Lisa Cowan
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Legal historian @UofELawSchool; attorney; Medieval and Early Modern Scotland, Roman law.
Civil Law has been taught at Edinburgh since 1710. Tomorrow, the 315th class of Roman lawyers will be the first with a female lecturer (guess who?), but not the last!
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Thrift of the day: two volumes of Erskine's Institutes for £25 👍
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and I pondering the “imperishable foundations” of Scots law.
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Paul du Plessis
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Our next event in the
@legalhistoryed.bsky.social
Hybrid. Sign up to join us online. 22 April.
www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Peter Candy Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts - Book Launch | Edinburgh Law School
https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/events/peter-candy-ancient-maritime-loan-contracts-book-launch
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The Centre for Legal History - Edinburgh Law School
9 months ago
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26 March. Online. All Welcome.
#RomanLaw
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Pragmatism and the Exceptional. Rethinking Usucapio in classical Roman Law | Edinburgh Law School
https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/events/pragmatism-and-exceptional-rethinking-usucapio-classical-roman-law?utm_campaign=3441041_Edinburgh%20Centre%20for%20Legal%20History%20-%20March%20%202025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=College%20of%20Arts%2C%20Humanities%20%26%20Social%20Sciences%2C%20The%20University%20of%20Edinburgh&dm_i=2MQP,21R4H,3BQD8G,7FXLE,1
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The
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is in conversation with Dr. Peter Candy, regarding his new book 'Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts'. Follow the link for details of the book launch event in April 22nd!
blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghleg...
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Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts with Dr. Peter Candy – The Edinburgh Legal History Blog
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghlegalhistoryblog/2025/03/04/ancient-maritime-loan-contracts-with-dr-peter-candy/
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The
@legalhistoryed.bsky.social
is in conversation with Dr. Peter Candy, regarding his new book 'Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts'. Follow the link for details of the book launch event in April 22nd!
blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghleg...
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Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts with Dr. Peter Candy – The Edinburgh Legal History Blog
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghlegalhistoryblog/2025/03/04/ancient-maritime-loan-contracts-with-dr-peter-candy/
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Stair Society
11 months ago
Some exciting news! The Stair Society will be holding a legal history moot on 1 March in Edinburgh to celebrate its 90th anniversary. Stay tuned for further details about the moot and how to attend.
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Arrived at work this morning to find this beautiful "thank you" gift from a former student :) Make my day, why don't you?
11 months ago
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Join
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and the Edinburgh Centre for Global History next Wednesday for a discussion on indigenous law and ius commune in Early Modern Chile.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghleg...
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Event: Frontier Law: Land, Justice, and Territory on the Edges of the Pacific World (Chile, 1740–1830) – The Edinburgh Legal History Blog
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghlegalhistoryblog/2025/01/27/event-frontier-law-land-justice-and-territory-on-the-edges-of-the-pacific-world-chile-1740-1830/
11 months ago
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The Centre for Legal History - Edinburgh Law School
11 months ago
Owing to the severe weather warning, tomorrow's meeting on family justice is moving online. Please register to attend here:
ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Offences between (Blood) Relatives: Family Justice in Ancient Greece & Rome. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meet...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Offences between (Blood) Relatives: Family Justice in Ancient Greece & Rome. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meet...
https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/BQWxXPARQRqeMx0szJtyxQ
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