurisdiction in Germany and Europe (Regensburg: Institute for East European Law, University of Regensburg, 19-20 MAR 2026)

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SYMPOSIUM: Between State Power and the Supremacy of Law – (Legal-)Historical Perspectives on Administrative Jurisdiction in Germany and Europe (19–20 MARCH 2026, Institute for East European Law, Univ...
(Source: University of Regensburg ) Organisator: Michael Reichenthaler For organizational reasons, participants are requested to register ...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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BOOK: Pierre-Anne FORCADET & Corinne LEVELEUX-TEIXEIRA (dir.), La Nature et le Droit médiéval. Entre savoirs et normes [POLEN - Pouvoirs, lettres, normes; 38] (Paris: @classiquesgarnier.bsky.social 2025), 332 p.

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BOOK: Pierre-Anne FORCADET & Corinne LEVELEUX-TEIXEIRA (dir.), La Nature et le Droit médiéval. Entre savoirs et normes [POLEN - Pouvoirs, lettres, normes; 38] (Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2025), 332 p....
(image source: Classiques Garnier ) Abstract: Dans un article de 1967, Lynn White attribuait au christianisme médiéval une vision prédatri...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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BOOK: Filippo ROSSI (ed.), Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare [Collana del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche Cesare Beccaria | serie: Corso di dottorato] (Torino: Giappichelli, 2026), 240 p.

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BOOK: Filippo ROSSI (ed.), Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare [Collana del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche Cesare Beccaria | serie: Corso di dot...
(image source: Giappichelli ) Introduction: I saggi che compongono questo volume raccolgono gli atti del corso dottorale Soggetti, diritto ...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
YOUTUBE: Interview "Outsmarting Great Powers: Neutrals In Maritime Multipolarity" [Neutrality Studies, Pascal LOTTAZ]

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YOUTUBE: Interview "Outsmarting Great Powers: Neutrals In Maritime Multipolarity" [Neutrality Studies, Pascal LOTTAZ]
(source: Youtube ) Dr. Stefano Cattelan and Prof. Frederik Dhondt were interviewed by Prof. Pascal Lottaz (Kyoto) for his Neutrality Studi...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026]

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026]
Les journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et des institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons se tiendront cette année à Versai...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:11 AM
DATASET: Transcription of Goswin-Arnould de Wynants' Mémoires contenant des notions générales de tout ce qui concerne le Gouvernement des Païs Bas (Vienna, 1730) (Zenodo)

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DATASET: Transcription of Goswin-Arnould de Wynants' Mémoires contenant des notions générales de tout ce qui concerne le Gouvernement des Païs Bas (Vienna, 1730) (Zenodo)
(image source: openaire ) Prof. Frederik Dhondt published the dataset "Goswin Arnould de Wynants' Mémoires contenant des notions générale...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
ARTICLE: Laurent DE SUTTER, "La edad teórica del arte" (Revista de Occidente n° 525, FEB 2025)

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ARTICLE: Laurent DE SUTTER, "La edad teórica del arte" (Revista de Occidente n° 525, FEB 2025)
(image source: Fundación Ortega-Marañon ) Prof. Laurent De Sutter published an article in Revista de Occidente . More information here .
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February 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Superando a las grandes potencias: los neutrales en la nueva era marítima | Cattelan y Dhondt

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Superando a las grandes potencias: los neutrales en la nueva era marítima | Cattelan y Dhondt
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January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History 2026 (Frankfurt: @mpilhlt.bsky.social , 6-17 JUL 2026); DEADLINE 31 JAN 2026

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History 2026 (Frankfurt: MILHLT, 6-17 JUL 2026); DEADLINE 31 JAN 2026
(image source: MPILHLT ) On the academy: The Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History provides a selected group of highly motivated ear...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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CALL FOR PAPERS: "The Making of Law: Perspectives and Methods of Comparative Legal History" [Sixth ESCLH Postgraduate Conference in Comparative Legal History] (Valencia: Valencia University, 3-5 MAY 2026); DEADLINE 28 FEB 2026

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CALL FOR PAPERS: "The Making of Law: Perspectives and Methods of Comparative Legal History" [Sixth ESCLH Postgraduate Conference in Comparative Legal History] (Valencia: Valencia University, 3-5 MAY 2...
Sixth Postgraduate Conference in Comparative Legal History: “The Making of Law: Perspectives and Methods of Comparative Legal Histor...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
PRESENTATION: new PhD student Hugo BRETHENOUX VON VIETINGHOFF, who will work on #commerciallaw and 17thC #cities

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PRESENTATION: new PhD student Hugo BREHENOUX VON VIETINGHOFF
Hugo A. Brethenoux von Vietinghoff joins CORE as PhD student under the supervision of Prof. dr. Dave De ruysscher. He will work on FWO Senio...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
BOOK LAUNCH: Stefano CATTELAN, Mare Clausum: The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Pre-modern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650) @degruyterbrill.bsky.social [ @esil-sedi.bsky.social IG History of International Law] (Zoom: 22 JAN 2026)

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BOOK LAUNCH: Stefano CATTELAN, Mare Clausum: The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Pre-modern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650) (Brill: Studies in the History of International Law, 202...
(image source: ESIL IGHIL ) dr. Stefano Cattelan will present his recent monograph online for the ESIL Interest Group History of Internatio...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM