BOOK: Kai Uwe Rober BERRER, Der Einfirmenvertreter im deutschen Recht. Eine rechtshistorische Untersuchung [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 233] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2026), 247 p., ISBN 978-3-4... ABOUT THE BOOK:   Von der Entstehung des Handelsvertreterberufes bis in die Gegenwart hinein zeichnet die Arbeit den rechtshistorischen W...

BOOK: Kai Uwe Rober BERRER, Der Einfirmenvertreter im deutschen Recht. Eine rechtshistorische Untersuchung [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 233] (Berlin: @dunckerhumblot.bsky.social 2026), 247 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19626-5

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Iustoria 2026: In the Shadow of Empires (Belgrade: University of Belgrade, 11-13 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 30 APR 2026] Iustoria 2026: In the Shadow of Empires The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law is now receiving paper proposals for the Sixth student...

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Iustoria 2026: In the Shadow of Empires (Belgrade: University of Belgrade, 11-13 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 30 APR 2026]

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BOOK: Daniel STAHL, Bedrohliches Geschäft. Waffenhandel und Völkerrecht in Zeiten imperialer Expansion (Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2025), 439 p., ISBN 9783111239392 ABOUT THE BOOK: Die völkerrechtliche Regulierung des Waffenhandels war während der ersten Jahrzehnte des 20. Jahrhunderts ein zentrales T...

BOOK: Daniel STAHL, Bedrohliches Geschäft. Waffenhandel und Völkerrecht in Zeiten imperialer Expansion (Berlin: @degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2025), 439 p., ISBN 9783111239392

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BOOK: Martin LÖHNIG, Kamila STAUDIGL-CIECHOWICZ (eds.), Das Burgenland als rechtlicher Zwischenraum [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 235] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2026), 454 p., ISBN 978-3-428-1960... ABOUT THE BOOK:   Mit der Eingliederung Deutsch-Westungarns als Burgenland in die Republik Österreich im Jahr 1921 entstand ein einzigart...

BOOK: Martin LÖHNIG, Kamila STAUDIGL-CIECHOWICZ (eds.), Das Burgenland als rechtlicher Zwischenraum [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 235] (Berlin: @dunckerhumblot.bsky.social 2026), 454 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19600-5

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BOOK TALK: Lauri MÄLKSOO, Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law (Ghent: UGent, 27 APR 2026) (image source: LinkedIn ) Abstract: To what extent do imperial and Soviet legal traditions still shape today’s international legal order? An...

BOOK TALK: Lauri MÄLKSOO, Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law (Ghent: UGent, 27 APR 2026)

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SEMINAR: Il diritto romano nelle tradizioni giuridiche adriatiche (Padova: Università di Padova, 7 MAY 2026) (Source: Storia del diritto )

SEMINAR: Il diritto romano nelle tradizioni giuridiche adriatiche (Padova: Università di Padova, 7 MAY 2026)

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REGISTRATION and PROGRAM: Journées internationales de la Société d'histoire du droit et des institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons: dirigeants et dirigés (Versailles: Musée Lambinet, 15-16... (Election of the President of the French (Third) Republic in the Salle du Congrès , Versailles; source:  Wikimedia Commons )  Sixteen speake...

Registration and program for the "Journées internationales de la Société d'histoire du droit et des institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons: dirigeants et dirigés" (Versailles: Musée Lambinet, 15-16 May 2026):

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BOOK REVIEW: Marek Jan WASIŃSKI on Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies, edited by Raluca Grosescu and Ned Richardson-Little (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (D... (Image source: Taylor&Francis ) The prevailing scholarly understanding of geopolitical agency in the formation of international law still se...

BOOK REVIEW: Marek Jan WASIŃSKI on Socialism and international law: the cold war and its legacies, edited by Raluca Grosescu and Ned Richardson-Little (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. 356-362)

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BOOK: Sascha WOLF, Zwischen Autonomie und Verrechtlichung. Die Entstehungs- und Entwicklungsgeschichte der Prüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien vom Kaiserreich bis in die Gegenwart [Schriften zum ... ABOUT THE BOOK:   Die Studie untersucht die Entstehung und Entwicklung des repressiven Jugendmedienschutzes aus historischer und verfas...

