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BOOK: Manuel BARCIA, Pirate Imperialism. Trade, Abolition, and Global Suppression of Maritime Raiding, 1825-1870 (London: Yale University Press, 2026) (image source: Yale ) Abstract: This first truly global history of the suppression of piracy links maritime raiding to empire building in th...

BOOK: Manuel BARCIA, Pirate Imperialism. Trade, Abolition, and Global Suppression of Maritime Raiding, 1825-1870 (London: Yale University Press, 2026)

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DATABASE: ERC Consolidator Grant "Pamphlets and Patrons" (image source: PaPa Uni Trier ) The ERC Consolidator Grant "Pamphlets and Patrons. How Courtiers Shaped the Public Sphere in Ancien Regime F...

DATABASE: ERC Consolidator Grant "Pamphlets and Patrons"

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BOOK: Monika PIERZCHLEWICZ, Pflicht zur Arbeit und Recht auf Arbeit in der Volksrepublik Polen (1944-1989) [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 229] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2025), 372 p., ISBN 978-3-4... ABOUT THE BOOK:   Die Dissertation untersucht die Arbeitspflicht und das Recht auf Arbeit im sozialistischen Polen und nimmt Bezug auf die ...

BOOK: Monika PIERZCHLEWICZ, Pflicht zur Arbeit und Recht auf Arbeit in der Volksrepublik Polen (1944-1989) [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 229] (Berlin: @dunckerhumblot.bsky.social 2025), 372 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19472-8

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BOOK REVIEW: Laetitia GUERLAIN on La Société de législation comparée. Études sur 150 ans d’histoire, edited by Nicolas Cornu Thénard and Sylvain Soleil (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (... (Image source: Taylor&Francis ) The Société de législation comparée (SLC), founded in 1869, is the doyen of learned societies devoted to com...

BOOK REVIEW: Laetitia GUERLAIN on La Société de législation comparée. Études sur 150 ans d’histoire, edited by Nicolas Cornu Thénard and Sylvain Soleil (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. 343-346

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YOUTUBE: Videos of the conference "Autour du Trésor historique de l'État en France (Pierre Legendre)" (Nantes: Nantes Université, 17 OCT 2025) The conference devoted to Pierre Legrand ( Autour du trésor historique de l'État ) organised at Nantes Université on 17 October 2025 has be...

YOUTUBE: Videos of the conference "Autour du Trésor historique de l'État en France (Pierre Legendre)" (Nantes: Nantes Université, 17 OCT 2025)

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BOOK: Daniel LEE, Divisions of Law. Legal Science in the Iuris Universi Distributio of Jean Bodin [The History and Theory of International Law, eds. Nehal BHUTA, Francesca IURLARO, Anthony PAGDEN & Be... (image source: OUP ) Abstract: Legal science begins in the early modern effort to transform the academic study of classical Roman law into...

BOOK: Daniel LEE, Divisions of Law. Legal Science in the Iuris Universi Distributio of Jean Bodin [The History and Theory of International Law, eds. Nehal BHUTA, Francesca IURLARO, Anthony PAGDEN & Benjamin STRAUMANN] (Oxford: OUP, 2026), 232 p.

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SEMINAR: Vivian LAUGIER "« La contribution d’un administrateur à la formation du droit administratif : l’exemple de Léon Aucoc » [Séminaire : Histoire des pratiques administratives, dir. Guillaume RIC... (image source: Hi-D ) Abstract: Dans le cadre du cycle de séminaires d’histoire des pratiques administratives, coordonné par  M. Guillaume R...

SEMINAR: Vivian LAUGIER "« La contribution d’un administrateur à la formation du droit administratif : l’exemple de Léon Aucoc » [Séminaire : Histoire des pratiques administratives, dir. Guillaume RICHARD,] (Paris: @upcite.bsky.social 11 MAR 2026] [HYBRID]

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BOOK: Hannes LUDYGA, Dan ARADOVSKY, Simon DÖRRENBÄCHER (eds.), Rechtswissenschaften an der Saar [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 230] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2025), 422 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19554-1 ABOUT THE BOOK:   Der Band beleuchtet die Geschichte der Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität des Saarlandes im 20. und 21. Jahrhund...

