European Legal History Research Papers (original) (raw)

2025, Journal on European History of Law

In the first half of the 13th century, Europe feared the conquering invasion of the Mongol Empire. The key to an empire’s strength undoubtedly
lies in its organized state and legal structure. The first remarkable stage of the development of the legal system of the Mongolian nation took place
during the formation of the Great Mongol Empire with the establishment of Genghis Khan’s so-called Yassa Law, as the first, integrated, written
code. The legal source compiled the customary law of the time by Šigi Qutuqu, chief judge of the great khan. The original text of the code has not
survived, but we can indirectly deduce its content through the study of historical sources and traditions. Despite the fact that many literary works
have been published on the Great Mongol Empire, representing various disciplines, no one has yet undertaken a legal history- and legal theory-based
examination of The Secret History of the Mongols - which, unlike Yassa, is the oldest surviving contemporary document in Mongolian history. The
present paper collects the customary law elements found in the source work by branch of law and attempts to capture the moment in legal history
when codification and the separation of powers, as the first steps of legal modernization, appeared on the Mongolian steppe as early as the 13th
century. The research method used is source analysis.

2025, Quality of Life Research

Purpose Little is known about the quality of life following pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of the study was to assess the 12-month illness burden in terms of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) and mortality, in relation to differences in patient characteristics. Methods The PREFER in VTE registry, a prospective, observational study conducted in seven European countries, was used. Within 2 weeks following an acute symptomatic PE, patients were recruited and followed up for 12 months. Associations between patient characteristics and HrQoL (EQ-5D-5L) and mortality were examined using a regression approach. Results Among 1399 PE patients, the EQ-5D-5L index score at baseline was 0.712 (SD 0.265), which among survivors gradually improved to 0.835 (0.212) at 12 months. For those patients with and without active cancer, the average index score at baseline was 0.658 (0.275) and 0.717 (0.264), respectively. Age and previous stroke were significant factors for predicting index scores in those with/without active cancer. Bleeding events but not recurrences had a noticeable impact on the HrQoL of patients without active cancer. The 12-month mortality rate post-acute period was 8.1%, ranging from 1.4% in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria to 16.8% in Italy. Mortality differed between patients with active cancer and those without (42.7% vs. 4.7%). Conclusion PE is associated with a substantial decrease in HrQoL at baseline which normalizes following treatment. PE is associated with a high mortality rate especially in patients with cancer, with significant country variation. Bleeding events, in particular, impact the burden of PE.

2025, Forum Historiae Iuris

2025, Legal History Miscellany

Unlike many other places in Europe, notaries public did not take hold and proliferate in England after the twelfth-century Legal Revolution. While judge-led law in the newly instituted inquisitorial system of justice implemented by the church and some Continental states necessitated a vast army of notaries to take down depositions and record court proceedings, in England, only the church courts saw the value in implementing this approach. In large part, the absence of notarial culture associated with England’s common law is why the records produced by the medieval courts are so pithy and unrevealing: an entire homicide case is described in a slender paragraph and the historian often must guess at the investigative process that took place behind the scenes. The same kind of case in a French or Italian court might well include a broad multitude of case materials, from witness depositions to the consilia of medical practitioners charged with determining cause of death. Without public notaries, England’s legal culture persisted in its orality long after other Europeans had realized the necessity of writing as proof in matters of possession or to document financial transactions. Michael Clanchy’s From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307 (1979)[1]emphasizes that it was all a matter of trust. The English were not prepared to see a written record as proof in and of itself. They clung to their orality, even as a fledgling culture of written documentation rose up around them. Thus, Anglo-Norman charters, for example, frequently had knives appended to them as symbols of conveyance: the English felt more comfortable with knives whose ownership was easily recognizable than with parchment, ink, and seals.[2]

2025, Konzeptforum Normativitätswissen

Publicado em Peter Oestmann (Hrsg.) Konzeptforum Normativitätswissen. Käte Hamburger Kolleg Münster - Einheit & Vielfalt im Recht, Working Paper 17, 2025.

Encontro em Münster para discutir o programa de pesquisa de Thomas Duve.

2025

Nordic neutrality (i.e. Dano-Norwegian and Swedish) is often considered a success story of the long 18th century. During an era of recurrent maritime conflicts between great naval powers – notably Britain and France – the volume and geographical scope of Nordic navigation profitably expanded across the world oceans. Both the governments in Copenhagen and Stockholm repeatedly defended their subjects’ rights as neutral merchants and carriers in the face of belligerent privateers and naval captains’ assertiveness (Schnakenbourg 2013; Neff, 2000). Instead, the Republic of Venice is traditionally considered as a declining and increasingly peripherical polity already by the late 17th century. Its consistent policy of neutrality – on land and at sea – amid the conflicts of the age is viewed as mostly motivated by its military weakness more than a strong ideological commitment (Blyte Raviola 2008).
Building on the close and distant reading of primary sources from different archives, e.g. the State Archive in Venice and the Diplomatic Archives in Paris, this paper aims to provide a contextual and comparative analysis of the different legal practices and perceptions of small-power neutrality that emerged and developed in the long-18th century. It will do so by comparing a Mediterranean perspective (Venice) and a Northern European one (Sweden and Denmark-Norway).
The focus will rest on the use of legal arguments based on neutrality and freedom of navigation (encompassing both natural law and treaty law) to boost the agency, geoeconomics and natural right to self-preservation of smaller international players faced with superior military might (Cattelan 2023; Talini 2021, Chanet and Windler, 2010). With relation to archival sources, the focus will rest on documents dating from the wars of the end of Louis XIV of France (Nine Years’ War, 1688-1697; War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714), a juncture during which the opposing sides (France vs Britain, Dutch Republic, the Emperor and others) exercised unprecedented pressure over smaller neutral polities (Schnakenbourg 2013; Clark 1923).
Such a study has a direct relevance in today’s world, where smaller powers’ legal-political posturing is yet again confronted with the choice of either align or stay aloof in the context of a renewed rivalry between great powers, either geoeconomic or military.

2025

La pubblicazione di articoli e note proposti alla Rivista è subordinata alla valutazione positiva espressa su di essi (rispettando l'anonimato dell'autore e in forma anonima) da due lettori scelti dal Direttore in primo luogo tra i componenti del Comitato scientifico internazionale. Ciò in adesione al comune indirizzo delle Riviste romanistiche italiane (AG., RISG., BIDR., AUPA., SDHI., Iura, Index, Roma e America, IAH., Quaderni Lupiensi, Diritto@storia, TSDP.), in seguito alle indicazioni del gruppo di lavoro promosso dal Consorzio interuniversitario Gérard Boulvert e a conseguenti delibere del CUN e del CNR. Gli autori sono invitati a inviare alla Rivista insieme con il testo da pubblicare un abstract in lingua diversa da quella del contributo e «parole chiave» nelle due lingue.

2025, Czasopismo Prawno-Historyczne

trzymałem się zasady, że aby coś napisać, trzeba najpierw coś przeczytać. W moich wypracowaniach szkolnych starałem się przedstawiać nawet tematy trudne w sposób przystępny. Może stąd bierze się mój styl, o który pytał Pan wcześniej. M.J. Dalej Pan rysuje? T.G. Niestety przestałem, zresztą nikt mi już nie płaci. Ojciec dawno zmarł... M.J. A szybko zniechęca się Pan do ludzi? T.G. Nie, skąd? A ktoś się skarżył? M.J. Nie, skąd. Bardzo Panu dziękuję za rozmowę.

2025, Turbucz Péter

In: Perecz László – Schwendtner Tibor (szerk.): A magyar filozófia intézményeinek története 1945 után. Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem – L’Harmattan Könyvkiadó, Eger–Budapest, 2025. pp. 13–59.

2025, Euphrosyne

This paper aims to study the overlapping of irreligious vocabulary, rhetoric, and a rumour widely used against Demosthenes - his alleged cooperation in the murder of Nicodemus. Our analysis focuses on how rumours were suitable for... more

2025, Etnološka tribina : Godišnjak Hrvatskog etnološkog društva

Istraživanje je provedeno za izradu diplomskog rada obranjenog još 1996. godine, a koji će uskoro u integralnom obliku biti objavljen u mrežnom izdanju HED-a, kojem ujedno zahvaljujem što mi je omogućio da ovaj studentski rad dopre do... more

2025, Anuario De Historia Del Derecho Espanol

El epigrafe que encabeza estas lineas toma su raz6n de ser de un manuscrito depositado entre los fondos espanoles que hoy custodia la Biblioteca Nacional de Paris. Alli reposa un informe, sin fecha y firma, realizado por un visitador de la Chancilleria de Valladolid z y que incluye un plan de reformas a introducir en Es mi deseo sumarme con este modesto apunte al homenaje en memoria del profesor Tomds y Valiente, desde una perspectnva que comparte con 6l la afumacl6n formulada en la lec-c16n maugural del curso acad6mlco 1993-1994 de la Universldad Aut6noma de Madnd, cuando afirmaba : oEl hlstoriador debe estudlar los conflictos de cada tlempo y lugar, ha de descubnr la mterpretaci6n del mundo vtgente en cada soctedad y, desde ella, habr5 de entender to que entonces hacfan hombres an6mrnos y grupos o clases dingentes» . 2 Para la bibliografia sobre los 6rganos jurisdicclonales castellanos de maxima instancla y, como obras de referenda, cabe menctonar, entre otras :

