JOURNAL: Rechtsgeschichte – Legal History, Journal of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Rg 34 (2026)

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Rechtsgeschichte – Legal History 34 (2026) out now

Journal of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory

Last year saw the publication of two significant new books on Rudolf von Jhering, one of the most original legal scholars of the 19th century. In the Research section of this year’s issue of our Institute journal, the books’ authors present their findings for discussion. While Michael Kunze traces Jhering’s life-long quest for a secular foundation of law as an invisible normative order, Mathias Reimann finds both brilliant insights and chaotic tendencies in Jhering’s writings.

Dave De ruysscher’s article on the history of bills of exchange in Western Europe argues that their regulatory framework remained relatively indeterminate between c. 1450 and 1680. Only gradually did a synthesis of Genoese and Dutch methodologies establish itself as the dominant approach. Beate Althammer explores the history of pardoning practices as a part of 19th-century criminal justice reforms. Her analysis of petitions for royal mercy in England and Prussia leads her to question the narrative of a linear change of legal order and pardoning practices. Triin Tark offers a Baltic perspective on the translation of legal texts during the interwar period. She demonstrates how the consistent terminology for ethnic minorities used in the Estonian Law on Cultural Autonomy (1925) was replaced with an eclectic mix of vocabulary by the League of Nations’ translators.

The Research section is completed by Erk Volkmar Heyen taking a closer look at the iconography of the courtroom table from the joint perspective of art and legal history. His analysis of 19th-century French and Belgian satirical images of the judiciary focuses on the relationship between religion and the state. 

Art and creativity are also the subjects of this year‘s Forum section. Its 15 short contributions explore the possibilities opened up by creative methods in legal history from a global perspective – with examples from the Americas, Africa and India.

This issue‘s Critique section offers 33 reviews of recent publications relevant to the study of legal history from late antiquity to the 21st century. Under Comptes rendus, we briefly present some key publications by researchers at our Institute.

Thorsten Keiser‘s Marginalia contribution deals with a key characteristic of the Venetian Republic’s constitution from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century: the anonymous denunciation (denuncia segreta). The print issue‘s series of images is also devoted to Venice; the various selected views of the lagoon city all stem from the extensive collections of Frankfurt’s Städel Museum.

Rechtsgeschichte — Legal History 34 is now available in print from the publishers Vittorio Klostermann and online in Open Access via the journal's website.

BOOK: Fupeng LI, Translating Weimar. The Cultural Translation of the Weimar Constitution in China (1919-1949) [Global Perspectives on Legal History; 28] (Frankfurt: MPI für Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie, 2025), XIV + 192 p. ISBN 9783944773544, €17,33 [OPEN ACCESS]

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Abstract:

Wie kann eine Verfassung sich eine soziale Revolution vorstellen? Das Buch beantwortet diese Frage, indem es am Beispiel der sozialen Rechte die lange Reise der Weimarer Verfassung nach China verfolgt. Diese globale Rechtsgeschichte erzählt, wie Juristen und Gesetzgeber die Sprache der Verfassung nutzten, um Projekte sozialen Wandels im 20. Jahrhundert zu konzipieren. Das Buch, das sich zwischen Deutschland und China bewegt, untersucht, wie die Weimarer Reichsverfassung von chinesischen Akteuren gelesen, übersetzt und umgeschrieben wurde. Anstatt den Einfluss der Weimarer Verfassung als einfache „Rezeption“ ausländischer Ideen zu behandeln, rekonstruiert es, wie chinesische Juristen Debatten über Arbeit, Sozialwesen und Wirtschaftsordnung nutzten, um zu überdenken, was eine soziale Verfassung sein könnte – und welche Art von sozialer Revolution sie legitimerweise leiten könnte. Im Zentrum der Analyse steht ein struktureller Wandel: vom rechtebasierten Modell der sozialen Ordnung der Weimarer Verfassung hin zum politikorientierten Konstitutionalismus, der das moderne China prägen sollte. Unter Rückgriff auf mehrsprachige Archivquellen und Verfassungsentwürfe zeichnet die Studie nach, wie der Katalog der sozialen Grundrechte der Weimarer Verfassung schrittweise in „Grundlegende nationale politische Leitlinien“ umformuliert wurde, wodurch soziale Rechte in staatliche Programme, Planungsziele und ideologische Verpflichtungen umgewandelt wurden. Ausgehend von der Trias aus Raum, Zeit und Tradition zeichnet das Buch die Wege nach, auf denen die deutsche Staatsrechtslehre und das Konzept der sozialen Rechte aus der Weimarer Verfassung in chinesischen Debatten aufgenommen wurden. Es zeigt auf, wie sie sich in wechselnden Narrativen von Krise und Revolution verorteten, und untersucht, wie sie im Zusammentreffen mit konfuzianischer Staatskunst, revolutionärem Nationalismus und sozialistischer Planwirtschaft verhandelt wurden. Damit bietet das Werk einen neuen Erklärungsansatz für die Frage, wie Verfassungen soziale Revolutionen durch die kulturelle Übersetzung von Rechten in Politik vermitteln. Das Buch richtet sich an Wissenschaftler*innen und Studierende des Verfassungsrechts, der globalen Rechtsgeschichte und der modernen chinesischen Geschichte, die verstehen wollen, wie soziale Rechte Grenzen überschritten – und wie sie dabei im 20. Jahrhundert still und leise die Bedeutung sowohl von „Verfassung“ als auch von „Revolution“ neu prägten.

Table of contents:

XI        Preface

1          Introduction: Perspectives, Questions, and Structure

7          Chapter 1: Reclassifying Legal Knowledge: German Staatsrechtslehre as Intellectual Prelude to the
            Chinese Translation of the WRV

39        Chapter 2: Mapping Each Other: The Embedded Worlds in Compilations of World Constitutions

69        Chapter 3: The Rights-based Model of Weimar

91        Chapter 4: From Translators to Legislators

115      Chapter 5: The Policy-Oriented Model of China: Two Translation Frameworks

153      Conclusion: Translating Weimar through Space, Time, and Tradition

157      Bibliography

171      About the Author

Read the full book here: DOI 10.12946/gplh28.

VACANCY: Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History (Helsinki: University of Helsinki, DEADLINE: 30 SEPTEMBER 2026)

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The University of Helsinki invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History within the Centre of Excellence in Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (MePhiS), funded by the Research Council of Finland. The position is based in the research team History of Ethics and Law of Responding to Suffering, hosted by the Faculty of Theology.

