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ARTICLES: Laurent DE SUTTER in Critique 2025/3, n° 394

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ARTICLES: Laurent DE SUTTER in Critique 2025/3, n° 394
(image source: Les Éditions de Minuit ) Prof. Laurent De Sutter published two articles in the journal Critique : Philosophie du vin ou ph...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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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
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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
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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) @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
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ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Outsider and Insider View of Philip V's Monarchy: Réal de Curban and Abbé de Montgon"

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ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Outsider and Insider View of Philip V's Monarchy: Réal de Curban and Abbé de Montgon" [Special issue "El acceso de Felipe V al trono español. Reacciones ante una reformulaci...
(image source: magallánica ) Abstract: This article examines two French printed sources that reflect on the Spanish monarchy under Philip ...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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VACANCY: University Assistant Postdoctoral (Vienna: Universität Wien, DEADLINE 13 JAN 2026)

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VACANCY: University Assistant Postdoctoral (Vienna: Universität Wien, DEADLINE 13 JAN 2026)
(Image: University of Vienna main building; source: Wikimedia Commons )   University Assistant postdoctoral  34 Faculty of Law   Job vacancy...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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SYMPOSIUM: Le "Consensus". Définitions et usages d'une notion politique, juridique et diplomatique (XIVe-XVIIe siècles) (Genève: Les Délices, 21-22 JAN 2026).

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SYMPOSIUM: Le "Consensus". Définitions et usages d'une notion politique, juridique et diplomatique (XIVe-XVIIe siècles) (Genève: Les Délices, 21-22 JAN 2026)
(click on image to enlarge) MERCREDI 21 JANVIER 2026 09h15 – Accueil   09h30 – Introduction : Noëlle-Laetitia Perret (Uni...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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JOURNAL: The Journal of Legal History XLV (2024), No. 2

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JOURNAL: The Journal of Legal History XLV (2024), No. 2
The Common Law and Civil War in Fourteenth-Century England: The Prosecution of Treason and Rebellion Under Edward II, 1322–1326   ( Sophie T...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Annual Meeting of the American Society for Legal History (Banff, 12-14 NOV 2026); DEADLINE 24 MAR 2026

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Annual Meeting of the American Society for Legal History (Banff, 12-14 NOV 2026); DEALINE 24 MAR 2026
(image source: lawandhistoryreview )   The Program Committee of the  American Society for Legal History  invites proposals for the 2026 meet...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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JOURNAL: Handelingen/Bulletin LIX (2025) (Koninklijke Commissie voor de Uitgave van Oude Wetten en Verordeningen van België/Commission Royale pour la Publication des Anciennes Lois et Ordonnances de Belgique) [OPEN ACCESS]

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JOURNAL: Handelingen/Bulletin LIX (2025) (Koninklijke Commissie voor de Uitgave van Oude Wetten en Verordeningen van België/Commission Royale pour la Publication des Anciennes Lois et Ordonnances de B...
(image source: KCOWV/CRALO ) Prof. Dave De ruysscher and prof. Frederik Dhondt contributed to vol. LIX of the Handelingen/Bulletin  of t...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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CHAPTER: Raphaël CAHEN, "Prosopographie des diplomates littérateurs au sein du Comité consultatif du contentieux du Ministère des Affaires étrangères" in: BARON, LAUBA & SALLES (dir.), Les diplomates littérateurs (Poitiers 2025)

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CHAPTER: Raphaël CAHEN, "Prosopographie des diplomates littérateurs au sein du Comité consultatif du contentieux du Ministère des Affaires étrangères" in: Christine BARON, Adrien LAUBA & Damien SALLES...
(image source: Decitre ) Dr. Raphaël Cahen contributed a chapter to the collective volume Les diplomates littérateurs , published in the ...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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JOURNAL: Grotiana XLVI (2025), Nr. 1

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JOURNAL: Grotiana XLVI (2025), Nr. 1
(image source: Brill ) dr. Stefano Cattelan (with Prof. Louis Sicking/VU Amsterdam-Leiden) and Prof. Frederik Dhondt published articles ...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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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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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)
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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