Category: Workshop 7: December 2007

REUNA Workshop 7: Legal History beyond the Edge of Europe – 2-4 December 2007, Copenhagen

IMPORTANT: please note a correction concerning the venue of the meeting.

The sessions will take place at Udvalgsv�relse III, N
�rregade 10, 1st floor (and NOT at N�rregade 20).

Sunday, 2nd December

18.40: Departure from the hotel.

19: Dinner at Kinesisk Restaurant Axelborg, Axelborg Kantine, Axeltorv 3

Monday, 3rd December:

8.45: Departure from the hotel

9-11: Keynote presentation by Hèl�ne Piquet

11-11.30: Coffee break

11.30-13: Session I

Iisa Vepsä, Helsinki, “To decide and reason” – The argumentation in the decisions of the Vaasa Hovrätt (1780-1800).

Martin Sunnqvist, Lund, Four timelines: Discussions about judicial review
1809-1930.

13-14: Lunch

14-15.30: Session II

Mia Korpiola, Helsinki, Kerstin Oxenstierna’s lost maidenhead: Honour, sin and matrimonial law in late sixteenth-century Sweden

Skúli S. Ólafsson, Reykjav�k, All the king’s men: The role of secular officials in 17th and 18th century’s synodal courts in Iceland.

15.30-15.45:Coffee

15.45-16.30: Session III

Lára Magnúsardóttir, Reykjavik: Medieval sin in modern law

18-19: Guided tour at The Royal Library Grethe Jacobsen

19.00: Dinner at The Royal Library

Tuesday, 4th December

9-11: Keynote presentation by Wael Hallaq

11-11.15 Coffee

11.15-12.45:Session IV

Már Jónsson, Reykjavik: Islamic law in sixteenth century Spain.

Matilda Arvidsson, Lund: Shari�ah from behind the bench: Court culture, judicial culture and a judge-made discourse on Shari�ah at a Swedish district court.

12.45-13.45:Lunch

13.45-14.45:Session V

Merike Ristikivi, Tartu: Iurisconsulti grammaticis soluti sunt?
Farewell speech and next meeting

15-16: Reception

The following information was sent to the mailing list by Helle and Frederik. This message contains important information for all participating in the workshop “Legal History beyond the Edge of Europe” – including information about your hotel and an attached workshop programme.

The hotel

You will stay at the Hotel 27, L�ngangstr�de 27, 1468 Copenhagen K. The hotel is placed in the middle of Copenhagen near the University. Please see more about the hotel on: http://www.hotel27.dk/home.html

Getting from the airport to “N�rreport”

Public Transport:

There is a subway (Metro) from the Airport Terminal 3 to the underground station of “N�rreport” – the nearest station to the hotel. Take the train M2 from the airport. Buy your ticket on the Metro station at the airport. We recommend this solution instead of the taxis, since it is both efficient and relatively cheap. If you intend on using public transport more than just to and from the airport, buying a blue 2-zone “klippekort”; a discount travel card with 10 trips (115 Dkr) – to be stamped in the yellow machines on entering buses and before boarding – is a good idea. Going to and from the airport the card should be stamped twice, otherwise one stamp is enough for travelling within the city zone.

By taxi:

You will find the taxis outside terminal 3 – just let the driver know where you are going. A trip to the city centre will normally cost around 200-250 Dkr. All major cards are accepted. If in doubt, ask the driver.

Getting from N�rreport station to Hotel 27:

A link to a Copenhagen map with directions was originally sent by the organisers to the mailing list. Because of problems related to long web addresses, the link has been left out here. To get a map with directions, you can use Google Maps and search for directions from “N�rreport station” to “L�ngangstr�de 27, 1468 Copenhagen”.

The seventh Workshop of the Reuna network will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the beginning of December 2007. The theme of the workshop is “Legal History Beyond the Edge of Europe: Islamic and
Chinese Law”. The meeting venue is at the University of Copenhagen. The workshop will begin on the 2nd of December, 2007, with an opening dinner from 18.00 onwards. The meeting will be closed on December the 4th at 16.00.

The keynote speakers of the workshop are Professor Hèl�ne Piquèt from Universitè du Quèbec � Montrèal and Professor Wael B. Hallaq from McGill University, Montreal.

The network will cover the travel costs of the participants. The network administration in Helsinki can arrange the flights to and from Copenhagen via a travel agency. Questions and other correspondence concerning the tickets can be sent to the network coordinator Jussi Sallila (jussi.sallila(at)helsinki.fi).

More information about the workshop programme will soon be added to the website.

The seventh Workshop of the Reuna-network takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark. The seminar dates will be 3rd to 4th of December, 2007 (with the opening dinner already on the 2nd of December).

The Key note speakers of the workshop shall be professor Hèl�ne Piquèt from Universitè du Quèbec � Montrèal (specialized in Chinese Law) and the professor of Islamic Law Wael B. Hallaq from McGill University, Montreal.

The call for papers and further information will be posted shortly.

Welcome to Copenhagen!