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BOOK PRESENTATION: Vincenzo DE MEULENAERE, Karel V. De biografie (Ghent: B&L, 2026) (Ghent: Herberg Macharius, 22 MAR 2026) (image source: eventbrite ) Teaching assistant Vincenzo De Meulenaere will present his new book Karel V. De biografie  in Ghent on Sunday...

BOOK PRESENTATION: Vincenzo DE MEULENAERE, Karel V. De biografie (Ghent: B&L, 2026) (Ghent: Herberg Macharius, 22 MAR 2026)

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SAVE THE DATE: JointPhD Defense Léna SYLVESTRE (Cergy: Faculté de droit CY Cergy Paris Université, 23 MAY 2026) Dra. Léna Sylvestre obtained the permission to submit her PhD Dissertation (Joint PhD agreement CY Cergy Paris Université/Vrije Universitei...

SAVE THE DATE: JointPhD Defense Léna SYLVESTRE (Cergy: Faculté de droit CY Cergy Paris Université, 23 MAY 2026)

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BOOK: Niels FIEREMANS, Law, Leverage, and Litigation in Late Medieval Bruges. Foreign Merchants in a City of Justice (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2025), 248 p. ISBN 9781399545860 [OPEN ACCE... (image source: Edinburgh UP ) Our alumnus dr. dr. Niels Fieremans ( JointPhD UGent/VUB 2023 , D. Heirbaut/J. Dumolyn - D. De ruysscher) pu...

BOOK: Niels FIEREMANS, Law, Leverage, and Litigation in Late Medieval Bruges. Foreign Merchants in a City of Justice (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2025), 248 p. ISBN 9781399545860 [OPEN ACCESS]

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CONFERENCE PAPER: Stefano CATTELAN, "Recasting the Maritime Order: Eurocentrism, Empire, and Asian Horizons in the Early Modern Law of the Sea" [Legal History in Asia and Beyond - Asian Legal History... (image: CHUK; source: QS China ) dr. Stefano Cattelan will present at the Asian Legal History Conference , with the support of a FWO travel...

CONFERENCE PAPER: Stefano CATTELAN, "Recasting the Maritime Order: Eurocentrism, Empire, and Asian Horizons in the Early Modern Law of the Sea" [Legal History in Asia and Beyond - Asian Legal History Conference] (Hong Kong: CUHK, 17-18 MAR 2026)

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SAVE THE DATE: Legal Theory Seminar with Amina Hassani (Sciences Po Law School), 27 MAY 2026 (image source: Sciences Po ) On 27 May 2026 , Prof. Laurent De Sutter will hosts a lecture by dr. Amina Hassani (Sciences Po Law School)....

SAVE THE DATE: Legal Theory Seminar with Amina Hassani (Sciences Po Law School), 27 MAY 2026

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REMINDER: 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 Versaill...

REMINDER: 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: XXX Annual Forum of Young Legal Historians - 'Values in law through the ages' (Poznań: Adam Mickiewicz University, 23-26 SEPT 2026) [DEADLINE: 30 APR 2026 ] (Budynek Collegium Minus w Poznaniu. Source: Wikipedia ) Introduction Legal traditions, community, harmonization and integration have been t...

CALL FOR PAPERS: XXX Annual Forum of Young Legal Historians - 'Values in law through the ages' (Poznań: Adam Mickiewicz University, 23-26 SEPT 2026) [DEADLINE: 30 APR 2026]

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VACANCY: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (fulltime, tenure) (Warwick: University of Warwick, DEADLINE 8 MAR 2026) (image source: Warwick )   Description: Informal Queries For informal queries about the role, please contact Professor Tim Lockley at T.J.Lo...

VACANCY: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (fulltime, tenure) (Warwick: University of Warwick, DEADLINE 8 MAR 2026)

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BOOK: Lars BEHRISCH, Democracy's Double Helix. Participation, Equality and Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Cambridge: CUP, 2025), ISBN 9781009029667 (image source: CUP ) Abstract: Where does our modern democracy come from? It is a composite of two very different things: a medieval tradit...

