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The draft program is out! It hopefully will remain much the same but, as with every conference, there may be some changes or even a version 2, before July. We are very excited by the range and quality of the … Continue reading →

Information about accommodation is now available and some has opened for bookings. If you are now at the stage of organising travel also please do register for the conference. While registration will be open for some time, its useful to … Continue reading →

As previously posted, we are so delighted to have Professor Mitra Sharafi, the Evjue-Bascom Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, as our keynote. Mitra has shared a title and abstract with us. Studying Secrets in the Legal History of Empire … Continue reading →

Please let us know if you would like to be considered for travel funding to support your in-person participation in the July 2025 LHE meeting in Toronto, Canada. Our funds are limited, and we will therefore prioritize applications by graduate … Continue reading →

By now everyone should have received a response to their abstract submission. However, we have become aware that a couple have slipped through the net! Hopefully we have found them, but if you have not heard from us yet about … Continue reading →

Registration is open! The link will take you to the registration website for the conference. Registration will be open well into next year and in fact if you are intending to stay on campus in the university accommodation we suggest … Continue reading →

August 31 was not a great deadline for our Northern Hemisphere colleagues who are just starting the academic year. So we are extending to 13 September, hopefully allowing for the insanity of the first few weeks of teaching to settle.

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Professor Mitra Sharafi has agreed to be our keynote for Toronto. Mitra is the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the President-elect of the American Society for Legal History. … Continue reading →

Not long now. Please get your abstracts in! Looking forward to seeing you all in Toronto.

A reminder. The Call for Papers for Empires IV is out with a month(ish) until the deadline of 31 August 2024. We look forward to your abstracts. And a welcome to our new subscribers!