VUB Contextual Research in Law (CORE)

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 ULB,...

POSTDOC: MSCA Cofund Interdisciplinary Research In Societal challenges (ULB/VUB) [Launch 1 MAR 2026]

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026] Les journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et des institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons se tiendront cette année à Versai...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026]

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SOURCE: Official version of the Travaux Préparatoires of the European Convention on Human Rights (Strasburg: Council of Europe, 2026) (image: Strasburg city centre; source: Wikimedia Commons ) The European Court of Human Rights has released the 8 volumes of the official T...

SOURCE: Official version of the Travaux Préparatoires of the European Convention on Human Rights (Strasburg: Council of Europe, 2026)

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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...

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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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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PROJECT WEBSITE: Above and Beyond Construction (EOS; Dave DE RUYSSCHER - Louis DEBERSAQUES) (image source: above and beyond construction history ) The EOS-project, wherein Prof. Dave De ruysscher and drs. Louis Debersaques take pa...

PROJECT WEBSITE: Above and Beyond Construction (EOS; Dave DE RUYSSCHER - Louis DEBERSAQUES)

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CHAPTER: Stefano CATTELAN, "'Coltivar el mar': Giustizia e sovranità nella politica maritima veneziana (XVII-XVIII secoli)", in: Elisabetta FUSAR POLI & Federica PALETTI (eds.), History & Law Encounte... (image source: Giappichelli ) Dr. Stefano Cattelan contributed to the fifth volume of the series History & Law Encounters. Lezioni per pe...

CHAPTER: Stefano CATTELAN, "'Coltivar el mar': Giustizia e sovranità nella politica maritima veneziana (XVII-XVIII secoli)", in: Elisabetta FUSAR POLI & Federica PALETTI (eds.), History & Law Encounters, Lezioni per pensare da giurista. Tomo. V

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ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Rechten en Vrijheden in de Weimargrondwet: Overdraagbare Onvervulde Beloftes?" (Tijdschrift voor Mensenrechten XIII (2025), nr. 4, 6-14 [OPEN ACCESS] (image source: UGent ) Prof. Frederik Dhondt contributed an article on rights and freedoms in the Weimar Constitution to the Tijdschrift vo...

ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Rechten en Vrijheden in de Weimargrondwet: Overdraagbare Onvervulde Beloftes?" (Tijdschrift voor Mensenrechten XIII (2025), nr. 4, 6-14 [OPEN ACCESS]

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BOOK: Robert SCHÜTZE & Mathias SIEMS (eds.) Comparative International Law. Foundations and Critique (London: Bloomsbury, 2026), 360 p. ISBN 9781509972395, 95 GBP (image source: Bloomsbury ) Abstract: The modern field of comparative international law emerged in the last century, but it still suffers ...

BOOK: Robert SCHÜTZE & Mathias SIEMS (eds.) Comparative International Law. Foundations and Critique (London: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 2026), 360 p. ISBN 9781509972395, 95 GBP

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SYMPOSIUM: Between State Power and the Supremacy of Law – (Legal-)Historical Perspectives on Administrative Jurisdiction in Germany and Europe (19–20 MARCH 2026, Institute for East European Law, Univ... (Source: University of Regensburg ) Organisator: Michael Reichenthaler For organizational reasons, participants are requested to register ...

SYMPOSIUM: Between State Power and the Supremacy of Law – (Legal-)Historical Perspectives on Administrative Jurisdiction in Germany and Europe (Regensburg: Institute for East European Law, University of Regensburg, 19-20 MAR 2026)

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BOOK: Pierre-Anne FORCADET & Corinne LEVELEUX-TEIXEIRA (dir.), La Nature et le Droit médiéval. Entre savoirs et normes [POLEN - Pouvoirs, lettres, normes; 38] (Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2025), 332 p.... (image source: Classiques Garnier ) Abstract: Dans un article de 1967, Lynn White attribuait au christianisme médiéval une vision prédatri...

BOOK: Pierre-Anne FORCADET & Corinne LEVELEUX-TEIXEIRA (dir.), La Nature et le Droit médiéval. Entre savoirs et normes [POLEN - Pouvoirs, lettres, normes; 38] (Paris: @classiquesgarnier.bsky.social 2025), 332 p.

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BOOK: Filippo ROSSI (ed.), Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare [Collana del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche Cesare Beccaria | serie: Corso di dot... (image source: Giappichelli ) Introduction: I saggi che compongono questo volume raccolgono gli atti del corso dottorale Soggetti, diritto ...

BOOK: Filippo ROSSI (ed.), Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare [Collana del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche Cesare Beccaria | serie: Corso di dottorato] (Torino: Giappichelli, 2026), 240 p.

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YOUTUBE: Interview "Outsmarting Great Powers: Neutrals In Maritime Multipolarity" [Neutrality Studies, Pascal LOTTAZ] (source: Youtube ) Dr. Stefano Cattelan and Prof. Frederik Dhondt were interviewed by Prof. Pascal Lottaz (Kyoto) for his Neutrality Studi...

YOUTUBE: Interview "Outsmarting Great Powers: Neutrals In Maritime Multipolarity" [Neutrality Studies, Pascal LOTTAZ]

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026] Les journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et des institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons se tiendront cette année à Versai...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Dirigeants et dirigés [Journées de la Société d’histoire du droit et institutions des pays flamands, picards et wallons] (Versailles, 15-16 MAY 2026) [DEADLINE 15 APR 2026]

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DATASET: Transcription of Goswin-Arnould de Wynants' Mémoires contenant des notions générales de tout ce qui concerne le Gouvernement des Païs Bas (Vienna, 1730) (Zenodo) (image source: openaire ) Prof. Frederik Dhondt published the dataset "Goswin Arnould de Wynants' Mémoires contenant des notions générale...

DATASET: Transcription of Goswin-Arnould de Wynants' Mémoires contenant des notions générales de tout ce qui concerne le Gouvernement des Païs Bas (Vienna, 1730) (Zenodo)

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ARTICLE: Laurent DE SUTTER, "La edad teórica del arte" (Revista de Occidente n° 525, FEB 2025) (image source: Fundación Ortega-Marañon ) Prof. Laurent De Sutter published an article in Revista de Occidente . More information here .

ARTICLE: Laurent DE SUTTER, "La edad teórica del arte" (Revista de Occidente n° 525, FEB 2025)

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YouTube video by Neutrality Studies Español Superando a las grandes potencias: los neutrales en la nueva era marítima | Cattelan y Dhondt

Superando a las grandes potencias: los neutrales en la nueva era marítima | Cattelan y Dhondt

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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...

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

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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...

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 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...

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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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...

PRESENTATION: new PhD student Hugo BRETHENOUX VON VIETINGHOFF, who will work on #commerciallaw and 17thC #cities

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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...

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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ARTICLE: Frederik DHONDT, "Outsider and Insider View of Philip V's Monarchy: Réal de Curban and Abbé de Montgon"

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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...

VACANCY: University Assistant Postdoctoral (Vienna: Universität Wien, DEADLINE 13 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...

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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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...

JOURNAL: The Journal of Legal History XLV (2024), No. 2

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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...

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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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...

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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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 ...

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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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 ...

JOURNAL: Grotiana XLVI (2025), Nr. 1

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