BOOK: Sascha WOLF, Zwischen Autonomie und Verrechtlichung. Die Entstehungs- und Entwicklungsgeschichte der Prüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien vom Kaiserreich bis in die Gegenwart [Schriften zum Öffentlichen Recht; 1589] @dunckerhumblot.bsky.social

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SEMINAR: Governare l'odio. Pace e giustizia criminale nell'Italia moderna (secoli XVI-XVIII) (Bologna: Università di Bologna, 15 APR 2026) (Source: Storia del diritto )

SEMINAR: Governare l'odio. Pace e giustizia criminale nell'Italia moderna (secoli XVI-XVIII) (Bologna: @unibo.it 15 APR 2026)

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BOOK: David ART, The Resilience of the Old Regime. Paths Around Democracy in Europe, 1832–1919 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2026), ISBN 9781009710718 (image source: CUP ) Abstract: In The Resilience of the Old Regime, David Art reevaluates the so-called first wave of democratization in W...

BOOK: David ART, The Resilience of the Old Regime. Paths Around Democracy in Europe, 1832–1919 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2026), ISBN 9781009710718

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SEMINAR: La construcción del Estado en España (s. XVIII) (Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 8 APR 2026) (image source: UPF Barcelona ) On 8 April , a seminar was held at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) on state formation in 18th century Spa...

SEMINAR: La construcción del Estado en España (s. XVIII) (Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 8 APR 2026)

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JOURNAL: Revue de Synthèse CXLVI (2025), nr. 3-4 Histoire du droit des gens de la Renaissance à aujourd’hui  (Gaëlle Demelestre) [OPEN ACCESS] DOI 10.1163/19552343-14234090 First paragrap...

JOURNAL: Revue de Synthèse CXLVI (2025), nr. 3-4

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BOOK REVIEW: Leo BOONZAIER on State liability and the law: a historical and comparative analysis by Bartłomiej Wróblewski (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. 366-372) (Image source: Taylor&Francis ) This book, authored by Bartłomiej Wróblewski, an Assistant Professor at SWPS University, Poznań, is a stimul...

BOOK REVIEW: Leo BOONZAIER on State liability and the law: a historical and comparative analysis by Bartłomiej Wróblewski (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. 366-372)

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SSRN PAPER: Kent MCNEIL, "The Intertemporal Law Doctrine’s Application to the Acquisition of Colonies in the Americas" [OPEN ACCESS] (image: whole world; source: Wikimedia Commons ) Abstract: The intertemporal doctrine provides that international disputes have to be resol...

SSRN PAPER: Kent MCNEIL, "The Intertemporal Law Doctrine’s Application to the Acquisition of Colonies in the Americas" [OPEN ACCESS]

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SSRN PAPER: Elen STOKES, "Hope as an Object of Legal Scholarship" [OPEN ACCESS] (image: Bristol; Source: Wikimedia Commons ) Abstract: This paper explores what it might mean for hope to be an object of legal scholarshi...

SSRN PAPER: Elen STOKES, "Hope as an Object of Legal Scholarship" [OPEN ACCESS]

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SSRN PAPER: Alessandro VOLPI, "Legal and Political Constitutionalism from Schmitt and Kelsen to Contemporary Debates: Notes on Constitutional Guardianship and Democracy" [OPEN ACCESS] (image: Hanse Kelsen; Source: Wikimedia Commons ) Abstract: This paper situates the Carl Schmitt-Hans Kelsen dispute on constitutional guard...

SSRN PAPER: Alessandro VOLPI, "Legal and Political Constitutionalism from Schmitt and Kelsen to Contemporary Debates: Notes on Constitutional Guardianship and Democracy" [OPEN ACCESS]

@ssrn.bsky.social

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BOOK: Steven A. DEAN, Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law. The Story of Global Jim Crow (Oxford: OUP, 2025), 200 p. ISBN 9780197525975 (image source: OUP ) Abstract: Global tax policy has long determined which states can access the resources necessary to flourish. Today, e...

BOOK: Steven A. DEAN, Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law. The Story of Global Jim Crow (Oxford: OUP, 2025), 200 p. ISBN 9780197525975

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VACANCY: Research professor - open to all scientific fields (Open BOFZAP) (Leuven: KULeuven, DEADLINE 1 SEP 2026)

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BOOK: Daphe PENNA, Byzantine Law. The Law of the Eastern Roman Empire [Cambridge Elements/Elements in Rethinking Byzantium, eds. Leonora NEVILLE & Darlene L. BROOKS HEDSTROM] (Cambridge: Cambridge Uni... (image source: CUP ) Abstract: The purpose of this Element is to introduce the study of later Roman law (Byzantine law) to a wider academic ...

BOOK: Daphe PENNA, Byzantine Law. The Law of the Eastern Roman Empire [Cambridge Elements/Elements in Rethinking Byzantium, eds. Leonora NEVILLE & Darlene L. BROOKS HEDSTROM] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2026)

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BOOK: Lorren ELDRIDGE, Emily IRELAND & Caroline DERRY (eds.), Celebrating Women in Legal History. Making and Shaping a Discipline (London: Bloomsbury, 2026), 232 p. ISBN 9781509983919 (image source: Bloomsbury ) Abstract: This book champions the work of women in legal history, and their contributions to both the discipli...

