Legal History at Glasgow

Paper: Strengers on Lease Contracts and Tax Farming under Nero

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:14:55 GMT

Ward Strengers of the University of Münster will speak on 'Lease Contracts and Tax Farming under Nero' on 21 November.

Scottish Legal History Group: 45th Annual Conference and AGM

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:37:00 BST

The 45th Annual Conference and AGM of the Scottish Legal History Group will be held on 18 October 2025 in the Advocates’ Library in Edinburgh.

Two papers on Roman law in June

Wed, 28 May 2025 08:43:00 BST

On 12 June the School of Law welcomes Peter Candy and Tommaso Beggio to speak on Roman law.

Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visitorship

Wed, 08 May 2024 01:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow School of Law invites applications from PhD students in Roman law / legal history for the post of Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher.

Legal History Seminar

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:57:00 GMT

On Thursday, 29 February 2024, Shekinah Vera-Cruz will speak on 'Legal acts, legal objects: Power, family and filiation in Roman adrogatio'.

Conference: Scottish Legal History Group

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 07:54:00 BST

The Scottish Legal History Group will hold its annual AGM and conference on 14 October 2023.

Book Launch: Contract before the Enlightenment

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:02:00 GMT

On 20 April, the School of Law will host the book launch of Contract before the Enlightenment: the ideas of James Dalrymple, 1619-1695 by Stephen Bogle, to be published by the Oxford University Press on 23 March 2023.

Research Seminar: 7 December

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:48:00 GMT

On 7 December at 3.00 pm, at the University of Glasgow School of Law, Kirsten Parkin will speak on: 'Intimate Partner Violence and Socialization in Roman Education'

Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visitor 2022

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:50:00 BST

The School of Law is delighted to welcome Kirsten Parkin, who comes to us from Cambridge as our Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visitor for 2022.

Scottish Enlightenment Symposium: 10 June

Fri, 27 May 2022 16:45:00 BST

One day symposium at the university of Glasgow: 'The Scottish Enlightenment and the reform of civic ethics in the Nineteenth Century'. 10 June 2022.

George Craig (1783-1843), baron bailie of Galashiels

Fri, 27 May 2022 16:45:00 BST

George Craig (1783-1843), baron bailie of Galashiels, was a law agent, banker, insurance agent and factor. The rediscovery of some his letter books sheds new light on his own and other communities across the Scottish Borders in the period between 1821 and 1840.

Dr Inge Van Hulle to speak on Britain and international law in West Africa

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 15:23:00 GMT

On 8 March 2022, Dr Inge Van Hulle of the Max Planck Institute of Legal History and Legal Theory will speak via Zoom on Britain and international law in West Africa.

The World of David Murray (1842-1928): A Glasgow lawyer, antiquarian and book collector

Thu, 30 May 2019 06:21:00 BST

James Hamilton, Research Principal of the WS Society, will speak on 'Legal Bibliophilia in the Dear Green Place: Dr David Murray's lost law archive and his Glasgow 1860-1928'. There will also be a display of items from the Library's Murray Collection.

Metzger speaks at congress honouring Dieter Nörr

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:40:00 GMT

Ernest Metzger, Douglas Professor of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow, spoke at a congress in Munich honouring the memory of Dieter Nörr (1931-2017).

Graeme Cunningham is awarded a Ph.D.

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:22:00 GMT

Graeme Cunningham has been awarded a PhD for his work in Roman law and rhetoric.

Alan Watson (1933 – 2018)

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:41:00 GMT

Alan Watson, a leading scholar of Roman law and professor in this University from 1965 to 1969, passed away on 7 November 2018.

Scottish Legal History Group: Annual Conference and AGM

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:52:00 BST

The 38th Annual Conference and AGM of the Scottish Legal History Group will be held on 6 October 2018.

Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher 2018

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:03:00 BST

The University of Glasgow School of Law invites applications from PhD students in Roman law/legal history for the post of Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher, to be held during the 2018/19 academic year.

Eva-Maria Kuhn to speak on 6 June

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:01:00 BST

On 6 June 2018, at 3.30 pm, Eva-Maria Kuhn, University of Cologne, will speak on "God's law, man's lust and church legal affairs in late antiquity."

Scottish Legal History Group: AGM and Conference

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:28:00 BST

The 37th Annual Conference and AGM of the Scottish Legal History Group will be held in the Reading Room of the Advocates’ Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh, on Saturday 7 October 2017.

