CALL FOR PAPERS: Law, Trade and the Sea: Discovering Maritime Trade in the Roman World (Helsinki, 12-13 September 2019) (DEADLINE: 10 March 2019)

(Source: University of Helsinki)

We learned of a CFP for a workshop on Roman maritime trade (via fasticongressuum)

The ancient Roman Empire utilized, promoted and relied upon long-distance maritime trade in a scale unprecedented in the ancient world. This led to the development of both trade networks that made possible the growth of urban centres, water-related infrastructures and economic specialization, but also a normative framework, which enabled trade and commerce across political, linguistic and cultural boundaries. The purpose of this workshop is to explore the emergence of the Roman system of maritime trade both as a logistical and a normative enterprise. The technology of transportation, from the ships to the ports and warehouses, developed in tandem with the rules that governed that trade.

FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 10/03/2019

FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 12-13/09/2019

LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland)

ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE:  

INFO: lawtradeandthesea@gmail.com

CALL:   

The conference will benefit of communications that place legal theory versus daily sea practices. The organizers invite paper proposals for a number of central themes relating to the topic.

The issues addressed are:
- Food distribution and the annona;
- Taxation;
- Socio-legal structure of maritime enterprises;
- Administration and regulation of port environments
- Risks and hazards of seafaring (e.g. piracy)
- Financing maritime trade
- Stockage and warehousing
- Freedom of navigation and the administration of trade (migration, control of movement)
- Interaction between native and Roman law (issues of compliance and enforcement, dispute resolution)

The proposals should be 400-500 words long and accompanied by a short CV of the author.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
-Prof. Eva Jakab (University of Szeged, Hungary)
-Prof. Roberto Fiori ("Tor Vergata" University, Rome)
-Prof. Simon J. Keay (BSR, BA, University of Southampton, UK)

With the collaboration of:
Law, Governance and Space. Questioning the Foundations of the
Republican Tradition (Spacelaw),
Funded by the European Research Council.
Helsinki Collegium for advanced Studies

There is no conference fee. The organizers are unfortunately unable to aid in either travel arrangements or the cost of travel. The deadline for abstracts is March 10th, 2019. The proposals should be sent to lawtradeandthesea@gmail.com