2025, Anuario De Historia Del Derecho Espanol

2025

The present conceptual paper addresses selected issues concerning the emergent pluridisciplinary research topic of legal survivals, its theoretical underpinnings, and methodological implications. It argues that the concept of a “legal survival” should be understood as a legal form (a legal institution, i.e. a set of functionally interconnected legal norms, a legal concept, a legal principle, or a legal rule) which had emerged in an earlier socio-economic, political or ideological-cultural context, and had been functional towards it, but did not disappear despite a profound change of that context. A systemic transformation, such as the transition from feudalism to capitalism, from capitalism to state socialism, or back to capitalism, is a paradigmatic example of such a profound change of context, though not the only possible one. The paper addresses the ontology of legal survivals, drawing attention to the distinction between written law and legal practice, and formulates three tentative propositions concerning the theory of legal survivals: (1) the law of juristic inertia, which emphasises that lawyers tend to use old forms to express new content; (2) the law of functional adaptation of legal forms, which emphasises that old legal forms may be used to fulfil entirely new social functions; and (3) the law of decontextualisation of legal form, which emphasises that law oftentimes becomes entirely detached from its changing social context, even to the extent of becoming an irritant. Finally, the paper addresses the question of the methodology of studying legal survivals, arguing that it calls for a broadly inclusive pluridisciplinary approach, uniting the methods typical of legal history, comparative law, sociology of law and legal anthropology, with an overarching role for legal theory and the philosophy of law.

2025, Szabadság, Kolozsvár, 2025. június 17.

Petru Groza, a 20. század egyik jelentős román politikusa nagy népszerűségnek örvendett Magyarországon és az erdélyi magyarság körében. Számos anekdotikus történet keringett róla, amelyek a magyarok iránti tiszteletét emelték ki. Halálát követően alakja szinte legendává nemesedett. Még jobban felerősödött a magyar Groza-kultusz, a magyarországi hivatalos propaganda pedig az ő emlékének felidézésével próbálta érzékeltetni, hogyan kellene helyesen megoldani a nemzetiségi kérdést Romániában.

2025, Family & Law

Weltweit gibt es eine Vielfalt von Systemen zur Regelung des Ehegüterrechts. Zu den westlichen Rechtsordnungen gehören verschiedene Güterstände, die zwischen zwei Grundmodellen (Gütertrennung und Gütergemeinschaft) stehen. In diesem Artikel wird versucht, einige Aspekte des griechischen Rechts in Bezug auf die ehelichen Güterstände im Lichte der Rechtsvergleichung darzustellen. Insbesondere wird der gesetzliche Ehegüterstand der Gütertrennung analysiert. Dieser Güterstand gilt kraft Gesetzes samt dem Zugewinnausgleichsanspruch. Der Zugewinnausgleichsanspruch wird in diesem Aufsatz nicht gesondert behandelt. Der Fokus liegt auf Fragen zur Verwaltung des ehelichen Vermögens und zu den Eigentumsvermutungen an beweglichen Sachen, die von den allgemeinen Regeln des Sachenrechts abweichen. Außerdem wird die Gütergemeinschaft berücksichtigt, die als vertragliches System zur Regelung der güterrechtlichen Verhältnisse in der Ehe in Kraft tritt. Obwohl die Gütergemeinschaft in der Praxis nicht angewandt wird, bietet sie lehrreiche Erkenntnisse, vor allem in Bezug auf die Frage des Sondervermögens und der dinglichen Surrogation. Mehrmals wird auf Vorschriften anderer Rechtsordnungen hingewiesen. Schließlich sollen mehrere Beispiele die Bestimmungen des Gesetzes verdeutlichen.