BOOK: Hannes LUDYGA, Dan ARADOVSKY, Simon DÖRRENBÄCHER (eds.), Rechtswissenschaften an der Saar [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 230] (Berlin: @dunckerhumblot.bsky.social 2025), 422 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19554-1

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BOOK: Christian HILLGRUBER, Souveränität oder Nation? Die politische und rechtliche Schlüsselfrage der Revolution von 1848/49 oder: Der lange deutsche Weg zur Anerkennung der Volkssouveränität [Schönb... ABOUT THE BOOK:   Die deutsche Revolution von 1848/49 war verfassungsrechtlich wie politisch vom Ringen um die verfassunggebende Gewalt...

BOOK: Christian HILLGRUBER, Souveränität oder Nation? Die politische und rechtliche Schlüsselfrage der Revolution von 1848/49 oder: Der lange deutsche Weg zur Anerkennung der Volkssouveränität [Schönburger Gespräche zu Recht und Staat] @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social
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VACANCY: Eugen and Jacqueline Weber Postdoctoral Scholar in European History (Los Angeles: UCLA; DEADLINE 31 MAR 2026) (image: Eugen Weber; source: UCLA ) Position overview Position title:  EUGEN AND JACQUELINE WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY...

VACANCY: Eugen and Jacqueline Weber Postdoctoral Scholar in European History (Los Angeles: UCLA; DEADLINE 31 MAR 2026)

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VACANCIES (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 U...

VACANCIES (POSTDOC): MSCA Cofund Interdisciplinary Research In Societal challenges @ulbruxelles.bsky.social-VUB [Launch 1 MAR 2026]

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REMINDER: 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 (ESC...

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

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BOOK: Lukas HERGET, Wettbewerb oder Industriepolitik? Die Europäische Fusionskontrolle als Spielball nationaler Wirtschaftspolitiken (1958-1989) [Rechtsordnung und Wirtschaftsgeschichte; 27] (Tübingen... ABOUT THE BOOK:   Lukas Herget untersucht die Entstehung der Europäischen Fusionskontrolle von den 1950er Jahren bis zum Erlass der ...

BOOK: Lukas HERGET, Wettbewerb oder Industriepolitik? Die Europäische Fusionskontrolle als Spielball nationaler Wirtschaftspolitiken (1958-1989) [Rechtsordnung und Wirtschaftsgeschichte; 27] @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social 📖

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BOOK REVIEW: Dmitry POLDNIKOV on Die Rechtsnachfolge in Personengesellschaften im Deutschland und im Russland des 19. Jahrhunderts, by Maria Malt, Münster (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. ... (Image source: Taylor&Francis ) Comparative research in legal history today holds the promise of novelty despite numerous ‘non-comparative’ ...

BOOK REVIEW: Dmitry POLDNIKOV on Die Rechtsnachfolge in Personengesellschaften im Deutschland und im Russland des 19. Jahrhunderts, by Maria Malt, Münster (Comparative Legal History, XIII (2025), nr. 2 (December), pp. 339-343)

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BOOK: Oscar FERREIRA & Elsa FOREY (dir.), Le Religieux, gardien des institutions et des libertés [Rencontres, 700] (Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2026), ISBN 9782406197539 (image source: Classiques Garnier ) Abstract: Une exploration des doctrines cléricales, politiques et juridiques de toutes confessions (chré...

BOOK: Oscar FERREIRA & Elsa FOREY (dir.), Le Religieux, gardien des institutions et des libertés [Rencontres, 700] (Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2026), ISBN 9782406197539

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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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SEMINAR CYCLE: "La escuela de Salamanca: Actualidad, vigencia y legado" (Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia, FEB 2026) (image source: RAH ) Abstract: La Real Academia de la Historia organiza, junto a la Fundación Tatiana, la quinta edición del ciclo de confer...

SEMINAR CYCLE: "La escuela de Salamanca: Actualidad, vigencia y legado" (Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia, FEB 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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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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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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CALL FOR PAPERS: Forum on International Legal History & Philosophy (Patna: Chanakya National University, 15 APR 2026) [DEADLINE 15 MAR 2026] (image source: Legal History Blog ) Description: This Call for ideas (in the form of detailed abstracts) invites scholars working in Interna...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Forum on International Legal History & Philosophy (Patna: Chanakya National University, 15 APR 2026) [DEADLINE 15 MAR 2026]

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BOOK: J. Jarpa DUWINI, Nienke GROSSMAN, Jaya RAMJI-NOGALES & Hélène RUIZ FABRI (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Women and International Law [Oxford Handbooks] (Oxford: OUP, 2026), 618 p. ISBN 978019765... (image source: OUP ) On the editors: J. Jarpa Dawuni is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University and the Executive...

