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CALL FOR BLOGGERS (m/f/x) [DEADLINE 31 MAR 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 (...
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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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February 18, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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SEMINAR SERIES: Souverainetés - Cycle de la Chaire Droit international des institutions au Collège de France (Paris: Collège de France, 26 FEB 2026 - 2 APR 2026)

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SEMINAR SERIES: Souverainetés - Cycle de la Chaire Droit international des institutions au Collège de France (Paris: Collège de France, 26 FEB 2026 - 2 APR 2026)
( Hope,  George F. Watts, 1886, Tate Britain, Londres.   -  © Domaine public). Abstract Aujourd’hui revendiquée comme un fait irrésistible o...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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CALL FOR BLOGGERS (m/f/x) [DEADLINE 31 MAR 2026]

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CALL FOR BLOGGERS (m/f/x) [DEADLINE 31 MAR 2026]
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February 18, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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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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February 17, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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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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February 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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SEMINAR: Il "racconto" della Costituzione, conferenza di Giuseppe Speciale - MILHIS Talks (Milan: Università degli Studi di Milano, 18 FEB 2026)

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SEMINAR: Il "racconto" della Costituzione, conferenza di Giuseppe Speciale - MILHIS Talks (Milan: Università degli Studi di Milano, 18 FEB 2026)
(Source: MILHIS ) MILHIS Talks Voices. MILHIS Talks MILHIS Talks is one of the three forms through which MILHIS Voices articulates its app...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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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
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Les chrononymes en histoire du droit (Clio@Thémis, DEADLINE 28 FEB 2026)

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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...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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ADVANCE ARTICLE: Orlando SCARCELLO, "Italy's authoritarian turn as executive dominance: Costantino Mortati's early writings (1931-1944) (European Law Open) [OPEN ACCESS]

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ADVANCE ARTICLE: Orlando SCARCELLO, "Italy's authoritarian turn as executive dominance: Costantino Mortati's early writings (1931-1944) (European Law Open) [OPEN ACCESS]
(image source: Cambridge ) Abstract: I examine the transformation of Italy during the fascist era and the way in which it was explained by...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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SUMMERSCHOOL: Osnabrück Summer Institute on the Cultural Study of the Law (Osnabrück: Uni Osnabrück, 18-26 JUL 2026) [DEADLINE 1 APR 2026]

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SUMMERSCHOOL: Osnabrück Summer Institute on the Cultural Study of the Law (Osnabrück: Uni Osnabrück, 18-26 JUL 2026) [DEADLINE 1 APR 2026]
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February 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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SYMPOSIUM: The Meanings of Independence: The American Declaration in Global Context, 1776-1826 (Oxford: Rothermere American Institute, 19 MAR 2026)

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SYMPOSIUM: The Meanings of Independence: The American Declaration in Global Context, 1776-1826 (Oxford: Rothermere American Institute, 19 MAR 2026)
(image source: Oxford )   Abstract: The Declaration of Independence, whose 250th anniversary Americans will observe in 2026, is the United S...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums (DEADLINE 28 FEB, 31 MAR, 30 APR 2026)

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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums (DEADLINE 28 FEB, 31 MAR, 30 APR 2026)
(image source: Four Nations Law )   We are excited to announce the calls for papers for Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums 2026! Loc...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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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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February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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SEMINAR: "Lo stato di eccezione e la storia delle istituzioni"con Giuseppe Astuto, Elena Gaetana Faraci e Marcello Saija - Incontri de 'Le carte della storia' (13 FEB 2026, 17:00 CET, online)

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SEMINAR: "Lo stato di eccezione e la storia delle istituzioni"con Giuseppe Astuto, Elena Gaetana Faraci e Marcello Saija - Incontri de 'Le carte della storia' (13 FEB 2026, 17:00 CET, online)
(Source: Società studi storia delle istituzioni ) "Lo stato di eccezione e la storia delle istituzioni"con Giuseppe Astuto, Elena Gaetana Fa...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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BOOK REVIEW: Guillaume COT on La Comédie à la lumière du droit. France, Angleterre, Empire (1600–1800), by Gabrielle Vickermann-Ribémont (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. 327-332)

