Law & Marriage in Medieval and Early Modern Times: 8th Carlsberg Academy Conference on Medieval Legal History
Law and Marriage in Medieval and Early Modern Times:The Eighth Carlsberg Academy Conference on Medieval Legal History
The Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen 4 to 6 May 2011
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Charles Donahue, Jr. (Harvard Law School)
Prof. Philip L. Reynolds (Emory University, Candler School of Theology)
The upcoming eighth Carlsberg Academy conference in an interdisciplinary series on medieval legal history aims at discussing new approaches to the study of medieval law and legal practice. The eighth conference concentrates on the topic of law and marriage in the Middle Ages and Early Modern times. The sessions will address the following aspects of marriage: Marriage and Canon Law,Practicing Marital Law, the Concept of Marriage, Marital Impediments, Marriage in Late Medieval Cities, Economical Aspects of marriage and Strategies of Marriage, Family and Kin.
The conference programme is available here: http://jura.ku.dk/crs/english/calendar/eighth-carlsberg-academy/
The conference will take place at Carlsberg Academy, formerly the family residence of the founder of the Carlsberg Breweries, J. C. Jacobsen, close to the centre of Copenhagen (for more information, see: http://www.carlsbergfondet.dk ).
For any practical inquiries, please contact:
Helle I. M. Sigh (Institute for History and Area Studies, University of Aarhus)
Kirsi Salonen (Department of History and Philosophy, University of Tampere)
Helle Vogt (Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen)
Please use this link to register: https://webshop.dpu.dk/default.aspx?id=4992