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Society, Law, and Culture in the Middle East “Modernities” in the Making Ed. by Ze’evi, Dror / Toledano, Ehud R. 'Society, Law, and Culture in the Middle East:“Modernities” in the Making is an edited volume that seeks to deepen and broaden our understanding of various forms of change in Middle Eastern and North African societies during the Ottoman period. It offers an in-depth analysis of reforms and gradual change in the longue durée, challenging the current discourse on the relationship between society, culture, and law. The focus of the discussion shifts from an external to an internal perspective, as agency transitions from “the West” to local actors in the region. Highlighting the ongoing interaction between internal processes and external stimuli, and using primary sources in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, the authors and editors bring out the variety of modernities that shaped south-eastern Mediterranean history. The first part of the volume interrogates the urban elite househo

András Földi — Gábor Hamza HISTORY AND INSTITUTES OF ROMAN LAW The most important Hungarian textbook of Roman law for hundred years This textbook succeeds the manual of Roman law written by Róbert Brósz and Elemér Pólay, first published in 1974. The new work of András Földi and Gábor Hamza offers a more extensive treatment not only than that of the textbook which it succeeds, but also than the two-volume, 1941 manual of Kálmán Személyi. In its detailed treatment of the subsequent history of Roman law it can only be compared to the classical work of Tamás Vécsey, the last edition of which appeared in 1907. The treatise, as suggested by its title, presents the history and the institutes (i.e. the classical material) of Roman law. The historical part, however, does not deal exclusively with governmental orga­nization and the legal sources of ancient Rome, but also traces in detail the continuous presence of Roman law in different contem­porary legal systems. The structure of the textboo

Call for Applications:  Professorship of Law The University of Münster invites applications for an open-ended appointment as professor of law in the Faculty of Law to commence as soon as possible. The Faculty of Law of the University of Münster is one of the leading law faculties in Germany. The appointment is part of an internationalization strategy that aims at preparing students for the challenges of an increasingly international legal profession and to attract a greater number of foreign students. Applicants should be qualified primarily in a non-German speaking legal system and have an international focus on teaching and research. They must be able to give lectures in English. German language skills are not required. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake original research leading to influential international publications, contribute to the teaching of the faculty’s degree programs and take an active role in the administration of the faculty. The teaching load amou

CALL FOR PAPERS European Society for Comparative Legal History Fourth Biennial Conference Gdańsk (Poland) 28 June – 1 July 2016 COMPARATIVE LEGAL HISTORY: Culture, Identity and Legal Instrumentalism The Organising Committee of the 4th Biennial Conference and the Executive Council of the European Society for Comparative Legal History are pleased to call for papers for the upcoming conference to be held on 28 June – 1 July 2016 at the University of Gdańsk (Poland) on: “Culture, Identity and Legal Instrumentalism”. The main theme picks up threads of thought from the earlier ESCLH conferences in Valencia (2010), Amsterdam (2012) and Macerata (2014). The conference will focus on the issue of law as an instrument of transforming reality in the individual cultural circles and sub-circles of Europe and the world. Papers addressing this theme are welcome, to be submitted before 15 November 2015 as explained below. The conference seeks to understand the instrumentality of law through two broad t

JOURNÉE D’ÉTUDE 21-22 JANVIER 2016 Université de Nantes Centre universitaire départemental de La Roche-sur-Yon APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS FEMMES, JUSTICE ET SOCIÉTÉS             La recherche a largement investi le champ des études juridiques ou historiques sur la question du contrôle des femmes et la façon dont ce contrôle agit de façon différentielle au regard des normes de genre.             Alors que les inégalités entre hommes et femmes font preuve d’une résistance certaine depuis des siècles, bon nombre d’initiatives animées par des femmes ont mêlé et mêlent actions politiques et économiques, résistance et solidarités en vue d’un accès plus juste au Droit.             Au croisement du droit, de l’histoire, de l’anthropologie et de la sociologie, l’objectif de cette journée d’étude est de susciter des échanges entre disciplines, autour de la question de la femme, de ses droits et de son rapport à la société et ce, depuis des siècles.             Cet appel à communications propose d'

CALL FOR PAPERS JURIS DIVERSITAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE   May 30 - June 1, 2016 Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, USA Unity and/or Diversity An International, Interdisciplinary Conference on Comparative Law Theme: Comparative legal studies have long been perceived as an engine pulling legal traditions and systems towards convergence, harmonization, and unification. Today, legal pluralism pushes towards the recognition of human and social diversity. Does this mean that we have to choose between unity and diversity, Jus unum or juris diversitas ?  To what extent do pluralistic societies embrace or reject harmonization and uniformity, or simply ignore them? Do we unify or add layers, increasing the complexity of legal orders? Does history reflect a move from diversity to unity or an ongoing conflict between the two? What makes unity successful or sustainable? This is an invitation to discuss, in an interdisciplinary way, the development of laws and social norms, in the dia

NEW ORLEANS, LA – The French American Chamber of Commerce – Gulf Coast Chapter will host a forum about “The Changing Landscape of History: Digital Initiatives in New Orleans,” Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. in the Stibbs Room  of the Lavin Bernick Center  at Tulane University . Vicki Mayer, Ph.D., will give an introduction to digital initiatives, followed by  Vernon Valentine Palmer, Ph.D., who will present  “Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana.” “Just as social media is a large component of telling the contemporary stories of life in our city, digital initiatives such as curated digital exhibits and online portals are increasingly important tools in presenting and preserving the past,” Greg Lambousy, director of exhibits at the Louisiana State Museum, said. “Digitization of French and Spanish colonial documents, including the Code Noir, form a fundamental part of the city-wide historical campaign leading up to the tricentennial of the founding of New Orleans.

VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 (2015) IS OUT AND CAN BE READ ONLINE ARTICLES Golden Jubilee of the Center of Civil Law Studies:  Celebrating the Development of Legal Science in Louisiana   (Agustín Parise) Drawing the Line of the Scope of the Duty of Care in American Negligence and French Fault-Based Tort Liability   (Karel Roynette) CONFERENCE PAPERS Les unions (il)légalement reconnues: approches internationales (Il)legally Recognized Unions: International Approaches La Roche-sur-Yon, December 6, 2013 China   (Yuan Fang),   France   (Dominique Garreau),   Italy   (Enrica Bracchi & Carolina Simoncini),   Spain   (Ana Conde), and the   United States   (Olivier Moréteau) ESSAYS An Analysis in Empathy: Why Compassion Need Not Be Exiled from the Province of Judging Same-Gender Marriage Cases ( Kacie Gray ) CIVIL LAW   in the   WORLD    Chile ( Carlos Felipe Amunátegui Perelló ) Poland   ( Ewa Bagińska ) Also in this issue: NOTE, CIVIL LAW TRANSLATION, CIVIL LAW   in   LOUISIANA, and   BOOKS REVIEW

Who Owns the World’s Land?  A global baseline of formally recognized indigenous & community land rights In recent years, there has been growing attention and effort towards securing the formal, legal recognition of land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Communities and Indigenous Peoples are estimated to hold as much as 65 percent of the world’s land area under customary systems, yet many governments formally recognize their rights to only a fraction of those lands. This gap—between what is held by communities and what is recognized by governments—is a major driver of conflict, disrupted investments, environmental degradation, climate change, and cultural extinction. While community land rights are garnering greater attention in national and international circles, the actual status and extent of legal recognition has not been well understood. This report seeks to contribute to this field as the first analysis to quantify the amount of land formally recognized by