The successful candidate will conduct research in medieval or early modern legal history, with particular attention to how historical crises—including wars, famine, and natural catastrophes—challenged legal and ethical norms and how such circumstances were addressed through legislation and politics. The researcher will undertake independent and collaborative publications, participate in MePhiS activities, and contribute to teaching and administrative duties (approximately 5–10% of working time).

Applicants should hold a doctoral degree in a relevant humanities or social-sciences field, demonstrate expertise in legal history and the capacity for independent research, and possess excellent written and spoken English. International academic experience and high-quality peer-reviewed publications will be taken into account. 

The appointment is for three years, beginning in January 2027 or at another mutually agreed date. The annual gross salary is approximately €43,000–€50,000, depending on personal performance. The appointee is expected to reside in Finland during employment.

Applications should include a CV (max. 3 pages), publication list, motivation letter (max. 1 page), and research proposal (max. 3 pages). 

The application deadline is 30 September 2026.

For further details, application requirements, and submission instructions, please follow the link.

BOOK REVIEW: Chiara VALSECCHI, Family and justice in the archives: historical perspectives on intimacy and the law, by Peter GOSSAGE and Lisa MOORE (ed.) (Montreal: Concordia University Press, 2024) (Comparative Legal History, XIV (2026), nr. 1 (June), pp. 146-152)

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Following the editors' introduction the volume gathers sixteen contributions (mostly unpublished), organised into five sections. These explore diverse aspects of the legal fields traditionally defined as family law and inheritance law, while more broadly extending to the realm of emotional and intimate relationships between individuals.  

The editors have identified several thematic clusters around which the essays are grouped: 'Colonial Encounters' (four essays); 'Intergenerational Justice' (three essays); 'Intimacies in the Courtroom' (three essays); 'Marriage Regulation’ (three essays); and 'Everyday Violence' (three essays). The sixteen essays were written by scholars of different backgrounds and academic positions, based in diverse locations. The largest group consists of contributions concerning Canada, but the volume also includes studies on the United States, Australia, India, Latin America, and other regions of the world. Europe, too, is represented, with research on Britain, Russia, and France. Chronologically, the studies span two full centuries - the nineteenth and twentieth - offering a remarkable breadth of perspective both geographically and historically. This richness provides numerous insights for comparative reflection, even though comparison appears less straightforward from a strictly legal or normative standpoint, and proves more fruitful when pursued through broader, interdisciplinary perspectives.  

From a general legal standpoint, it should be noted, for instance, that Fabienne Giuliani's study (Chapter 15), dedicated among other things to an 'extreme' social and legal figure - that of incestuous fathers in nineteenth-century France - represents, together with Juandrea Bates's work on Argentina (Chapter 6) and, to a lesser extent, certain analyses of Francophone Canada, a small minority of studies engaging directly with the codified systems of Civil Law countries. Indeed, while Europe's continental scholarship on family and personal law - often based on archival material such as private papers or judicial records - is already abundant, this very abundance makes the scope for technical legal comparison offered by the volume somewhat limited.

To read the full review, please click here. Online access is free for members of the European Society for Comparative Legal History.  

DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2049677X.2026.2671631

JOURNAL: Genere, giustizia, guerra – Ebrei in politica nel Rinascimento – Varia (Mélanges de l'École française de Rome 137-1 (2025)) [OPEN ACCESS]

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Genere, giustizia, guerra (eds. Fabrice Virgili, Paolo Fonzo, Fabien Lostec, Cecilia Nubola & Toni Rovatti)

Introduction (Fabrice Virgili, Paolo Fonzi, Fabien Lostec, Cecilia Nubola et Toni Rovatti)

Ree, vittime: donne greche nei documenti dei tribunali militari italiani nella Grecia occupata (1941-1943) (Paolo Fonzi)
DOI 10.4000/15hok
Abstract:

During the Second World War the Italian army established military tribunals in occupied Greece. As these tribunals prosecuted not only Italian soldiers but also Greek civilians for offences against the Italian military authorities, women often figure in their records. This article examines some of the instances in which women were involved in the trials as perpetrators or victims. Based on these sources the article aims to answer two main questions. The first is to what extent occupation unleashed major shifts in gender relations, challenging given patriarchal structures and thus providing the ground for new forms of female social behaviour. The second is how the Italian military authorities dealt with these new forms of social behaviour. A purely manly organism, the Italian military tribunals premised their judgments upon a conception of «paternalist protection» towards women, a protection exercised only towards certain subjects. Those women who challenged the social taxonomies of the judges were systematically denied such a protection. Therefore the records reveal the «common sense», to use Ann Stoler’s category, of the occupation authorities.

Recels de couverture et paroles de ménagère devant le tribunal militaire (Sardaigne 1943-1944) (Fabrici Virgili)
DOI 10.4000/15hol
Abstract:

An analysis of the testimony given by 28 women questioned before the Military Tribunal of the 7th Army Corps sitting in Sassari (Sardinia) during the period 1943-1944 sheds light on women’s voices in the face of military justice. These case files, which concern several cases of theft and receiving stolen goods, provide insight into the ambivalent relationships that developed between young men, soldiers and non-islanders on the one hand, and Sardinian women, housewives and women of their mothers’ age on the other, with both parties confronted by an institution that had no intention of allowing its blankets and other textile goods to be stolen. This article explores the gendered boundary between civilian and military life, combining material culture and military justice based on previously unpublished archives. It highlights the often lesser-known and more ambivalent margins of the conflict, whether geopolitical (Sardinia), social (a few housewives) or military (a few textile goods).

Les collaboratrices face à une justice militaire d’exception Le cas des cours martiales de la République en France à la Libération (Fabien Lostec)
DOI 10.4000/15hom
Abstract:

This article brings together two realities of the purge in France that are still little known: on the one hand, women tried for acts of collaboration and, on the other, the courts martial of the Republic. In a number of French regions, the Republic’s courts martial were the first legal purge tribunals. They handed down their judgements in September 1944, in a climate of great tension marked by the explosion of sentiment characteristic of the Liberation. Studying these tribunals not only sheds light on the judicial archipelago of purges, it also provides an opportunity to offer a social and gendered history of collaboration and purges. To be precise, two questions will be examined in turn, based on a previously unpublished corpus of around 1,000 judgements and around a hundred procedural files from the 38 courts martial of the Republic that France had at the time. The first question is that of the place of women in the courts, which requires us to reflect not only on the severity of their judgements but also on the notion of “épuration sauvage”, used by some to describe the activity of these courts martial. The second question is that of the acts of which the women were accused, which, although they were at the crossroads of legality and morality, could not be summed up simply as sentimental collaboration. In the face of these accusations, the accused are also given the floor to examine their arguments in their defence, which are largely based on gender stereotypes.