2025

in Il diritto ecclesiastico, CXXXVI.1, 2025, 229-238 *** ABSTRACT The starting point of this paper is a recent ruling by the Italian Supreme Court (no. 370/2023), concerning the so-called secondary right of sepulchre. The paper... more

2025, Social Science Research Network

When my generation of international legal scholars came of age, efforts to research the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ('IMTFE') turned up remarkably few resources, at least in the English-language literature. Those we found invariably began by noting how little attention the Tribunal had received compared to the International Military Tribunal ('IMT') in Nuremberg. 1 And when legal scholars did acknowledge the Tokyo Tribunal, they typically did so by adding "and Tokyo" to their reflections on Nuremberg's legal legacy. 2 Thus in the legal academy as in *

2025

Commercial seafaring, both dangerous and with large amounts of capital at stake, was the source of the risk-management institutions that still undergird the global economy today. A key institution of early modern risk management was... more

2025, Ius Novum

Począwszy od Ustawy XII Tablic 1 , także w epoce justyniańskiej 2 , ostatnia wola testatora była uważana za prawo, które należy szanować w najwyższym stopniu 3 . Ważność jej wyrażenia zależała od spełnienia wymogów formalnych ad sollemnitatem stawianych poszczególnym formom testamentowym, które prawo oddawało do dyspozycji osobom legitymującym się testamenti factio activa, czyli uprawnieniem do sporządzania testamentu. Nie każdy jednak, kto miał to uprawnienie, mógł sporządzić testament w dowolnej formie ustnej lub pisemnej. Czasem na przeszkodzie w skorzystaniu z tego uprawnienia stały obiektywne okoliczności, które uniemożliwiały testatorowi dokonanie dyspozycji testamentowych ustnie, na przykład bycie niemową, lub pisemnie, na przykład bycie niewidomym. Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu wyjaśnienie genezy pisemnego testamentu analfabety lub niemogącego się podpisać oraz tego, w jakim stopniu nieznajomość sztuki pisania i czytania, czy też ułomność cielesna polegająca na braku rąk lub ich całkowitym niedowładzie, stały na przeszkodzie w prawie rzymskim w ważnym sporządzeniu pisemnego 1

2025, Ius Novum

Roman law, like contemporary legal systems, recognised the priority of testamentary inheritance over non-testamentary inheritance. 1 The acquisition of an inheritance based on a last will required its official opening. It took place in the course of a verbal process, the elements of which are described in legal sources and opening reports preserved. 2 The implementation of the official procedure of a will opening was preceded by two actions: the submission of a will and convening the witnesses to it or trustworthy people in case of witnesses' absence. Their task was to confirm authenticity of the submitted document. 3 The fastest possible submission and opening of the document was in the interest of all who expected or were sure to be the beneficiaries of the testator's testamentary decisions. The article aims to explain who, in accordance with the law of Justinian, was obliged to submit the will developed and left by the testator to a competent official in order to open it and reveal its content as well as make copies. The other issue discussed concerns the application of an interdict de tabulis exhibendis in case of difficulties occurring on the part of a will holder, both before its official opening and in the course of its execution.

2025, Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 120

A discussion of legal hermeneutics in the Book of Deuteronomy as part of the Pentateuch. The German version will be published in the Orientalistische Literaturzeitung (OLZ) 120, 2025

2025, Wydawnictwo Prymat eBooks

Cesarz Justynian zmarł 14 listopada 565 r. w Konstantynopolu. W roku 2015 minęła więc 1450. rocznica jego śmierci. Przydomek Wielki (Magnus) zawdzięcza w głównej mierze swojej ożywionej aktywności na polu ustawodawczym. Na wielu obrazach, grafikach czy rzeźbach Justynian przedstawiany jest z pokaźnych rozmiarów księgą symbolizującą zbiór ogłoszonych za jego panowania praw. Tak jest też w przypadku wspaniałego pomnika, jaki oglądać można nad brzegiem Vardaru w Skopie, miejscu, w pobliżu którego urodził się Iustinianus. W taki właśnie sposób uznanie dla dokonań cesarza wyrazili Macedończycy. Formą upamiętnienia osoby Justyniana i podejmowanej przez niego działalności prawotwórczej jest również oddawana do rąk Czytelników publikacja. Mam nadzieję, że przyczyni się ona do jeszcze głębszego poznania różnych aspektów związanych z tą sferą aktywności cesarza. Pragnę gorąco podziękować wszystkim Autorom, którzy przyczynili się do powstania niniejszej pracy.

