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17 February 2012

RE: Crime and Criminal Process in Historical Perspective & The Confederate’s Last Battle: Judah Benjamin’s legal defence of Confederate assets in England


The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, and the London Legal History Seminar, warmly invites you and your colleagues to attend an afternoon on:


Speakers:

- HENRY MARES, University of Oxford on Star Chamber, King's Bench and the Criminal Information of the Attorney General in the Seventeenth Century
- DR RUTH PALEY, History of Parliament, on Uncovering the History of Certiorari. 
- PHIL HANDLER, University of Manchester, on Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility in Nineteenth Century England. 

Chair: Professor Michael Lobban, Queen Mary, University of London.

Date: Friday 24 February, 2pm to 5pm 


To Register:  This event is free but those wishing to attend are asked to register in advance by emailing:  IALS.Events@sas.ac.uk


Speaker:  CATHARINE MACMILLAN, Queen Mary, University of London; IALS Visiting Fellow.

Date: Friday 23 March 2012, 6pm


To register email:  IALS.Events@sas.ac.uk    

The venue for both events is the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR.

For both, ADMISSION IS FREE AND ALL ARE WELCOME 

14 February 2012

NOTICE: WEB EDITOR WANTED FOR THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL HISTORY

The American Journal of Legal History has an opening for a web editor.  

Duties include updating the Journal's web site (www.ajlh.org), Facebook page, and Wikipedia entry as necessary while seeking new ways to increase the electronic reach of the Journal.  

Benefits include a complimentary subscription to the Journal, inclusion on the masthead, and recognition on the web site's staff page.  

Expressions of interest and/or nominations should be sent to Professor Robert M. Jarvis, Chair of the Journal's Advisory Board, at jarvisb@nsu.law.nova.edu.

Hat tip (again) to the Legal History Blog.