Parlare tacere tradire Collaborazioniste e partigiane nei processi del secondo dopoguerra (Cecilia Nubola) 
DOI 10.4000/15hon
Abstract:

Starting with the sentences of the Special Tribunals established after WWII in Italy and the examination of a certain number of significant case studies, this paper/essay investigates some aspects of the activities and choices made by women and girls during the civil war (1943-1945). The investigation focusses on the lives of women who–in order to survive the war–had betrayed and denounced people on either side, siding–as they found it necessary–with the RSI or the Resistance. The testimonies given during the trials make it possible to shed new light on the female contribution to the «Civil Resistance» and to recognize its role and importance. The aim is to overcome the dichotomy between women as either «victims» or «heroines» and to highlight their awareness and acceptance of the risks, the choices, as well as the ideal and political motivations that supported their partisan struggles, which were often not recognized in the post-war period.

Segnare la colpa Donne e dovere di testimonianza sulle violenze di guerra nei processi del lungo dopoguerra italiano (1944-2013) (Toni Rovatti)
DOI 10.4000/15hoo
Abstract:

This essay explores the role of women in Italian trials for war crimes and collaboration spanning the “long period” from 1944 to 2013, focusing on their participation as victims, accusers, and observers. Drawing on judicial records and trial reporting, the study underscores the vital contribution of women to the reconstruction of historical truth within transitional justice frameworks—contexts often marked by forms of summary justice. Between 1944 and 1950, women played a central role in grassroots denunciations and demands for accountability. In the later trials from the 1990s onward, female testimonies became increasingly centered on memory and moral reparation, frequently voiced by the daughters and granddaughters of victims. The essay concludes by addressing persistent gender asymmetries within the judiciary and the ongoing tension between recognition and the stereotyping of women’s voices in judicial settings.

Read these articles and the rest of the journal in open access on openedition. 

 

VIDEO: Carlo OSSOLA, "« Iudicium iudicate ». De l'impossibilité métaphorique" [Droit, culture et société dans la Rome antique", dir. Dario MANTOVANI] (Paris: Collège de France, 3 JUN 2026) [YOUTUBE]

More information here.

BOOK: Paul LANGLOIS DESCHAMPS, Le droit de vote aux États-Unis d'Amérique. Un droit subjectif à l'épreuve de la complexité fédérale [Thèses; Bibliothèque constitutionnelle et de science politique; 181] (Paris: LGDJ, 2026), 996 p. ISBN 9782275164090, € 78

 

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Abstract:

Le droit de vote est essentiel à la démocratie. Pourtant, sa garantie juridique n’a rien d’évident. Si la notion de « suffrage universel » paraît intuitive, en matière électorale, le diable se cache dans les détails. Quels documents l’électeur doit-il présenter afin de voter ? Comment sont découpées les circonscriptions électorales ? Comment le droit peut-il garantir que ceux qui sont au pouvoir n’utilisent pas le droit électoral pour avantager « leurs » électeurs ? Ces questions se posent avec une acuité particulière aux États-Unis d’Amérique, depuis les débuts de la République états-unienne jusqu’à nos jours. Il s’agit donc d’un terrain fascinant pour étudier ces questions fondamentales. Pour mener cette enquête, ce travail examine le droit de vote aux États-Unis à la lumière du concept de « droit public subjectif » développé par Georg Jellinek. Ce concept permet de révéler de manière concrète les conditions minimales de la vie démocratique. Il permet de disséquer le droit de vote de manière minutieuse, du droit constitutionnel à sa mise en pratique administrative. On démontre alors que le caractère démocratique des régimes représentatifs contemporains nécessite que des « droits subjectifs électoraux » soient fortement garantis. Ces droits doivent l’être à deux échelles : individuelle (protection contre toute discrimination, accès effectif aux bureaux de vote) comme collective (prohibition du charcutage électoral, redécoupage périodique). Cette attention aux détails permet de démontrer que le droit de vote est bien plus fragile structurellement que ce qui est habituellement soutenu. Prix de thèse de l’Association française de droit constitutionnel 2025

On the author:

Paul Langlois Deschamps est docteur en droit de l’Université Paris-Saclay, enseignant contractuel à l’Université de Rouen-Normandie.

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PODCAST: La dissolution, une arme dangereuse (France Culture: Concordance des Temps, 13 SEP 2026)

Abstract:

Née de la pratique parlementaire anglaise, la dissolution devient en France un instrument décisif mais controversé de l’équilibre des pouvoirs. Pierre Allorant, historien du droit, revient sur ses usages et ses dangers, de la Révolution à nos jours.

En annonçant brusquement sa décision de dissoudre l’Assemblée nationale, le 9 juin 2024, le président de la République Emmanuel Macron a provoqué une surprise générale. Ses compatriotes ont été peu nombreux à comprendre cette initiative. Lui-même a d’ailleurs fait plus ou moins amende honorable après quelques mois. Le désordre qui en a résulté a été considérable et cet instrument que le chef de l’État était, selon la Constitution de la Cinquième République, souverainement libre d’employer, a témoigné de son ambivalence quant à la marche des affaires publiques. Une ambivalence qui est très ancienne et qui donne le goût d’aller voir ce que la dissolution des assemblées successives, depuis la Révolution française nous apprend sur le fonctionnement des pouvoirs, qu’il soit concret ou qu’il soit rêvé. Les motifs d’accepter ou de rejeter le principe de la dissolution ont été avancés à partir de préoccupations variées, selon les circonstances et selon les bords : le droit du peuple à trancher directement les conflits entre les acteurs de la vie publique, le moyen pour le pouvoir exécutif de faire appel au soutien de la nation rassemblée quand il juge, à tort ou à raison, que les chambres le paralysent, la sortie des crises nationales afin de simplifier les enjeux et de décider de l’essentiel. Braquer l’attention sur l’histoire de la dissolution peut contribuer à éclairer la nature des régimes successifs et aussi de se préparer aux incertitudes prochaines. Pierre Allorant, doyen de la faculté de droit d’Orléans, juriste et historien, vient de traiter de ce sujet, en collaboration avec Walter Badier, dans un livre stimulant. Un sujet qui fait surgir, entre débats théoriques et affrontements passionnés, des aspects importants de la chronique politique de la France.