BOOK: Lars BEHRISCH, Democracy's Double Helix. Participation, Equality and Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Cambridge: CUP, 2025), ISBN 9781009029667

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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] (Image source: VUB-CORE blog ) International Conference: Contested Seas: War, Commerce, and the Making of the Law of the Sea (c. 1400–1800) ...

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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Start of the @eutopiauni.bsky.social Connected Learning Community Legal History's Peak Event at @upf.edu's Ciutadella Campus around the theme "The end(s) of war", kindly hosted by prof. Alfons Aragoneses and UPF's EUTopia office.

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CORE/FRC LEGAL THEORY SEMINAR: Wiebe HOMMES, The Convention and the Kingdom. How the Netherlands Received the European Convention on Human Rights [Law in Context] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres... (image source: ESCLH blog ) Dr. Wiebe Hommes (UvA) will present his recent monograph The Convention and the Kingdom. How the Netherlands ...

CORE/FRC LEGAL THEORY SEMINAR: Wiebe HOMMES, The Convention and the Kingdom. How the Netherlands Received the European Convention on Human Rights [Law in Context] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025) (Ixelles: VUB, RC Council Room, 19 MAR 2026)

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BOOK PRESENTATION: Laurent DE SUTTER (Brussels: The Merode [Philosophy Club], 3 MAR 2026) (image: view from Poelaertplein; source: Wikimedia Commons ) At the occasion of the English translation of Superfaible  (PUF) with Polity ...

BOOK PRESENTATION: Laurent DE SUTTER, Superweak (Brussels: The Merode [Philosophy Club], 3 MAR 2026)

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Cidades para Miguéis (Lisbon: Casa do Comum, 25 MAR 2026] Abstract: The cosmopolitan distinctiveness of José Rodrigues Miguéis' (1901-1980) work in Portuguese literature invites new perspectives on ...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Cidades para Miguéis (Lisbon: Casa do Comum, 25 MAR 2026]

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REMINDER: 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... (image source ( ACFHAB ) The Conference of Historical and Archaeological Societies of Belgium, which held its most recent assembly in  T...

REMINDER: 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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BOOK: Laurent DE SUTTER, Decepcionar es un placer [Transl. Maria Pons IRAZAZÁBAL] [Salto de fondo] (Barcelona: Herder Editorial, 2026), 136 p. ISBN 9788425452062, € 14,15 (image source: Herder ) Abstract: ¡Me decepcionaste! ¿Quién podría recuperarse de semejante acusación? ¿Y quién, además, no ha recurrido a...

BOOK: Laurent DE SUTTER, Decepcionar es un placer [Transl. Maria Pons IRAZAZÁBAL] [Salto de fondo] (Barcelona: Herder Editorial, 2026), 136 p. ISBN 9788425452062, € 14,15

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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...

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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CALL FOR BLOGGERS (m/f/x) [DEADLINE 31 MAR 2026] Call for a Blogger (m/f/x) European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH) The European Society for Comparative Legal History (...

CALL FOR BLOGGERS (m/f/x) [DEADLINE 31 MAR 2026]

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EUTOPIA PEAK EVENT PROGRAM: "The End(s) of War" (Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 27-28 FEB 2026) (image source: Museu Nacional ) The EUTopia Connected Learning Community Legal History will hold its annual peak event in Barcelona, where P...

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Les chrononymes en histoire du droit (Clio@Thémis, DEADLINE 28 FEB 2026) Les chrononymes en histoire du droit                                        Coordination scientifique : Jérôme Henning, Université Tou...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Les chrononymes en histoire du droit (Clio@Thémis, DEADLINE 28 FEB 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...

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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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...

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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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,...

POSTDOC: MSCA Cofund Interdisciplinary Research In Societal challenges (ULB/VUB) [Launch 1 MAR 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...

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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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...

SOURCE: Official version of the Travaux Préparatoires of the European Convention on Human Rights (Strasburg: Council of Europe, 2026)

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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...

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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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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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...

PROJECT WEBSITE: Above and Beyond Construction (EOS; Dave DE RUYSSCHER - Louis DEBERSAQUES)

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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...

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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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...

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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