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BOOK REVIEW: Guillaume COT on La Comédie à la lumière du droit. France, Angleterre, Empire (1600–1800), by Gabrielle Vickermann-Ribémont (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. ...
(Image source: Taylor&Francis ) A recurring trait among comparatists may be their tendency – if not their instinct – for erudition. This is ...
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February 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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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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February 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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SEMINAR: PetrIUS and Printed Canon Law Paratexts up to ca. 1600 (Poznań: Centre for Ius Commune, Adam Mickiewicz University, 24 FEB 2026, online)

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SEMINAR: PetrIUS and Printed Canon Law Paratexts up to ca. 1600 (Poznań: Centre for Ius Commune, Adam Mickiewicz University, 24 FEB 2026, online)
(Source: Early edition of the Corpus Iuris Canonici) The Centre for Ius Commune has been established at Adam Mickiewicz University to impl...
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February 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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LECTURE SERIES: Focus (Jewish) law, (Jewish) history & theory (Wien: Universität Wien, JAN-DEC 2026)

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LECTURE SERIES: Focus (Jewish) law, (Jewish) history & theory (Wien: Universität Wien, JAN-DEC 2026)
(image source: Uni Wien ) University of Vienna Faculty of Law Department for Legal & Constitutional History   Team Wendehorst   ...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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BOOK: Kelly MADDOX, Tino SCHOLZ & Urs Matthias ZACHMANN (eds.), Military Justice in Modern History. The Adjudication of War and Violence in a Globalising World [War and Violence in the Japanese Empire, @degruyterbrill.bsky.social], OPEN ACCESS

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BOOK: Kelly MADDOX, Tino SCHOLZ & Urs Matthias ZACHMANN (eds.), Military Justice in Modern History. The Adjudication of War and Violence in a Globalising World [War and Violence in the Japanese Empire...
(image source: DeGruyterBrill ) Abstract: Military justice has long played a central role in the adjudication of war and violence througho...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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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
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JOURNAL: Special Issue Actes du colloque Les écritures judiciaires. Formes et légitimités des décisions de justice depuis le Moyen Âge (dir. Martine CHARAGEAT & Mathieu SOULA) (Criminocorpus 29 (2025)) [OPEN ACCESS]
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JOURNAL: Special Issue Actes du colloque Les écritures judiciaires. Formes et légitimités des décisions de justice depuis le Moyen Âge (dir. Martine CHARAGEAT & Mathieu SOULA) (Criminocorpus 29 (2025)...
(image source: criminocorpus ) Powers and functions of judicial documents  (Martine Charageat & Mathieu Soula) [English translation] DOI 1...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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LECTURE SERIES: Figures/Visages de l'administration dans l'Europe des crises politiques (XVIe-XXIe siècles) (Brussels: UCLouvain, St-Louis Bruxelles, 17 FEB 2026)

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LECTURE SERIES: Figures/Visages de l'administration dans l'Europe des crises politiques (XVIe-XXIe siècles) (Brussels: UCLouvain, St-Louis Bruxelles, 17 FEB 2026)
(click on image to enlarge) Abstract: Ce séminaire, intitulé Figures/Visages de l'administration dans l'Europe des crises politiques (XVIe...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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BOOK: Diederik BURGERSDIJK, Henk J.M. NELLEN & Marc DE WILDE (eds.), Hugo Grotius’s On Public Partnership with Unbelievers (De societate publica cum infidelibus). Introduction, Transcription and English Translation

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BOOK: Diederik BURGERSDIJK, Henk J.M. NELLEN & Marc DE WILDE (eds.), Hugo Grotius’s On Public Partnership with Unbelievers (De societate publica cum infidelibus). Introduction, Transcription and Engli...
(image source: Brill ) Abstract: In this hitherto unpublished treatise, Hugo Grotius examines what kinds of partnerships between Christian...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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LECTURE: Naoki KANAYAMA, "Portalis plagiat ? Entre Rousseau et Montesquieu" (Toulouse: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole/CTHDIP, 12 FEB 2026)

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LECTURE: Naoki KANAYAMA, "Portalis plagiat ? Entre Rousseau et Montesquieu" (Toulouse: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole/CTHDIP, 12 FEB 2026)
On the speaker: Naoki Kanayama est professeur émérite de droit civil à l’École de droit de l’Université Keio (Tokyo) et directeur de la Ma...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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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