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CONFERENCE WEBSITE: Transitions and Transfers [9th ESCLH Biennial Conference 2027] (Lund: Lund University, 21-23 JUN 2027) [CALL DEADLINE: 31 OCT 2026]

 

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As announced in June, the call for papers for the 9th ESCLH Biennial Conference in Lund (21-23 June 2027) is open until 31 October 2026.

The conference now has its dedicated website at https://olinconferences.com.

SEMINAR: Launch of the Research Centre for Legal History (Maynooth: Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology, 16 SEP 2026)

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Program:

10am 

Registration

10:10 

Introductory remarks by the Chief Justice of Ireland, Donal O’Donnell

10:30-11:50

David Doyle, Maynooth University, ‘Revolting that police officers and Irishmen have to be employed in detecting such crimes': Sexual Offences against Young Boys, 1923-35’

Lynsey Black, Maynooth University, ‘Constructing Evil – The Trial of Mamie Cadden’

12:00-13:20

Sarah Hamill, Trinity College Dublin, ‘Rent Control in the 1970s and the origins of Blake v Attorney General’

Niamh Howlin, University College Dublin, ‘Legal History as a Tool for Righting Historic Wrongs?’

12:30-14:15 Lunch

14:15-15:45

Norma Dawson, Queen’s University Belfast, ‘Lord Talbot de Malahide (1805-1883) and the first treasure trove bill in the common law world’

Heikki Pihlajamäki, University of Helsinki, ‘Writing national legal histories: why and how?’

15:45-16:00 Concluding remarks

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Law in Motion: Reimagining Mobility, Boundaries, and Belonging [Global Meeting on Law and Society] (Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong, 22-25 JUN 2026)

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Abstract:

We live in a paradoxical era. On the one hand, the world has become unprecedentedly mobile. Capital, data, goods, and ideas flow across the globe with increasing velocity, while human beings are on the move as never before—as tourists, students, laborers, digital nomads, and, most urgently, as refugees and asylum seekers displaced by conflict, climate change, and economic precarity. On the other hand, this hyper-mobility encounters an equally powerful counterforce: the hardening of boundaries. Around the world, wall-building has resurged, border surveillance has expanded, and complex legal architectures have proliferated to filter, channel, and restrict movement. In this struggle, law occupies a central position, often invisibly. It draws the lines, creates the categories, and ultimately determines who can move, where they can go, and on what terms. The conference theme, Law in Motion: Reimagining Mobility, Boundaries, and Belonging, directly confronts this tension. Emblematic of law and society scholarship, the conference urges researchers to examine law as a dynamic force that is both constituted by and constitutive of movement and to question the concepts that underpin our legal world. What constitutes a “boundary” in the 21st century, when digital borders and biometric databases are as formidable as physical walls? How is “mobility” itself stratified, creating hierarchies of travelers and migrants? And how does law construct “belonging”—not just through formal citizenship, but in the interstitial spaces of temporary visas, precarious statuses, and transnational communities? We invite scholars from law, sociology, anthropology, political science, geography, history, and beyond to investigate the intricate interplays among official law, social norms, and the mobile human experience. At the same time, we welcome submissions that do not speak to the conference theme but nevertheless forge interdisciplinary dialogues about law from all corners of the world. We look forward to welcoming you to Hong Kong!

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BOOK: Frauke BROSIUS-GERSDORF, Klaus Ferdinand GÄRDITZ, Heiko SAUER, Antje von UNGERN-STERNBERG, Ferdinand WOLLENSCHLÄGER (eds.), Verfassungsrechtspflege. Festschrift 75 Jahre Bundesverfassungsgericht (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2026), 1185 p., ISBN 978-3-16-200333-1

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Das Gesetz über das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat im April 1951 und damit zwei Jahre nach Inkrafttreten des Grundgesetzes das Bundesverfassungsgericht als Organ der Rechtsprechung institutionalisiert. 75 Jahre später widmen die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes dem Gericht eine Festschrift aus der Mitte der Verfassungsrechtswissenschaft. Die Festschrift möchte das Gericht als Akteur des Verfassungslebens und sein Einwirken auf die Verfassungsentwicklung beschreiben und analysieren. Die Beiträge nehmen eine wissenschaftliche Beobachterperspektive ein und untersuchen, wie Entscheidungen des Gerichts hergestellt, dargestellt und kommuniziert werden, wie Verfassungsgehalte geschützt, konkretisiert und entwickelt werden und wie die nicht wenigen rechtlichen Transformationen ermöglicht, begleitet und angestoßen werden.

TABLE OF CONTENT:

Entscheidungen: Herstellen - Darstellen - Kommunizieren
Christian Waldhoff: Wer entscheidet? - Thomas Kleinlein: Verfassungsrechtsprechung als transnationale Aufgabe - Sonja Heitzer: Befangenheit von Richterinnen und Richtern - Matthias Cornils: Verfassungsinterpretation - Ino Augsberg: Außerrechtliches in der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts - Heiko Sauer: Zugang zum Verfassungsrechtsschutz - Christoph Möllers: Mündliche Verhandlung - Aqilah Sandhu: Einstweilige Anordnung - Tristan Barczak: Das Bundesverfassungsgerichtsgesetz als Prozessordnung - Christian Walter: Folgen und Durchsetzung von Entscheidungen - Julian Krüper: Die Dezision bleibt unsichtbar - Roland Broemel/Gigi Deppe: Pressearbeit des Bundesverfassungsgerichts - Mehrdad Payandeh: Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit im Verfassungsvergleich - Jens Kersten: Bundesverfassungsgerichtsforschung - Das Gericht als Beobachtungsobjekt - Stephan Rixen: Das Bundesverfassungsgericht als Verfassungsorgan

