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HOLIDAYS: Winter Break until 4 JAN 2026

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HOLIDAYS: Winter Break until 4 JAN 2026

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December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Section for Institutional and Legal history [59° Congres de la Fédération des Cercles d'archéologie et d'histoire de Belgique] (Brussels: Palace of the Academies, 20-23 AUG 2026); DEADLINE 6 APR 2026

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Section for Institutional and Legal history [12° Congrès de l'Association des Cercles francophones d'histoire et d'archéologie de Belgique - 59° Congres de la Fédération des Cercles d...
(image source ( ACFHAB ) The Conference of Historical and Archaeological Societies of Belgium, which held its most recent assembly in Tour...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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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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December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Good news ! #ERCCoG for Prof. Frederik Dhondt for the project "TREATYLAB. “The Labyrinth of Treaties, 1712-1763”. International Law Behind the Scenes of Early Enlightenment Diplomacy"

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PROJECT: ERC Consolidator Grant to Prof. Frederik DHONDT (TREATYLAB, “The Labyrinth of Treaties, 1712-1763”. International Law Behind the Scenes of Early Enlightenment Diplomacy.)
The European Research Council awarded Prof. Frederik Dhondt with a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for the proposal TREATYLAB (“The La...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Open access publication of a reference work on the Belgian Constitution of 1831, crafted by our former voluntary associate dr. Brecht Deseure.

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December 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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BOOK: Edern DE BARROS, Condillac et Mably. Deux frères théoriciens d'une démocratie tempérée [Politique de l'Esprit] (Paris: Mare & Martin, 2025), 510 p. ISBN 978-2-36222-137-8, € 45

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BOOK: Edern DE BARROS, Condillac et Mably. Deux frères théoriciens d'une démocratie tempérée [Politique de l'Esprit] (Paris: Mare & Martin, 2025), 510 p. ISBN 978-2-36222-137-8, € 45
(image source: Mare & Martin ) Abstract: Condillac (1714-1780) et Mably (1709-1785) sont deux frères dont l’influence sur la Révolution fr...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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VACANCIES (1 POSTDOC, 1 PHD): "History of Ethics and Law of Responding to Suffering" (Virpi MÄKINEN) @helsinki.fi /Faculty of Theology (DEADLINE 17 DEC 2025)

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VACANCIES (1 POSTDOC, 1 PHD): "History of Ethics and Law of Responding to Suffering" (Virpi MÄKINEN) University of Helsinki/Faculty of Theology (DEADLINE 17 DEC 2025)
(image source: Helsinki University ) The Research Council of Finland funded centre of excellence in  Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (lea...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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CALL: Positions on the Editorial Board (Comparative Legal History; DEADLINE 15 JAN 2026)

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CALL: Positions on the Editorial Board (Comparative Legal History; DEADLINE 15 JAN 2026)
Journal Comparative Legal History   Call for Positions on the Editorial Board   Deadline: 15 January 2026     The Euro...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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CHAPTER: Raphaël CAHEN, "Joseph Marie Portalis (1778–1858) as Advocate of Constitutional Monarchism", in: The Making of Modern Atlantic Monarchies, vol. 1:, eds. Carolina ARMENTEROS, Matthijs LOK & Iason ZARIKOS

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CHAPTER: Raphaël CAHEN, "Joseph Marie Portalis (1778–1858) as Advocate of Constitutional Monarchism", in: The Making of Modern Atlantic Monarchies, vol. 1: The Invention and Establishment of Conservat...
(image source: Bloomsbury ) Dr. Raphaël Cahen contributed a chapter on "Joseph Marie Portalis (1778–1858) as Advocate of Constitutional M...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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BOOK REVIEW: Raphaël CAHEN, "The Holy Alliance. Liberalism and the Politics of Federation, written by Isaac Nakhimovsky" (Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit international) [ADVANCE ARTICLE]

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BOOK REVIEW: Raphaël CAHEN, "The Holy Alliance. Liberalism and the Politics of Federation, written by Isaac Nakhimovsky" (Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit internat...
(image source: Brill ) First paragraph: La seconde monographie d’Isaac Nakhimovsky, professeur associé au département d’histoire à Yale, éta...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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CONFERENCE: Belgisch-Nederlandse Rechtshistorische Dagen (Nijmegen: Rabdoud Universiteit, 27-28 NOV 2025)

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CONFERENCE: Belgisch-Nederlandse Rechtshistorische Dagen (Nijmegen: Rabdoud Universiteit, 27-28 NOV 2025)
(image source: ESCLH Blog ) drs. Antoine Leclère , drs. Rodrick Van der Smissen and Prof. Frederik Dhondt will present at the Belgisch-N...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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BOOK: Laurent DE SUTTER, Superweak: Thinking in the 21st Century [transl. Robert HUGHES] (Cambridge: Polity, 2025), 256 p. € 21,99 (paperback)

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BOOK: Laurent DE SUTTER, Superweak: Thinking in the 21st Century [transl. Robert HUGHES] (Cambridge: Polity, 2025), 256 p. € 21,99 (paperback)
(image source: Polity ) Prof. Laurent De Sutter's Superfaible has been translated to English by Roberg Hughes and is available with Polity...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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EVENT: 50 ans de Perspectives critiques (with Laurent DE SUTTER) (Brussels: Tropismes, 25 NOV 2025)