2025, Dignidad, comunicación y justicia en la filosofía y cultura del Renacimiento y el Siglo de Oro

Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576) será abordado en este trabajo como uno de los autores que contribuyen al secularismo moderno, algo que ha podido quedar poco estudiado, ya que es conocido principalmente como uno de los científicos de la modernidad temprana y, debido a sus escritos autobiográficos, un heredero de la cosmovisión humanista antropocéntrica. Sin embargo, en sus escritos relacionados con la teología y la religión pretendía ser un piadoso adorador de Dios, Creador. Utiliza con frecuencia un lenguaje de ingenua admiración ante lo divino en la crea- ción. Pero en su redacción y también en el estilo de su escritura resulta bastante evidente que su objetivo es emancipar la vida humana en el mundo y, en concreto, el estudio de la naturaleza respecto de una creencia ciega en Dios. La creencia tradicional en el Creador haría superfluo el estudio de la naturaleza, el cual propor- ciona el ascenso a Dios y la salvación del alma, siempre que tanto la ascensión a Dios como la salvación del alma tengan prioridad.

2025, Türk Hukuk Tarihi Araştırmaları (Journal of Turkish Legal History)

İstanbul Barosu, kuruluşundan bugüne kadar onlarca Baro levhası yayımlamıştır. Bu levhaların bir kısmı eski harflidir ve levhaların hepsine birden ulaşabilmek güçtür. Kanaatimizce bütün levhaları bir araya getirerek tutarlı tek bir liste oluşturma ihtiyacı vardır. İstanbul Barosu tarafından bugün hala kullanılmaya devam eden ve 100.000’e yaklaşan sicil numaraları, 1908’de verilmeye başlanmıştır. Sicil numaralarını içeren en eski levha, 1922 Levhası’dır. Bu çalışmada, 1922 Levhası’ndan itibaren birçok levhayı inceleyerek ilk 1.000 avukatın sicil numaraları, aldıkları soyadları, adres değişiklikleri ve levhalardan ulaşabilen diğer bilgiler bir listede toplanmıştır. Böylece İstanbul Barosu’nun ilk dönem avukatları, 1.000’inci sicil numarasına kadar tek bir listede araştırmacıların ve ilgililerin dikkatine sunulmaktadır. Birçoğu tarihe mal olmuş, sosyal ve siyasi hayatta etkin kişilikler olan ilk dönem avukatlarının bir bütün halinde listelenmesi, avukatlık tarihi çalışmalarına katkı sağlayacaktır diye düşünüyoruz.

2025, Mária Pakucs-Willcocks, Julia Derzsi (eds.), Towns between Empires. Good Governance and “Police” in Case Studies from Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, 1500s-1800s, CEU Press, Budapest, 2025

This study examines the urban policies implemented by
the Phanariot Princes in Bucharest prior to the Organic Regulations.
The emphasis of the analysis is placed on decrees and orders (nizams)
pertaining to public order, hygiene, and nighttime safety. The Phanariot
Princes consistently endeavored to regulate urban expansion, seeking
to maintain city boundaries, prevent fires and epidemics, and ensure
public order. Attempts were made to keep immigrants from surround
ing villages from entering and settling in Bucharest. Lighting the main
streets and squares at night was also a constant concern. At the end of
the eighteenth century, the Phanariot Princes established new institu
tions responsible for road safety and food security in their attempt to
streamline urban administration and improve living conditions for the
residents of Bucharest.

2025

A short piece on the Jewish legal status in the Middle Ages for a broader puboic - readers of the "Das Parlament", the journal of the German Bundestag

2025, Hipogrifo. Revista de Literatura y Cultura del Siglo de Oro

2025

A szerződési típusok egyik jellemző fajtája a 18-19. században a bérleti illetve a haszonbérleti szerződés. A kettő közül a mindennapi életben inkább az utóbbi fordult elő gyakrabban. Bérleti szerződésről abban az esetben beszélünk, amikor a tulajdonos, a bérbeadó az elhasználhatatlan dolog használati jogát, meghatározott időre, meghatározott díj fizetése ellenében, más személy, a bérbevevő használatába adja. A haszonbérleti szerződés annyiban különbözik a bérlettől, hogy a bérlő nemcsak használhatja, hanem gyümölcsöztetheti is a bérlet tárgyát. A bérlő befektete tt munkája eredményezi azt a hasznot, amiért az ado tt dolgot érdemes bérbe venni. A 18-19. században a késő rendiség időszakában mind a jobbágyok, mind a nemesek között gyakran találkozunk bérleti, haszonbérleti szerződésekkel. Haszonbérbe adható volt, minden hasznot hajtó vagyontárgy. A bérlet, haszonbérlet tárgya leggyakrabban ingatlan dolog volt, lakás,' föld, ezenbelül gyakran egész uradalom. De gyakran képezte a szerződés tárgyát ingó dolog,' elsődlegesen állat. A haszonbérleti szerződések körében kitüntetett helyet foglaltak el azok, melyekben az ún. kisebb királyi regálék haszonbérbe adásáról esett szó. Miután alapkonstrukciójában a bérlet és a haszonbérlet között nincs különbség, ezért párhuzamosan elemzem ezeket. ' "Bérlői kötés Szeged városa, mint bérbevevő, más részről Szilber Julianna mint bérbeadó között; által adja említett asszonyság Rókus városában épült házában található 3 szoba, konyha és színbül álló lakást a városnak, nevezetesen hadnagy úr számára ott elrendelt lakásul, oly formán, hogy a város, ezen itt felszámolt lakást egész esztendő alatt, azaz 1834. esztendei április 15-től kezdve, 1835. esztendei április 15-ig folyvást bérben tartani és ezen időre azért kétszáz forintokat váltóban fizetni köteles legyen..." CSML Szeged város tanácsának iratai. IV.

2025

Dacosta, Arsenio. "Migración, memoria y fragmentación: la perspectiva de los emigrantes españoles a América y sus descendientes". Ponencia presentada en el simposio S.15 “Los trabajos de la memoria”: Nuevas perspectivas en torno a las migraciones y los exilios en/desde América Latina, coord. por Guadalupe Adámez y Francisco Bernal. XXI Congreso Internacional AEA. Carmona. 3-5 de junio de 2025

2025

d’union de fait comme mariage romain. Le premier article, intitulé « L’union de fait comme mariage romain : Rome, l’Église et la France d’Ancien Régime », est paru dans le numéro (2014) 48 RJTUM 89. ** Membre du Centre Urbanisation Culture Société et de l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique. L’union de fait comme mariage romain : l’Angleterre avant 1857 et la situation actuelle en Angleterre, en France et au Québec

2025, Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht

Bernd Rüthers (1930–2022) was born in Dortmund and educated at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, where he received his doctorate in 1958 with a thesis on “Strike and Constitution” (Streik und Verfassung). In 1967, he qualified as a university lecturer with a thesis on “The Unlimited Interpretation: On the Transformation of the Private Law System underNational Socialism” (Die unbegrenzte Auslegung. Zum Wandel der Privatrechtsordnung im Nationalsozialismus). He taught at Freie Universität Berlin (1967–1971) and the University of Konstanz (1971–1998), where he also held the position of rector (1991–1996). Between 1976 and 1989, he also served as a judge at the Baden- Württemberg Regional Court in Stuttgart. Rüthers is considered one of the most influential German legal scholars of the second half of the twentieth century (Pierson 2017, 361).

2025, Völkerrechtsblog

Theilen 25.04.2025 Dear Esra, dear Jens, thank you for accepting the invitation to share insights into your research on the framing and critique of European Human Rights Law with us. You are part of the research group "Framing Reality and Normativity in European Human Rights Law: Climate Change, Migration, and Authoritarianism" (FRAMES). Could you explain the motivation behind this project and why frame theory is particularly suitable for analyzing European human rights law? Esra Demir-Gürsel: We draw on the notion of frames to take the language used and the concepts selected in legal texts seriously. We seek to understand why something is presented in a certain way, how else it could be presented, and with what effect. There are different ways to frame an issue and to select and assemble the facts surrounding it. The frames contained in texts and other means of communication selectively produce and enforce "what will count as reality", in Judith Butler's words (p. xiii). The choices we make are therefore inevitably shaped by our perspectives and ideologies. This means that frames also allow us to examine the framer's own ideology.

2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a rapidly evolving force reshaping our world. Its impact is being felt across all sectors, and the legal system and justice administration of every governance are no exceptions. This book Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Law offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate interplay between these transformative fields. This book delves into the complex relationship between AI and the fundamental pursuit of justice. It critically examines the novel legal and governance challenges arising from rapid AI advancements, offering insightful analysis and exploring potential solutions to navigate this evolving technological landscape. By bringing together perspectives from law, technology, and social sciences, this volume aims to provide a rich and nuanced understanding of this critical intersection. It serves as an indispensable resource for academics seeking cutting-edge research, legal professionals grappling with new ethical and practical dilemmas, policymakers shaping the future of governance, and anyone with a keen interest in the profound implications of AI on our legal frameworks and societal structures.

