BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260807T031258EDT-6418Fwbb3n@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260807T071258Z DESCRIPTION:The historic ius commune - a body of legal rules and\nprinciple s based on the re-interpretation of Roman law\, beginning\nin the High Mid dle Ages - has frequently been invoked as a lodestar\nin the current debat e on the harmonization of the legal orders of\nthe member states of the EU .\nParticularly the Continental Civil law is often portrayed as\nhomogenou s\, rooted in a common Roman law past. However\, the legal\nhistory of Eur ope must not be simplified - the Civil law tradition\nis not a simple gene alogical trajectory from Roman law to the\nmodern Civil law codifications. Roman law had to be adapted to new\nworlds\; it merged - and clashed - wi th local laws and customs.\nFour renowned legal historians\, presenting so me of their recent\nwork\, will address different aspects of this complex process:\n\nThe 'reception' of Roman law as a process of adopting forms\nw hile re-interpreting or re-inventing substance\;\nCommon Laws and Local Cu stoms: Adoption\, Adaptation and\nJuristic Practice in Medieval France\;\n Ius commune\, Canon and local laws in England: The law\nof sanctuary in Me dieval England\;\nThe development of Civil law thought: Ideas of patrimony in\n19th century France and their repercussions in Quebec.\n\nSchedule\n2 :00 - 3:15 pm: 'Legal Pluralism' in European\nHistory\n\nShannon McSheffre y\, Professor\, Dept of\nHistory\, Concordia:\nThe Law of Sanctuary in Med ieval England\nAda-Maria Kuskowski\, Lecturer\, Faculty of Law\,\n91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ / Dept of History\, Cornell: Common Laws and Local\nCustoms: Adoption\, Ada ptation and Juristic Practice in Medieval\nFrance\n\n3:15 - 3:30 pm: Coffe e Break\n3:30 - 5:00 pm: Histories of Legal Ideas\n\nMartin J. Schermaier\ , Professor\, Inst. of\nRoman Law & Comparative Legal History\, Bonn: Some Thoughts\non the 'Reception' of Roman Law in Europe\nEric H. Reiter\, Pro fessor\, Dept of History\,\nConcordia: The Early History of the Patrimony from France to\nQuebec\n\n\nOrganized by the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Faculty of Law - in co operation with the\nEU Centre of Excellence Montreal\, the Institute for t he Public Life\nof Arts and Ideas\, and the Wainwright Fund.\n DTSTART:20101001T180000Z DTEND:20101001T210000Z LOCATION:Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel SUMMARY:Ius Commune – A European Common Past? URL:/channels/event/ius-commune-%E2%80%93-european-com mon-past-167890 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR