Centre for Mediaeval and Early Modern Law and Literature

12 Centre for Mediaeval and Early Modern Law and Literature Report on CMEMLL Activities, 2015/16 Dear All, 2) Reading Groups The Centre for Mediaeval and Early Modern Law and CMEMLL hosts regular reading groups, for which either Literature, active since October 2011, held its official a visiting speaker or a member of CMEMLL selects a inauguration in October 2012. text on a legal-literary topic for discussion. 3) Research Lectures/Seminars This fourth annual report gives an overview of the Centre’s activities froM SepteMber 2015 to June 2016, and CMEMLL also hosts a prograMMe of lectures/seMinars a suMMary of the upcoMing events for the acadeMic year given by distinguished visiting/resident speakers. 2016/17, with thanks to the Schools of History and 4) International Conferences English, and the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research, which have provided funding. This newsletter CMEMLL has supported graduate-led international is produced annually for the reporting of past activities conferences on legal/literary and legal/historical topics. and for advertising what we have in store. In addition, CMEMLL offers a platforM for research CMEMLL exists to stiMulate research at the intersections projects and for Making connections with other research of law, literature and history and to provide resources for institutions. We have corresponding MeMbers at the all staff and graduate students whose research involves Universities of Chicago, EMory, Michigan and the theM in an encounter with legal texts and concepts. So far Lisbon DraMa Conservatoire. we have hosted four types of event: CMEMLL’s Directors, Lorna Hutson and John Hudson, 1) CMEMLL Annual Lecture welcome new members and welcome any suggestions froM Members and others for events, texts for the Following CMEMLL’s successful inaugural lecture in Reading Group or ways in which we might extend our 2012 by the University of CaMbridge’s Regius Professor activities. of Law, David Ibbetson, the CMEMLL Annual Lecture has been established. John Hudson and Lorna Hutson, Directors of CMEMLL INSIDE THIS ISSUE 02 Research Events 2015/16. Sara Menzinger; Gadi Algazi and Steve White; Todd Butler; Dare to Tell; Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages, Transgression, DraMa and Law, Talking Law, Living with the Law 10 Member Activities Research publications, invited talks, awards and funding, appointMents 13 Forthcoming Events 2016/17 SeMester 1 schedule 14 NEW CMEMLL is Changing 21 Report On CMEMLL Activities, 2015/16 2 CMEMLL READING GROUP The CMEMLL Reading Group aiMs to facilitate the exploration of approaches to Mediaeval and early Modern legal texts and concepts froM different disciplinary perspectives. In 2015/16 we met on six occasions, drawing attendees – both staff and postgraduates - froM across the University. This year, reading group sessions followed the Institute’s theMe, which was ‘Interpreting Literature, Law, and Constitution.’ In 2016/17, CMEMLL is changing. More details about these changes can be found on pages 13– 14 of this report. The Centre for Mediaeval and Early Modern Law and JOHN HUDSON & LORNA HUTSON, directors of Literature’s annual lecture took place on 18 April 2016. CMEMLL, led the first reading group in our six-part On the topic of ‘Doing Law and Literature’ it took the series, INTERPRETING LITERATURE, LAW, & forM of a joint lecture by Professors Stephen D. White CONSTITUTION (I), on Tuesday 6 October, 2015. The (Asa G. Candler Professor EMeritus of Medieval first CMEMLL Reading Group and the first Meeting of History, EMory University) and Gadi Algazi (Tel Aviv). the Institute of Legal And Constitutional Research Both have written extensively on the subject, ranging (ILCR) involved an introduction and welcoMe by John froM the Abbassid court to twelfth and thirteenth- Hudson and Lorna Hutson followed by discussion of century France. Professor White paid particular the over-arching theMe. attention to issues of gift-giving whilst Professor Algazi explored the ways in which literature Might provide The background reading is Chapter 1 of Christopher possible teMplates for behaviour. Warren, Literature and the Law of Nations, 1580- 1680 (Oxford: OUP, 2015). For University of St Together with a workshop session on the following Andrews researchers, this is available for download day, the Lecture brought to a close this year’s theMe at: within the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research. http://www.oxfordscholarship.coM/view/10.1093/acpr Professor John Hudson, Director of:oso/9780198719342.001.0001/acprof-9780198719342- Institite of Legal and Constitutional Research chapter-1 2015/16 REVIEW 2015/16 REVIEW ANNUAL LECTURE READING GROUP 12 Report On CMEMLL Activities, 2015/16 3 CAROLINE HUMFRESS, Deputy Director of the ILCR 2. N. MalcolM, Aspects of Hobbes (Oxford, 2002), and Professor of Ancient History, led INTERPRETING Chapter 13 “Hobbes’ Theory of International LITERATURE, LAW, & CONSTITUTION (II), on Relations.” Tuesday 17 NoveMber, 2015. 