Verfassungsgehalte: Schützen - Konkretisieren - Entwickeln
Stefan Huster: Ein konkretistisches (Miss-)Verständnis? - Andreas Funke: Religion zwischen Freiheit, Grundrechtsschutz Dritter und Neutralität des Staates - Thomas Wischmeyer: Kommunikation - Franz Reimer: Pluralisierung von Ehe und Familie - Ute Sacksofsky: Was ist und wozu Schule? - Angelika Siehr: Migration - Martin Burgi: Dezentralität als Verfassungsidee: Föderalismus und Kommunen - Patrick Hilbert: Demokratische und nicht-demokratische Wahlen - Wolfgang Durner: Gute Gesetzgebung - Stefanie Schmahl: Internationale Offenheit - Johannes Saurer: Abwägung im Verfassungsstaat - Sicherheit - Margrit Seckelmann: Konstitutionalistisches Erbe im demokratischen Rechtsstaat? - Judith Froese: Institutioneller Verfassungsschutz - Markus Möstl: Verfassungstreue und personale Verfassungssicherung - Hans Michael Heinig: Wehrhafte Demokratie

Transformationen: Ermöglichen - Begleiten - Anstoßen
Dieter Gosewinkel: Das Bundesverfassungsgericht in der Geschichte der Gesellschaft - Klaus Ferdinand Gärditz: Vergangenheitsbewältigung als Daueraufgabe - Samira Akbarian: Das Bundesverfassungsgericht und die deutsche Einheit - Matthias Knauff: Umwelt- und Klimaschutz - Antje von Ungern-Sternberg: Digitaler Wandel in Staat und Gesellschaft - Laura Münkler: Pandemiebekämpfung als Herausforderung für den Verfassungsstaat - Paulina Starski: Streitkräfte - Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: Generationengerechtigkeit und Zukunftsbewältigung - Sven Jürgensen: Parlament und Parlamentsrecht zwischen institutionellen Anforderungen und öffentlichen Erwartungen - Sebastian Unger: Demokratischer Wettbewerb - Jan Henrik Klement: Legitimationsdenken - Matthias Rossi: Staatsfinanzen als Spiegel der Strukturprinzipien - Hanno Kube: Abgaben: Systemidee als Maßstab? - Andrea Kießling: Soziale Sicherung als intertemporale Aufgabe - Thorsten Kingreen: Neues beim Allgemeinen: Grundrechtslehren und Grundrechtsdogmatik - Uwe Volkmann: Mobilisierung des Grundgesetzes: Strategische Prozessführung vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht - Shu-Perng Hwang: Europäische Integration und Verfassung - Ferdinand Wollenschläger: Grundrechtsschutz im europäischen Staaten-, Verfassungs- und Rechtsprechungsverbund: ein Föderalisierungsschub aus Karlsruhe

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BOOK: Maximilian MAYER, Die Südseeblase und der Bubble Act aus dem Jahr 1720 als Beginn einer gesellschaftsrechtlichen und kapitalmarktrechtlichen Regulierung [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 236] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2026), 256 p., ISBN ISBN 978-3-428-19764-4

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Spekulationsblasen sind seit Jahrhunderten ein fester Bestandteil der Wirtschafts- und Finanzgeschichte. Beginnend mit der Tulpenblase über die Südseeblase und den Gründerkrach bis hin zur Dotcom- und Kryptoblase lassen sich immer wieder vergleichbare Marktphasen erkennen. Die Südseeblase sticht hierbei besonders hervor, steht jedoch bis heute – zu Unrecht, wie die vorliegende Arbeit darlegt – sowohl in der Wissenschaft als auch in der breiten Öffentlichkeit im Schatten der bekannteren Tulpenblase. Die Südseeblase stellt nicht nur ein einschneidendes Ereignis für die gesellschaftsrechtliche und kapitalmarktrechtliche Entwicklung in Großbritannien dar, sondern ist auch ein Paradebeispiel für die Gier und menschliche Psychologie im Wirtschaftssystem. Daneben lässt sich an der Südseeblase in beeindruckender Weise die politische Lage der damaligen Zeit sowie die Herausforderungen der noch jungen parlamentarischen Monarchie nachzeichnen – es verwundert insoweit nicht, dass mit Robert Walpole der erste Premierminister Großbritanniens aus der Südseeblase hervorgegangen ist. Die vorliegende Arbeit versucht dabei die Vorgänge um die Südseeblase in einen juristischen, aber auch interdisziplinären Kontext zu setzen, ohne dabei aktuelle Bezüge – die es reichlich gibt – zu vernachlässigen.

TABLE OF CONTENT:

1. Einleitung

2. Definition und interdisziplinäre Betrachtung von Spekulationsblasen

3. Die wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen als Wegbereiter der Südseeblase

4. Englisches Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht und Kapitalmarktrecht vor der Südseeblase

5. Die Südseegesellschaft und ihre Blase

6. Gesellschaftsrechtliche Regulierung durch den Bubble Act 1720

7. Kapitalmarktrecht während und nach der Südseeblase

8. Langfristige gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Folgen der Südseeblase

9. Fazit

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BOOK REVIEW: James J. SHEEHAN, Shifting sovereignties: a global history of a concept in practice, by Moritz Mihatsch and Michael Mulligan [Berlin and Boston: Walther de Gruyter, 2025]; Sovereignty: European and global histories, 1400-1800, by Cornel Zwierlein and Daniel Lee [Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2025] (Comparative Legal History, XIV (2026), nr. 1 (June), pp. 140-145)

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On June 28, 2004, during a meeting of the NATO alliance in Istanbul, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice slipped the following handwritten note to President George W Bush: 'Iraq is sovereign. Letter was passed from Bremer, 10.26 am Iraq time. Condi.' The president replied by writing in bold letters, 'Let Freedom Reign.' In retrospect, this exchange is one more example of the false hopes and genuine disappointments that attended the United States' misadventure in Iraq. It also shows just how elusive the concept of sovereignty turns out to be. After all, what could sovereignty possibly mean for Iraq in 2004, a state occupied by foreign troops and without a government that could control most of its divided and contested territory?  