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EVENT: 50 ans de Perspectives critiques (with Laurent DE SUTTER) (Brussels: Tropismes, 25 NOV 2025)
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November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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CANCELLED: Seminar with Prof. Lorraine DASTON (19 NOV 2025)

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CANCELLED: Seminar with Prof. Lorraine DASTON (19 NOV 2025)
(image source:  Wikimedia Commons ) Due to ill health, we regretfully have to cancel the CORE Legal Theory Seminar with Prof. Lorraine Das...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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dr. Stefano Cattelan participates in the conference Territoire(s). Notion, limites, extensions, organised by the Centre d'Histoire Judiciaire in Lille. @chj-umr8025.bsky.social

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CONFERENCE: Territoire(s). Notion, limites, extensions (Lille: CHJ, 14-15 NOV 2025)
(image source: CHJ )   dr. Stefano Cattelan participates in the conference Territoire(s). Notion, limites, extensions , organised by the Ce...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: Eliana AUGUSTI on Raphaël CAHEN et al., Relations internationales et droit(s) (Paris: Pedone, 2024) (Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit international)

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BOOK REVIEW: Eliana AUGUSTI on Raphaël CAHEN et al., Relations internationales et droit(s) (Paris: Pedone, 2024) (Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit international)
(image source: Brill ) dr. Raphaël Cahen 's co-edited volume Relations internationales et droit(s)  (Paris: Pedone, 2024) was reviewed fo...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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REMINDER: EUTOPIA CONNECTED LEARNING COMMUNITY LEGAL HISTORY 25-26 OPENING LECTURE: Prof. dr. Miloš VEC (Universität Wien), "After 1919 and after 1945: How two World Wars shaped German Thinking on International Law" (ONLINE, 14 NOV 2025, 15:00 Brussels Time) 🎙️

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REMINDER: EUTOPIA CONNECTED LEARNING COMMUNITY LEGAL HISTORY 25-26 OPENING LECTURE: Prof. dr. Miloš VEC (Universität Wien), "After 1919 and after 1945: How two World Wars shaped German Thinking on In...
The  EUTopia Connected Learning Community Legal History  is delighted to welcome Prof. dr.  Miloš Vec  (Universität Wien) for its annual o...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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CONFERENCE: Territoire(s). Notion, limites et extensions (Lille: Université de Lille, Salle Guy Debeyre, 14-15 NOV 2025)

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CONFERENCE: Territoire(s). Notion, limites et extensions (Lille: Université de Lille, Salle Guy Debeyre, 14-15 NOV 2025)
(Image source: Univ-droit ) Abstract Understood as part of the earth’s surface in the usual sense, described by Sextus Pomponius in the Dige...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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TALK: Dave DE RUYSSCHER, "Dynamics in the creation and consolidation of Commercial Law in Western Europe: Examples from Italy and the Low Countries (15th-17th centuries)" [Frankfurter Rechtshistorische Abendgespräche] (12 NOV 2025)

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TALK: Dave DE RUYSSCHER, "Dynamics in the creation and consolidation of Commercial Law in Western Europe: Examples from Italy and the Low Countries (15th-17th centuries)" [Frankfurter Rechtshistorisch...
(image source: MPILHLT ) Prof.  Dave De ruysscher  presents tomorrow at the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal T...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Next week! More information below ⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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New monograph by dr. Stefano Cattelan !

BOOK: 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 📖 🌊

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BOOK: Stefano CATTELAN, Mare Clausum: The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Pre-Modern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650) [Legal History Library, eds. Dirk HEIRBAUT, Michelle McKINLEY, ...
(image source:  Brill ) Abstract: Who owns the sea? This book explores this timeless question by tracing the development of claims over th...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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BOOK: Stefano CATTELAN, Mare Clausum: The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Pre-Modern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650) [Legal History Library, 77; Studies in the History of International Law, 28]

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November 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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SEMINAR: Xavier PRÉVOST, L’humanisme juridique entre nationalismes et histoire transnationale (Louvain-la-Neuve/Ottignies: UCLouvain, 10 NOV 2025)

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SEMINAR: Xavier PRÉVOST, L’humanisme juridique entre nationalismes et histoire transnationale (Louvain-la-Neuve/Ottignies: UCLouvain, 10 NOV 2025)
(image source: UCLouvain ) ERC Grantee Prof. dr. Xavier Prévost (Bordeaux) will present his project "ISTHisFrench" at UCLouvain on 10 Novemb...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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CONFERENCE: Belgisch-Nederlandse Rechtshistorische Dagen (Nijmegen: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 27-28 NOV 2025)

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CONFERENCE: Belgisch-Nederlandse Rechtshistorische Dagen (Nijmegen: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 27-28 NOV 2025)
(Image source: Radboud University ) Nederlands-Belgische Rechtshistorische Dagen (donderdag 27 en vrijdag 28 nov 2025)   Alle onderdelen...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM