Report of the “English Law and Colonial Connections: Histories, Parallels, and Influences”. On-line Conference Cover Image

Sprawozdanie z konferencji „English Law and Colonial Connections: Histories, Parallels, and Influences”. On-line Conference
Report of the “English Law and Colonial Connections: Histories, Parallels, and Influences”. On-line Conference

Author(s): Izabela Leraczyk
Subject(s): History of Law, Conference Report, Comparative Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: conference; legal history; English law; colonies; empire;

Summary/Abstract: The: “English Law and Colonial Connections: Histories, Parallels, and Influences conference” was held over the course of two afternoons, on January 26–27, 2020. It was organized by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Łódź and Northumbria University in Newcastle. The symposium’s goal was to bring together researchers with interests in the history of English law and its influences on other parts of the world, particularly within an imperial context. An additional topic of the conference was the meaning of legacies and continuing influences of the empire and colonial influences of the law back to the Metropole. Nine lectures were delivered over the course of four sessions.

  • Issue Year: 14/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 285-286
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Polish