BOOK: J. Jarpa DUWINI, Nienke GROSSMAN, Jaya RAMJI-NOGALES & Hélène RUIZ FABRI (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Women and International Law [Oxford Handbooks] (Oxford: OUP, 2026), 618 p. ISBN 9780197653647, 143 GBP

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BOOK: Amedeo ARENA (ed.), Cittadino di tutti i luoghi, contemporaneo di tutte le età: l’universalità del pensiero di Gaetano Filangieri (Napoli: Editoriale Scientifica, 2024). ISBN: 979-12-235-0082-8,... (Source: ES ) Abstract: Il presente volume, rientrante nella Collana del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli Studi di Nap...

BOOK: Amedeo ARENA (ed.), Cittadino di tutti i luoghi, contemporaneo di tutte le età: l’universalità del pensiero di Gaetano Filangieri (Napoli: Editoriale Scientifica, 2024). ISBN: 979-12-235-0082-8, 387 p [OPEN ACCESS]

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SEMINAR: Patrick ARABEYRE, "Le droit par l’image : l’exemple d’un manuscrit enluminé bolonais de la fin du XIIIᵉ siècle" [Les trésors de Richelieu] (Paris: BnF Richelieu, 17 MAR 2026) (image: BnF Richelieu; source: BnF ) Abstract: Centre majeur de l’enseignement du droit au Moyen Âge, la ville de Bologne se caractérise p...

SEMINAR: Patrick ARABEYRE, "Le droit par l’image : l’exemple d’un manuscrit enluminé bolonais de la fin du XIIIᵉ siècle" [Les trésors de Richelieu] (Paris: BnF Richelieu, 17 MAR 2026)

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ONLINE SEMINAR: 'Kings of Privateering: A History of the Spanish enterprise' with Vera Moya - German Maritime Museum & Prize Papers Project (23 FEB 2026, 1-2 pm CET) (Source: Prize Papers Project ) Dr Vera Moya Sordo is a Mexican archaeologist and historian whose work dives into shipwrecks, life and f...

ONLINE SEMINAR: 'Kings of Privateering: A History of the Spanish enterprise' with Vera Moya - German Maritime Museum & Prize Papers Project (23 FEB 2026, 1-2 pm CET)

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BOOK REVIEW: Gigliola DI RENZO VILLATA on «Dans cette diversité des principes d’unité»: intrecci transnazionali nei sistemi di pubblicità immobiliare tra Otto e Novecento, by Elisabetta Fiocchi Malasp... (Image source: Taylor&Francis ) Throughout her research career, Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina has demonstrated her ability to transition from...

BOOK REVIEW: Gigliola DI RENZO VILLATA on «Dans cette diversité des principes d’unité»: intrecci transnazionali nei sistemi di pubblicità immobiliare tra Otto e Novecento, by Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina (Comparative Legal History)
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JOURNAL: Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit international XXVII (2025), nr. 4 (image source: brill ) Alberico Gentili’s ‘Silete theologi in munere alieno’: The Full Quote  (Alain Wijffels) DOI 10.1163/15718050-bja101...

JOURNAL: Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit international XXVII (2025), nr. 4

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BOOK: Luigi TAPARELLI d'AZEGLIO, Saggio teoretico di diritto naturale appoggiato sul fatto. Naturrechtslehre. Eine theoretische Abhandlung über das natürliche Recht auf objektiver Grundlage (ed. Marco... (image source: F-H ) Abstract: Das Hauptwerk des Luigi Taparelli d’Azeglio SJ (1793–1862), ›Saggio teoretico di diritto naturale appoggiat...

BOOK: Luigi TAPARELLI d'AZEGLIO, Saggio teoretico di diritto naturale appoggiato sul fatto. Naturrechtslehre. Eine theoretische Abhandlung über das natürliche Recht auf objektiver Grundlage (ed. Marco SCHRAGE)

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Crossing Intellectual Boundaries in English Legal History (Oxford: Christ Church, 10-11 SEP 2026) [DEADLINE 26 MAR 2026] (image: Sir Francis Bason; Source: Wikimedia Commons ) A workshop in English Legal History will take place in Christ Church, Oxford on 10 ...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Crossing Intellectual Boundaries in English Legal History (Oxford: Christ Church, 10-11 SEP 2026) [DEADLINE 26 MAR 2026]

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