For more than a century, scholars have complained about the concept of sovereignty. Some thought it would eventually collapse under the weight of its own contradictions. In 1919, for example, Harold Laski wrote that 'when we examine the historic perspective of sovereignty, it becomes sufficiently obvious that its association with the modern state is no more than the expression of a particular environment which is already passing away.' Eight decades later, Hans Lindahl remarked that 'while not yet completely routed, the concept of sovereignty certainly seems on the retreat. Sovereignty, of course, has not passed away. Some observers remain convinced that it should. Jacques Maritain, for example, insisted in 1950 that political philosophy must eliminate sovereignty both as a word and as a concept.' More recently, in a book appropriately entitled Sovereignty RIP, legal scholar Don Herzog provided what might be called a […]

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BOOK: Romy ROOMIANY, Das Recht auf Bildung in Deutschland seit 1919 [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 237] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2026), 148 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19689-0

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Ein allgemeines Grundrecht auf Bildung ist im Grundgesetz nach wie vor nicht verankert. Dies wirft die rechtshistorische Frage auf, ob und in welchem Umfang bildungsbezogene Grundrechte in Deutschland bestanden. Dazu werden die entsprechenden verfassungsrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen in den fünf verschiedenen politischen Systemen in Deutschland seit 1919 untersucht: Dies sind die »Weimarer Republik«, der Nationalsozialismus, die Phase der fehlenden Souveränität (1945–1949), die Deutsche Demokratische Republik und die Bundesrepublik. In jedem System wird bezüglich der einzelnen Bildungsstationen (Familie, vorschulische Bildung, Schule, akademische Bildung, Berufsbildung und Erwachsenenbildung) dargelegt, ob und inwiefern ein verfassungsrechtlich fundiertes Recht auf Bildung bestand. Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass Umfang und Inhalt der bildungsbezogenen Grundrechte in Deutschland vom jeweiligen politischen System abhingen. Eine entsprechende Rechtstradition besteht somit nicht.

TABLE OF CONTENT:

A. Einführung: das Recht auf Bildung

B. Weimarer Republik
Einführung – Allgemeines Recht auf Bildung – Bildung und Erziehung in der Familie – Vorschulische Bildung – Schulische Bildung – Akademische Bildung – Berufliche Bildung – Erwachsenenbildung (Art. 148 IV WRV)

C. Nationalsozialismus
Einführung – Allgemeines Recht auf Bildung – Bildung und Erziehung in der Familie – Vorschulische Bildung – Schulische Bildung – Akademische Bildung – Berufliche Bildung – Erwachsenenbildung

D. Phase der fehlenden Souveränität (1945–1949)
Einführung – Allgemeines Recht auf Bildung

E. Deutsche Demokratische Republik
Einführung – Allgemeines Recht auf Bildung – Bildung und Erziehung in der Familie – Vorschulische Bildung – Schulische Bildung – Akademische Bildung – Berufliche Bildung – Erwachsenenbildung

F. Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Einleitung – Völkerrechtliche Grundlagen – Bundesrecht

G. Fazit

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VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Helsinki Legal History Series 2026-2027

 

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VACANCY: Research Group Leader "Economies of Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies" (Bonn: Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, DEADLINE 15 SEP 2026))

 

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Description:

The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) is looking to fill the following position with effect from 1 January 2027, on a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2032: Research Group Leader for the Research Area B: Economies of SAD

"Economies of SAD" - Research Group Leader

The BCDSS, a German Research Council-funded “Cluster of Excellence”, offers excellent opportunities for inter-disciplinary and comparative research of different forms of Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies (SADs) across time periods and world regions. During its first phase (2019–2025), the BCDSS successfully developed the concept of SAD as a comprehensive analytical framework to understand how power imbalances have been shaped in the past, and continue to influence, societies around the world today.

In its second funding phase (2026–2032), the BCDSS will investigate the underlying causes and mechanisms that contribute to the persistence of SADs across historical and contemporary contexts. We aim to anchor Historically Informed Dependency Studies (HIDS) as a key interdisciplinary field in the humanities, encouraging scholars across the humanities and social sciences to systematically integrate the analysis of SADs into the study of social, economic, and cultural phenomena.

Our research focuses on five Research Areas:
- Transitions and Transformations of SADs,
- Economies of SADs,
- Power – Violence – Trauma,
- Cultural Heritage – Transitional Justice – Memory Cultures,
- Alternative Archives and Life Writing.

The successful candidate will lead a Research Group in the BCDSS’ Research Area B “Economies of SAD”, design and conduct independent projects on the history of dependency that closely relate to Research Area B’s re- search goals. Topics can be of a wide variety – from micro studies to wide scale approaches, in any historical period or geographical region. A Research Group at the BCDSS is an independent research unit led by an early- career researcher to pursue an original research agenda while supervising a small team of researchers. The successful candidate will recruit two doctoral researchers for the research group and collaborate closely with colleagues from the BCDSS, in particular the cluster professor for Economic Anthropology. Furthermore, the successful candidate will be part of the interdisciplinary and international research community.

Your responsibilities:
- Developing the research profile of the Research Group on the relationship between coercive exclusion, economic behaviour, and the broader social, cultural, and normative contexts in which they are embedded from a historical perspective,
- Recruiting and supervising two doctoral researchers,
- Providing academic leadership and strategic development of the Research Group,
- Conducting an independent research project leading to a second monograph or equivalent work,
- Developing innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to analyse SAD contextualizing their economic entanglements,
- Organizing and contributing to international workshops, seminars, and conferences,
- Building national and international research networks.

We offer:
- The opportunity to establish and lead an independent Research Group, including the recruitment and supervision of two doctoral researchers,
- Membership in the interdisciplinary and international research environment of the Bonn Center for - Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS),
- An open, collaborative, and innovative research culture that encourages interdisciplinary exchange,
Mentoring by two senior professors and comprehensive opportunities for professional and leadership development,
- Excellent institutional support for independent research, career development, families, and equal opportunities,
- Many options available for university sports,
- Excellent access by public transport thanks to Bonn’s central location as well as the opportunity to take advantage of low-cost parking,
- Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home,
- Remuneration in accordance with TV-L pay grade 14.

Your profile:
- At least three years of postdoctoral experience and an excellent academic track record in one or more of the following fields: History, Archaeology, Law, Theology,
- Publications relevant to the BCDSS research agenda in general and Research Area B in particular,
- Native or near-native proficiency in English,
- A strong interest in advancing research on HIDS from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective,
- Demonstrated ability to develop innovative research questions and engage with methodological and epistemological challenges
- Experience in collaborative and interdisciplinary research.

Your application needs to include:
- Cover letter stating your motivation to work at the BCDSS (max. 1800 characters including spaces),
- Curriculum Vitae,
- A copy of your PhD certificate,
- An outline of the proposed Research Group (max. 10.000 characters including spaces). Please include information on:
Key research questions and hypotheses,
originality of the proposed project vis-à-vis existing scholarship and key publications in the field (with bibliography),
alignment of the project with the BCDSS’ research goals in general,
relevance of the project to Research Area B in particular and, if applicable, cross-connections to other Research Areas; concise ideas for two PhD projects,
- The name and contact of two referees (position, professional address, and e-mail).

