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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 7h

To contribute or not to contribute, that is the question. And I agree, quality varies.

Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 7h

We know the philosophical question "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" But are you aware of another question on the existence of a professor?

"If a senior professor does not get a Festschrift do they even exist?"

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 23h

I am not a person who has "heroes". Regardless, Jane Goodall was a hero to me.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to see that the Norwegian Nobel Committee makes decisions independently and on the basis of merit.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile on the other side of social media, people who call themselves Christian are angry because the Pope is preaching Christianity.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 2d

Me after making a travel expense claim in the weird system used by the Norwegian universities (which they force also externals to use).

a man wearing a hat is looking at a laptop .

Alt: angry and shocked man closes his laptop aggressively

media.tenor.com

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 2d

I have been reading and marking essays the whole morning. To my surprise, essays were really good. A bit of a relief, I admit.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 2d

True but I was thinking their practical modus operandi; how they behave in what they do.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 2d

Can you tell Sturmabteilung, the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, and ICE apart? Is there a principal difference?

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 3d

Those legal scholars who specialise in comparative law know how does it feel to be the least favorite child. Law schools make sure that we feel that.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 3d

Colour me surprised, vultures as historical preservationists.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Found: 650-year-old shoe, in vulture nest

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 4d

😍

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 4d

So, instead of Santas they are doing Priests.

Great. Simply great.

Or something.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 5d

Paul, cats have slaves not servants 😃

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 5d

Yep!

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 5d

What I have learned about Yorkshire terriers is this: they do not have owners, they have servants.

Small Yorkie looks at you directly, wanting something

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting job 👇

Blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History @esclh.bsky.social · 5d

CALL FOR EDITOR: Journal Comparative Legal History [DEADLINE 31 OCT 2025]

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CALL FOR EDITOR: Journal Comparative Legal History [DEADLINE 31 OCT 2025]

Journal Comparative Legal History Call for Editor Deadline: 31 October 2025 The European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH) is ...

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Blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History @esclh.bsky.social · 5d

CALL FOR EDITOR: Journal Comparative Legal History [DEADLINE 31 OCT 2025]

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esclh.blogspot.com/2025/10/call...

CALL FOR EDITOR: Journal Comparative Legal History [DEADLINE 31 OCT 2025]

Journal Comparative Legal History Call for Editor Deadline: 31 October 2025 The European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH) is ...

esclh.blogspot.com

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 6d

Don't make me choose...😬

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 6d

I was asked about what I see as my greatest achievement. Answer is simple: I have been happily together with the same person since I was 18.

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SpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social · 6d

Given that the right usually wins elections in the UK, it seems likely that, whatever balance it takes, the UK will now be leaving the ECHR.

This is a shame.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

RIP Patricia Routledge

RIP Hyacinth Bucket

a woman is looking out a window with a serious look on her face

Alt: a woman is looking out a window with a terrified look on her face

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

Writing a piece for a Festchrift feels like an obligation. Difficult to find inspiration but virtually impossible to avoid because of decorum (or something).

Reaching 6K words feels like a challenge.

Sigh.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

Our 13-year-old little guy went to the vet to have his teeth cleaned and checked. Poor guy is still a little dopey.

tired and absent looking Yorkshire terrier on lap

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Blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History @esclh.bsky.social · 8d

BOOK REVIEW: Lyndsay CAMPBELL on English law, the legal profession, and colonialism: histories, parallels, and influences edited by Cerian Griffiths and Łukasz Jan Korporowicz (Comparative Legal History)

@tandfresearch.bsky.social 📖

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BOOK REVIEW: Lyndsay CAMPBELL on English law, the legal profession, and colonialism: histories, parallels, and influences edited by Cerian Griffiths and Łukasz Jan Korporowicz (Comparative Legal Histo...

(Image source: Taylor&Francis ) Originating in and building on a 2021 conference, this collection contributes to the growing literature on t...

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

I am afraid that 'victory hour' slipped from me this morning...

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

And I thought that bsky would be a bubble...

Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

I have been reluctant but, nevertheless, I am trying to resuscitate my Linkedin.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 8d

I have been reluctant but, nevertheless, I am trying to resuscitate my Linkedin.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 9d

Comparative law has very weak institutional standing in my country. PhDers are interested and many scholars do it but there are no chairs and hardly any courses.

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Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social · 9d

Which is more scary?

Cheeto Satan knows what he's doing or that he doesn't know what he is doing.

I can't decide.

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