Eva-Maria Kuhn selected as new visiting researcher

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:29:00 BST

Eva-Maria Kuhn has been selected as our next Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher.

Lucinda Kirby, visiting researcher, to speak on 17 March

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:16:00 GMT

On 17 March 2017 at 5.00 pm, Lucinda Kirby of the University of Liverpool will speak on "Public doctors and the law in fourth century Egypt" at the University of Glasgow.

Stair Society Bursary 2017/18

Sun, 05 Feb 2017 21:45:00 GMT

For the academic year 2017/18, the Stair Society will offer one or more one-year bursaries of £1,000 to postgraduate students who are enrolled in a Masters or PhD programme and who are preparing a thesis in Scottish legal history, broadly construed.

Lucinda Kirby, first Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:16:00 GMT

Lucinda Kirby, a PhD candidate from the University of Liverpool, joins us as the first Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher.

Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher 2017/18

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 05:47:00 GMT

The Alan Rodger Endowment at the University of Glasgow invites applications for the post of Alan Rodger Postgraduate Visiting Researcher, tenable for one semester at the University of Glasgow School of Law, during the 2017/18 academic year.

Prof Mark Godfrey appointed Literary Director of the Stair Society

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:14:00 GMT

Mark Godfrey, Professor of Legal History at the University of Glasgow, has been appointed Literary Director of the Stair Society

Scottish Legal History Group

Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:07:00 BST

The 36th Annual Conference and AGM of the Scottish Legal History Group will be held on Saturday 1 October 2016.

New Book: 'Law and Authority in British Legal History, 1200–1900'

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:55:00 BST

The papers from the 21st British Legal History Conference, edited by Prof Godfrey, have now been published by the Cambridge University Press.

Visiting Scholar: Dr Jiang Junzhou

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 20:51:00 GMT

The School of Law is delighted to welcome Dr Jiang Junzhou, who is spending 2016 as a Visiting Scholar.

Wim Decock of Leuven to speak on the history of contract

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:36:00 GMT

Wim Decock of Leuven to speak on the history of contract on 16 March.

Postgraduate Visiting Researcher in Roman law or legal history

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:02:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow School of Law invites applications from PhD students in Roman law/legal history for the post of Postgraduate Visiting Researcher.

Book Presentation: Lord Kames, Legal and Social Theorist

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:51:00 BST

A book presentation on Dr Rahmatian's Lord Kames: Legal and Social Theorist will take place on 15 Jan 2016.

Book Presentation: Legal Practice in Eighteenth-Century Scotland

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:07:00 BST

A book presentation for Prof Finlay's 'Legal Practice in Eighteenth-Century Scotland' will take place on 23 Oct 2015.

Stair Society Bursary 2015

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:51:00 BST

The Stair Society offers a bursary of £3000 to a postgraduate student in the fourth year of completing a PhD.

Prof Gomez-Arostegui to speak

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 06:32:00 GMT

On 26 March 2015, Prof Tomas Gomez-Arostegui of the Lewis and Clark Law School will speak on: "Copyright at Common Law in 1774"

Dr Karen Baston to speak

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:38:00 BST

On 29 October Dr Karen Baston will speak on: "Nineteenth-Century NIMBYs: Sir Henry Raeburn and his friends versus the Stockbridge Steam Engine".

Dr Thomas Green to speak

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:58:00 BST

Dr Thomas Green will speak on 'The Spiritual Jurisdiction in Reformation Scotland' on 8 October 2014.

Dr Constantin Willems to speak on Twyne's Case

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:56:00 BST

Dr. Constantin Willems of the University of Trier will speak on "Coke, Collusion, and Conveyances: Unearthing the Roots of Twyne's Case" on 15 October.

Festschrift Sirks

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:41:00 BST

Prof Metzger and his co-editors have published a book of essays in honour of their colleague, Boudewijn Sirks.

Prof Luigi Pellecchi to visit

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:09:00 BST

Prof Pellecchi will be visiting the School of Law in August 2014.

William Forbes manuscript rediscovered

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 06:39:00 BST

Prof Ernest Metzger of the School of Law has announced the rediscovery of an 18th century manuscript by William Forbes (ca. 1688 – 1745), the first Professor of Civil Law in the University.