BOOK: Lorren ELDRIDGE, Emily IRELAND & Caroline DERRY (eds.), Celebrating Women in Legal History. Making and Shaping a Discipline (London: Bloomsbury, 2026), 232 p. ISBN 9781509983919

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BOOK REVIEW: Ignazio CASTELLUCCI on Law and diversity: European and Latin American Experiences from a legal historical perspective, vol. 1: fundamental questions, edited Peter Collin and Agustín Casag... (Image source: Taylor&Francis ) The book reviewed here is the first of four volumes derived from two conferences held in 2019 at the Max-Pla...

BOOK REVIEW: Ignazio CASTELLUCCI on Law and diversity: European and Latin American Experiences from a legal historical perspective, vol. 1: fundamental questions, edited Peter Collin and Agustín Casagrande (Comparative Legal History)

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VACANCY: PhD scholarship (VUB): PhD Collective negotiations in sovereign default and corporate insolvency (DEADLINE: 15 April 2026

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: IV. Tagung des Jungen Netzwerks Rechtsgeschichte, Ungleichzeiten - Recht und Ungleichheiten in gegenwärtigen Vergangenheiten (Berlin: Humbolt University, 18-20 JUN 2026) [DEADL... Die Geschichte des Rechts lässt sich auch als eine Geschichte von Ungleichheiten erzählen. Zugang zu und Verteilung von Ressourcen wie V...

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: IV. Tagung des Jungen Netzwerks Rechtsgeschichte, Ungleichzeiten - Recht und Ungleichheiten in gegenwärtigen Vergangenheiten (Berlin: @humboldtuni.bsky.social 18-20 JUN 2026) [DEADLINE 30 April 2026]

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CHAPTER: Vanessa DAZA CASTILLO, María Daniela DÍAZ-VILLAMIL & Luis ESLAVA, "Colombia: A Material Legal Consciousness History of International Law", in: Liliana OBREGÓN-TARAZONA, Laura BETANCUR-RESTREP... (image: Universidad de Antioquia (izquierda), Medellín, Colombia. Plazuela San Ignacio. Detalle realizado antes de la gran reforma arquitect...

CHAPTER: Vanessa DAZA CASTILLO, María Daniela DÍAZ-VILLAMIL & Luis ESLAVA, "Colombia: A Material Legal Consciousness History of International Law", in: The Oxford Handbook of International Law and the Americas (Oxford: OUP, online)

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LECTURE: Xavier PRÉVOST, « Un idéal pédagogique ? L’intégration du droit à l’encyclopédisme de la Renaissance ». (Paris: Institut de France/Academie des Inscriptions et des Belles-Lettres, 9 JAN 2026)

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VACANCY: 30 month Postdoctoral researcher in Legal History (ERC Consolidator Grant IsThisFrench [DEADLINE 16 APR 2026] (image source: Université de Bordeaux ) Abstract: The aim of this research project, led by Professor Xavier Prévost, is to place Renaissan...

VACANCY: 30 month Postdoctoral researcher in Legal History (ERC Consolidator Grant IsThisFrench) (Bordeaux: Université de Bordeaux) [DEADLINE 16 APR 2026]

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SEMINAR: 2026 ESIL Research Forum “Sustainable International Law Reconciling Stability and Change”, Krakow Online Pre-Conference Workshop (ONLINE: 7 APR 2026, 14:00-17:00 CET) 2026 ESIL Research Forum “Sustainable International Law Reconciling Stability and Change”, Krakow Online Pre-Conference Workshop https://tea...

SEMINAR: 2026 ESIL Research Forum “Sustainable International Law Reconciling Stability and Change”, Krakow Online Pre-Conference Workshop (ONLINE: 7 APR 2026, 14:00-17:00 CET)

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LECTURE: Alain CHATRIOT & Yves STRUILLOU, "Regards sur l'histoire du droit du travail en France de 1789 à nos jours" (Paris: Conseil d'État, 6 FEB 2026) [YOUTUBE] Abstract: Le Comité d’histoire du Conseil d’État et de la juridiction administrative – qui promeut les travaux de recherche sur l’histoire...

LECTURE: Alain CHATRIOT & Yves STRUILLOU, "Regards sur l'histoire du droit du travail en France de 1789 à nos jours" (Paris: Conseil d'État, 6 FEB 2026) [YOUTUBE]

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JOURNAL: American Journal of Legal History (vol. LXIV) (image source: OUP ) This blog has not reported anymore on the American Journal of Legal History  since June 2024. Here is an overview of th...

JOURNAL: American Journal of Legal History (vol. LXIV)

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