2025, 134

Po roku 1945 przedwojennych wątków w życiorysach uczonych, którzy zdecydowali się opuścić miasto nad Pełtwią, nie tuszowano wprawdzie, ale również niechętnie je eksponowano. Nad tymi zaś, którzy odmówili "repatriacji" i pozostali w granicach ówczesnego ZSRR, spuszczono zasłonę milczenia 2 . Impas na tym polu przełamały fragmenty monografii prof. Jana Kodrębskiego zatytułowanej Prawo rzymskie w Polsce w XIX wieku 3 . Poruszone w niej wątki "lwowskie" doskonale rozwinęła następnie Renata Wiaderna-Kuśnierz w studium Prawo Rzymskie na Uniwersytecie Jana Kazimierza we Lwowie w okresie międzywojennym (1918-1939) 4 . Autorka dotarła do wielu niezbadanych archiwaliów i z nadzwyczajną skrupulatnością odtworzyła historię romanistyki lwowskiej w okresie II Rzeczypospolitej. Jej ustalenia uzupełniają wyniki prac innych uczonych. Na temat dydaktyki m.in. we Lwowie pisała Bożena Czech-Jezierska 5 , a Krzysztof Szczygielski zebrał imponującą liczbę publikacji poświęconych zagadnieniom związanym z prawem rzymskim i historią praw starożytnych z lat 1900-1945 6 . Do grona uczonych polskich, którzy przyglądają się dziejom romanistyki lwowskiej, należy Grzegorz Nancka, autor m.in. naukowej biografii Marcelego Chlamtacza 7 . Niniejszym ocenie poddana zostanie kolejna jego monografia: W poszukiwaniu nowych kierunków badawczych. Prawo rzymskie na łamach "Przeglądu Prawa i Administracji" w latach 1876-1939. Jej konstrukcja jest ciekawa. Autor nie przyjął bowiem optyki "żabiej" (wnioskowanie o stanie 2

2025

Dans le cadre du projet PHEDRA (Pour une Histoire Européenne du Droit des Affaires), le colloque « Existe-t-il un ‘modèle européen’ ? Pour une histoire du droit des affaires de la mer Noire à l’Atlantique / Does a 'European Model' Exist? For a History of Business Law from the Black Sea to the Atlantic » se tiendra du 25 au 27 juin 2025 à l’École normale supérieure de Paris. Réunissant des chercheurs internationaux en histoire jurique, sociale et économique, cet événement explore l’existence et la construction d’un éventuel modèle juridique européen à travers les pratiques du droit des affaires du XVIe au XXe siècle.
Organisé autour de cinq grands axes – éthique, conflits, innovation technique, stratégies politiques, et finance – le colloque met en lumière la circulation des idées, des institutions et des pratiques à travers l’Europe. Il propose une réflexion pluridisciplinaire, allant de l’étude des ouevres savantes à l’analyse du droit d’auteur, du droit des sociétés et des arbitrages commerciaux.
En confrontant les traditions locales et les dynamiques transnationales, l’événement interroge les facteurs d’uniformisation et de divergence du droit des affaires en Europe.
Le langue de travail seront le français et l'anglais.
L'entrée est libre.
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As part of the PHEDRA project (Pour une Histoire Européenne du Droit des Affaires), the conference “Does a ‘European Model’ Exist? For a History of Business Law from the Black Sea to the Atlantic / Existe-t-il un ‘modèle européen’ ? Pour une histoire du droit des affaires de la mer Noire à l’Atlantique” will take place from June 25 to 27, 2025, at the École normale supérieure in Paris.
Bringing together international scholars in legal, social, and economic history, this event explores the existence and development of a possible European legal model through business law practices from the 16th to the 20th century.
Structured around five main themes – ethics, conflicts, technological innovation, political strategies, and finance – the conference highlights the circulation of ideas, institutions, and practices across Europe. It offers a multidisciplinary reflection, ranging from the study of scholarly works to the analysis of copyright law, corporate law, and commercial arbitration.
By confronting local traditions with transnational dynamics, the event questions the forces of standardization and divergence in European business law.
Working languages will be French and English.
Free entry.

2025, Huelva en su historia

Este estudio explora el contexto socio jurídico que rodeó el intento de Francisco Martín Hincapié de migrar de España a Santo Domingo en 1607, centrándose en los marcos regulatorios que gobernaron la migración desde Castilla y León a principios del siglo XVII. Profundiza en las implicaciones de las Leyes de Toro, que configuraron aspectos legales de la sucesión, los derechos matrimoniales y la migración, particularmente en lo que respecta a la bigamia y las obligaciones familiares. A través de un examen detallado de las fuentes documentales del Archivo General de Indias, el artículo destaca los obstáculos burocráticos y legales que enfrentaron Hincapié y su familia, incluida la necesidad de una prueba de pureza cristiana (limpieza de sangre) y el cumplimiento de las leyes matrimoniales. La interrupción de su viaje por factores geopolíticos, como conflictos navales, y su eventual papel como escribano real en Sevilla, están documentados junto con las obligaciones legales impuestas a su esposa, María González Muñiz. Imposiciones a la mujer; leyes de Toro; derechos matrimoniales; limpieza de sangre; migración española; Nuevo Mundo.