Diversity and equal opportunity
The University of Bonn promotes an open, respectful, and non-discriminatory academic culture and is actively committed to equal opportunity and family friendliness. We aim to eliminate structural disadvantages and to strengthen diversity in research, teaching, and administration. Therefore, we welcome all applications, regardless of ethnic or social background, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, or age.

Applications from women and people with a documented severe disability (or equivalent status) will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the State Equality Act (LGG) NRW and Social Code (SGB) IX.

Kontakt

Jeannine Bischoff
dependency@uni-bonn.de

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JOBS: Vacancies at Magdalen College: Three-year Fellowships, Visiting Fellowship 2027-2028 (Oxford: University of Oxford, DEADLINE 15 OCT 2026 - 11 DEC 2026)

 

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Research fellowships

The College proposes to elect up to four Fellows by Examination (elsewhere known as Junior Research Fellows (JRFs)) in 2027. The successful candidates will already have demonstrated outstanding promise in their research. Each Fellowship is tenable for three years at a stipend currently starting at £44,570 per annum, subject to an annual cost of living award. This stipend is subject to deduction if a scholarship or similar funding from another source is held concurrently by the Fellow by Examination. For all three years of appointment, the Fellow is entitled to: free lunches and dinners in College; a research allowance to cover reimbursement of expenses (of up to £2,500 per annum). During the first two years of appointment, the Fellow is a member of the Governing Body of the College (a Charity Trustee). Fellows by Examination are expected to live in the Oxford area, and their research base must be in Oxford. Fellows by Examination can benefit from flexible working conditions. Applications are encouraged from candidates from all countries and all universities. Applications are particularly welcome from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. Applications for this year’s competition will be considered in the following subjects (as listed in the dropdown subject menu within the online application form): Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Economics, History, Linguistics and Philology, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Modern Languages, Neuroscience, Philosophy & Political Theory, Physics, Politics, and Psychology, Psychiatry and Cognitive Science. These subjects will be ineligible in the following year. Candidates should hold, or be close to completion of, a doctorate; successful candidates who have not formally submitted their doctoral thesis at the time of application will be expected to do so before taking up the post. All successful candidates will already have demonstrated outstanding promise in their research. Those who formally submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination before 1 July 2025 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break (e.g. a period of parental leave, family commitments, or illness) or there are other exceptional circumstances. No applicant who has been appointed to a permanent academic post in an institution of higher education at any time in their career will be eligible. Candidates who have made a previous application are not eligible. The main duty of a Fellow by Examination (JRF) is to engage full-time in research and its dissemination. The successful candidate will be expected to propose, plan and manage a high-quality programme of original research; publicise the outcomes of that research through presentation of papers and publications; and contribute to the communal life of the College. The Fellow may, with the leave of the Governing Body, engage in teaching and, if teaching, would normally be expected to give priority to the College’s own teaching needs. Skills and experience required: research experience at doctoral level in an academic subject. Candidates should be able to manage their own independent research and should have excellent communication skills. Details of how to apply and further particulars can be found below. The closing date is 12 noon (UK time) on Thursday, 15 October 2026, and applications must be completed at or before that time. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Magdalen College is an equal opportunities employer. Further information can be obtained from the College web site, at www.magd.ox.ac.uk/equality

 Visiting Fellow 2027-2028

The College proposes to elect a Visiting Fellow or Fellows for the academic year 2027–2028. The College may in addition elect one or more applicants to Robert S Campbell Visiting Fellowships. These Fellowships are open to those intending to undertake research in Law, with special emphasis on Commercial Law, Competition or Antitrust Law, Constitutional Law and Contract Law. In certain circumstances an election in a related legal area may be made. A Visiting Fellowship is intended to offer an established scholar, either from abroad or from elsewhere in the United Kingdom, an opportunity to pursue his or her own study and research as a member of the College. Details of how to apply and further particulars can be found below. The closing date is Friday, 11 December 2026. Applications are particularly encouraged from under-represented groups within their respective disciplines. Magdalen College is an equal opportunities employer. Further information can be obtained from the College website, at www.magd.ox.ac.uk/equality

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BOOK: Philipp DENISOV, Entwicklung einer supranationalen europäischen Gesellschaftsrechtsform am Beispiel der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft [Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte; 238] (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2026), 243 p., ISBN 978-3-428-19881-8

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Die Arbeit untersucht die Entwicklung supranationaler europäischer Gesellschaftsrechtsformen am Beispiel der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft (SE). Rechtshistorisch wird der langjährige Entstehungsprozess von den Anfängen der Nachkriegszeit bis zur Verabschiedung der SE-VO im Jahr 2001 nachgezeichnet. Die ursprüngliche Vision eines umfassenden europäischen Gesellschaftsstatuts scheiterte an divergierenden nationalen Interessen, insbesondere an der Mitbestimmungsfrage. Anhand weiterer supranationaler Rechtsformen (u. a. EWIV, SCE, SPE, SUP) wird belegt, dass vergleichbare Konflikte auch deren Entstehungsprozess prägten. Rechtsvergleichend wird anhand der SE in Frankreich, Bulgarien, Österreich und Liechtenstein nachgewiesen, dass trotz grundlegender Vergleichbarkeit keine echte Einheitlichkeit besteht. Im Ergebnis ist die Entwicklung supranationaler Rechtsformen ein unvollendeter Prozess, dessen Geschichte für die Rechtsanwendung bedeutsam bleibt und dessen Fortführung geboten ist.