3. David Boucher, ‘Hobbes’s Contribution to “When, in the early modern period, “the waves International Thought, and the Contribution of ruled Britannia”, the examples of Greek maritime International Thought to Hobbes,’ in History of empire became standards against which British European Ideas 41:1 (2015), pp. 29–48. rights and obligations in the world could be measured.” ANTHONY F. LANG, JR, Director of the Centre for (Christopher Warren) Global ConstitutionalisM and Professor of International Relations, led INTERPRETING In our second reading group we explored the LITERATURE, LAW, & CONSTITUTION (III), on ‘international thought’ of Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) Tuesday 15 DeceMber, 2015. in the context of his translation of Thucydides’ History The texts for discussion were: of the Peloponnesian War. 1. Hugo Grotius – ‘Prologue to the Three Books on We asked whether Hobbes siMply ’translated’ the Law of War and Peace,’ ed. Stephen C. Neff. Thucydides (c.460–400BCE) froM Greek into English, or whether he was also reshaping and restating 2. Martine Julia van IttersuM, ‘Hugo Grotius (1583- Thucydidean ideas for an early Modern audience? 1645) – The Making of a Founding Father of The group discussed whether Hobbes was interested International Law.’ in the ancient Athenian constitution, the ‘way of life of 3. Christopher N. Warren, Literature and the Law of the citizen-body,’ and questioned how he related this Nations, 1580-1680 (Oxford, 2015). Chapter 6, to Athenian iMperialisM. ‘FroM Biblical Tragedy to HuMan Rights.’ If we read Hobbes’ translation of Thucydides as ‘literature’, HuMfress pondered, how Might this challenge our understanding of Hobbes as a ‘realist’ or a ‘rationalist’, in terMs of subsequent international Do you have an idea for a relations theory? Can Thucydides, moreover, help us reading group or event? to unravel ‘the peculiar nature’ of Hobbes’ thought on natural law and the law of nations? Contact Dr Rachel E. HolMes ([email protected]). The texts for discussion were: 1. Christopher N. Warren, Literature and the Law of Nations, 1580-1680 (Oxford, 2015). Chapter 5, ANTHONY F. LANG, JR, Director of the Centre for “FroM IMperial History to International Law” [St Global ConstitutionalisM and Professor of Andrews University Library Ebook] International Relations, led INTERPRETING LITERATURE, LAW, & CONSTITUTION (IV), on Tuesday 16 February, 2016. The texts for discussion were: 1. Anthony F. Lang, Jr. Between International Law 2015/16 REVIEW in The City & The City and EMbassytown. In China Miéville: Critical Essays, (Canterbury: READING GROUP Gylphi, 2015), pp. 213–238. 2. China Miéville, ‘Editorial Introduction.’ Marxism and Fantasy [Special Issue]. Historical MaterialisM: Research in Critical Marxist Theory, 10.4 (2002), pp. 39–49. CMEMLL READING GROUP 12 Report On CMEMLL Activities, 2015/16 4 KNUD HAAKONSSEN, Long-TerM Fellow at the SARA MENZINGER, Substitute Professor of Legal Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social History at ROMA TRE visited CMEMLL on the 28 and Studies, University of Erfurt, and Professor of 29 SepteMber, 2015. Intellectual History (part-tiMe) at the University of St While hosted jointly by the Centre for Mediaeval and Andrews, led INTERPRETING LITERATURE, LAW, Early Modern Law and Literature (CMEMLL) and the & CONSTITUTION (V), on Tuesday 8 March, 2016. St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS), This session focused on AdaM SMith and Natural Law. she participated in two events. The text for discussion was: On Monday 28 SepteMber, she led a seMinar titled ‘Dante, the Bible and the Law: On the Trail of 1. Knud Haakonssen, ‘The Lectures on Uzzah in Medieval Legal-Theological Thought.’ Jurisprudence.’ In AdaM SMith: His Life, In preparation for this session, she suggested the Thought, and Legacy, ed. Ryan Patrick Hanley following readings: (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2016), pp. 48-66. 1. Sara Menzinger, Dante and the Law. In Dante in Context, ed. Lino Pertile and ZygMund Baranski, (ForthcoMing: CaMbridge University Press). JOHN HUDSON & LORNA HUTSON, directors of CMEMLL, led the final reading group in our six-part 2. D. J. Kornstein, Fie Upon your Law!, in “Cardozo series, INTERPRETING LITERATURE, LAW, & Studies in Law and Literature”, 5.1 (1993): A CONSTITUTION (VI), on Tuesday 19 April, 2016. SyMposiuM Issue on “The Merchant of Venice”, pp. 35-56. There was no reading in preparation for this session On Tuesday 29 SepteMber and a workshop on since it was intended both to follow on from the ‘Property and Citizenship in Mediaeval Debate.’ For CMEMLL Annual Lecture given by Steve White and this session, Menzinger prepared a series of Latin Gadi Algazi, and to draw together this year’s excerpts and translations froM Albericus de Rosciate, conversations around ‘Interpreting Literature, Law, GulielMus Durandus, and Franciscus Accursii. and Constitution.’ Sara Menzinger has published widely on the topic of Italian city states [e.g. Giuristi e politica nei comuni di CMEMLL READING GROUP Popolo. Siena, Perugia e Bologna, tre governi a confronto. Ius nostruM. Studi e testi pubblicati Next year’s theMe will be ‘The dall’Istituto di Storia del Diritto italiano, Università degli Studi di RoMa, “La Sapienza”, 34 (RoMa, Futures of Law and Literature’ 2006).

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