2025, Thomas Aquinas and Medieval Canon Law, Justin Anderson and Atria Larson, eds. (The Catholic University of America Press, 2025).

2025

ISBN 978-3-16-150680-2 sewn paper 64,00 € Published in German. The protection of intellectual property in criminal law has been enhanced considerably under the in uence of European legal policies. The close integration with the implementation of protective rights under civil law is reinforced by the close cooperation between the representatives of the injured party and the prosecuting authorities. From a constitutional standpoint, the resulting functionalization of criminal proceedings for civil law purposes has led to considerable problems. However, the blanket criminal law provisions concerned have raised a lot of doubts in the interpretation of the unde ned legal terms elsewhere as well. For example, the ambiguous methodology in the area of the theory of errors or in questions of the perpetration of an o ence, for instance in the case of indirect infringement of a patent, have proven to be problematic. In the long run, it will be necessary to coordinate this with related branches...

2025

Capítulo 7. El reino de Francia, de Felipe IV a Carlos VI
Capítulo 10. El reino de Inglaterra entre los siglos XIV y XV

2025

🧾 Abstract (written by Todd AI for us posting Liu’s Article) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are posting Sida Liu’s 2012 article, “Between... more

2025, Studi di Geografia, Storia e Agricoltura in memoria di Ezio Filippi

L’articolo prende in esame le vicende che portarono alla lenta formazione del ceto dirigente del borgo di Villafranca di Verona nel corso del Quattrocento. Il punto di origine di questa élite è da ricercarsi nelle vendite condotte dalla Camera Fiscale di Verona all’inizio del XV secolo.
All’inizio dell’agosto del 1407, il provveditore Girolamo Contarini e i camerlenghi Alvise Capello e Andrea Mocenigo vendono al nobiluomo Marino Vidal l’intera possessione di Villafranca al prezzo di 4000 ducati d’oro. Il nobile veneziano si impegna a pagare l’intera somma in dieci anni, ma già il 24 agosto dello stesso anno l’intero ammontare delle terre e dei diritti ad esse collegate viene ceduto ad un consorzio di quindici compratori villafranchesi appartenenti all’élite degli originari del Borgo Libero. Questi uomini, impegnati in una resistenza alla progressiva erosione dell’integrità dei diritti di decima, si opposero all’ingresso di compratori forestieri nella cittadina chiudendo l’accesso al governo del borgo. L’analisi della vicenda, che si intreccia con la storia della Decima villafranchese, apre una finestra sulla lenta formazione dell’élite rurale villafranchese che per secoli governò il borgo proprio in virtù del possesso dei diritti di decima. Il saggio comprende un approfondimento sulla costituzione della decima villafranchese concomitante con la fondazione del borgo e una digressione sulla Fattoria scaligera, divenuta Camera Fiscale con l’avvento del dominio veneto su Verona.
Parole chiave: Villafranca; decima; originari; forestieri; camera fiscale.

2025, Urban History

The main question of this special issue is how international traders were able to manage their activities and conflicts successfully when they regularly had to cross legal boundaries and were operating in different and overlapping jurisdictions in northern Europe in the period c. 1350-1600. The contributions in this issue approach this central question from a range of perspectives. This introduction identifies these perspectives, as well as common themes and findings, and indicates why it is particularly pertinent to discuss the topic of crossing legal boundaries in the context of urban history. It also discusses relevant historiographical debates and key concepts of urban jurisdiction and jurisdictional boundaries in late medieval northern European towns.

2025

Bajo el título "Procesos con nombre de mujer" agrupamos una serie de trabajos de historiadores del Derecho y Modernistas, que han surgido de un debate que se ha desarrollado dentro del marco del proyecto de Investigación "Justicia y Mujer. Los tribunales penales en la definición de una identidad de género. Castilla y Portugal (1550-1800)" (HAR2012-31909), financiado por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Entre nuestras metas ha estado conocer el trabajo que sobre objetivos muy similares se desarrollan en Italia y en España, los enfoques historiográficos, las fuentes, las preguntas y la capacidad de dar respuesta en cada uno de estos espacios y, a la postre, la necesaria búsqueda de una internacionalización del conocimiento histórico.

2025, Comparative Legal History

This is a book review of two edited volumes published on Latin American legal history. I argue that the publication of both volumes testifies to the development of a new legal history in Latin America as a field that is engaging in... more