TABLE OF CONTENT:

I. Rechtshistorische Entwicklung einer supranationalen europäischen Kapitalgesellschaft vom Beginn der institutionellen europäischen Integration nach dem 2. Weltkrieg bis in die Gegenwart
Internationale europäische Unternehmen im Kontext der Zeit — Impulse aus Frankreich — Vordenker der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft — Denkschrift der Kommission von 1966 — Der Sanders-Entwurf von 1966 — Kommissionsentwürfe 1970/1975 — Weißbuch zur Vollendung des Binnenmarkts von 1985 und die Gesetzgebungsinitiativen von 1989/1991 — Ökonomischer Nutzen der SE – der »Ciampi-Bericht« — Davignon-Bericht — »Das Wunder von Nizza« — Der Europäische Rat von Nizza ebnet den Weg für die SE — Rezeption der SE in Deutschland und die Gründe für ihren Einsatz nebst bestehenden Nachteilen

II. Weitere supranationale Gesellschaftsformen des Gemeinschaftsrechts
Die Herangehensweise an die Ausarbeitung — Weitere existierende europäische supranationale Rechtsformen — Zurückgezogene und unvollendete europäische supranationale Rechtsformen

III. Eine einheitliche europäische Aktiengesellschaft – rechtsvergleichende Betrachtungen
Die französische SE — Die SE in Bulgarien — SE des deutschen Rechtskreises (Österreich und Liechtenstein)

IV. Quo vadis SE: Schlussfolgerungen, Reformvorschläge und Entwicklungsaussichten für die Europäische Aktiengesellschaft
Perpetuierung als Instrument zur Mitbestimmungsvermeidung infolge aktueller Rechtsprechung — Reformvorschläge

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CONFERENCE: Catholicismes européens, Église catholique et sexualités. Plaidoyer pour une histoire croisée de l’âge confessionnel au 21ème siècle : le religieux, la norme et l’hégémonie, un réservoir de complicités et de subversion (Louvain-la-Neuve: UCLouvain/EHESS, 14-16 SEP 2026)

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Lundi 14 septembre

Sénat académique, Place de l’Université, 1

14h-14h30 : Accueil des participant·es

14h30-15h45 : Session introductive

15h45-16h : Pause-café

16h-18h15 : Panel 1 – (Se) Raconter

• « “Si au moins l’amour que j’ai ressenti si violemment pour les créatures se tournait vers le seul objet qui en est digne” : le difficile rapport des jeunes filles catholiques à la sexualité (lesbienne) au XIXe siècle » : Anouck Durand-Cavallino (EHESS/CRH)
• « L’enquête pour le crime de sollicitatio au Saint-Office, un laboratoire noir du consentement » : Marie Lezowski (Université d’Angers/TEMOS)
• « Raconter les pratiques sexuelles au tribunal ecclésiastique (France, années 1880 – années 1920) » : Aïcha Limbada (Université d’Artois/CREHS)
• « Entre “saint gay” et modèle de chasteté : la figure d’Ælred de Rievaulx dans les recompositions du catholicisme des années 1980–2010 » : Josselin Tricou (Université de Lausanne/ISSR)

Mardi 15 septembre

Maison des Langues (MDL), Voie du Roman Pays, 3A

8h45-11h : Panel 2 – Sexualiser

• « Les institutions ecclésiastiques et la discipline sexuelle des clercs français et espagnol au début du XXe siècle : quelle qualification des violences » : Ines Anrich (Université Lumière Lyon 2/ LARHRA)
• « Sexualiser l’hérétique pour mieux le violenter. Violences sexuelles et conflictualité confessionnelle pendant les guerres de Religion (1562-1598) » : Lucia Arboux-Beauquier (Université Grenoble Alpes/LUHCIE)
• « Corps indisciplinés : sexualités violentes et clergé dans l’Italie moderne » : Vincenzo Lagioia (Università di Bologna)
• « Devenir femme. Itinéraires intimes de “déviantes” au prisme du placement congréganiste (France, 1945-2025) » : Amélie Rabine-Lemaitre (Université Paris 8/IHTP)

11h-11h15 : Pause-café

11h15-13h : Panel 3 – Prescrire

• « Le Secrétariat d’Action Familiale : éduquer à la sexualité en milieu catholique dès les années 1930 » : Camille Banse Wauty (UCLouvain/RSCS)
• « Pratiquer un eugénisme catholique : la réception de l’encyclique Casti connubii (1930) par Hermann Muckermann » : Cassandre Boulaire (Sorbonne Université)
• « Recourir aux théologiens de Sorbonne. Requêtes féminines de consultations et régulation de la sexualité à la f in de l’Ancien Régime (1750-1789) » : Jean- Pascal Gay (UCLouvain/RSCS)

13h00-14h15 : Pause-déjeuner

14h15-16h15 : Panel 4 – Négocier

• « Pertinences différentielles. Les relations entre femmes dans la pluralité des ordres normatifs de la longue époque moderne » : Fernanda Alfieri (Università di Bologna)
• « Prescrire et réaliser l’“harmonie physique” ? Transformations des pratiques, agentivité sexuelle et religieuse du lectorat catholique des Feuilles Familiales dans les années 1950 (Belgique francophone). » : Juliette Masquelier (Sciences Po/CSO)
• « Femmes désirantes et hommes chastes. Comment le catholicisme permet de réécrire les scripts hétérosexuels (Espagne, années 1780-1920) » : Marie Walin (Université de Poitiers/CRIHAM)

Mercredi 16 septembre

Sénat académique, Place de l’Université, 1

8h30-10h : Table ronde

10h-10h15 : Pause-café

10h15-12h45 : Panel 5 – Politiser

• « Négocier l’identité, politiser le croire : une analyse comparée des communalisations homosexuelles catholiques en France (David et Jonathan) et au Québec (AGAPE) » : Loïc Bizeul (Université de Sherbrooke) et Claire Viennet (EPHE/GSRL)
• « “C’est l’homme contaminé qui m’a donné de rencontrer chaque jour l’homosexuel” : L’engagement associatif, caritatif et pastoral des catholiques auprès des personnes homosexuelles séropositives et victimes du sida à Bruxelles, Cologne et Paris (années 1980-2000) » : Théo Hagenmuller (UCLouvain/RSCS, EHESS/ IRIS)
• « Catholics and Contraception: The Politics of Life on the Global Stage, 1945-1972 » : Wannes Dupont (University of Edinburgh) « Condom approval and bottom-up communication amidst the HIV crisis in the Diocese of Trier, Germany » : Elisabeth Wittkowski (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

12h45-13h : Clôture

Comité d’organisation :

• Camille Banse Wauty (UCLouvain)
• Jean-Pascal Gay (UCLouvain)
• Théo Hagenmuller (EHESS, UCLouvain)
• Silvia Mostaccio (UCLouvain)
• Régis Schlagdenhauffen (EHESS)

Comité scientifique :

• Sarah Barthélemy (UCLouvain Saint-Louis
• Bruxelles – Durham University)
• Céline Béraud (EHESS)
• Aïcha Limbada (Université d’Artois)
• Marion Maudet (Université Lumière Lyon 2)
• Juliette Masquelier (Sciences Po Paris)
• Sylvie Steinberg (EHESS)
• Cécile Vanderpelen-Diagre (ULB)

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