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- Georges Martyn (born in Avelgem, Flanders, Belgium, 1966) studied Law (1984-89) and Medieval Studies (1989-91) in Leu... moreGeorges Martyn (born in Avelgem, Flanders, Belgium, 1966) studied Law (1984-89) and Medieval Studies (1989-91) in Leuven (Belgium) and obtained a Ph.D. degree in Law at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1996, with a dissertation on private law legislation in the early-modern Netherlands. He has been an ‘advocaat’ (barrister/lawyer) between 1992 and 2008 at the bar of Kortrijk, is now honorary member of the Ghent bar, and is a substitute justice of the peace in Kortrijk since 1999. He is professor at the University of Ghent (Department of Interdisciplinary Study of Law, Private and Business Law) since 1999. Georges teaches ‘History of Politics and Public Law’, ‘General Introduction to Belgian Law’ and ‘Lawedit
This introductory text reflects on some relations between art and law, and particularly transitional justice, and presents the collection of articles of this special issue on "Art & Human Rights".
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Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts (artist's name Zenith), as an ambassador of De Huizen (striving for small scale detention), painted a graffiti on one of inner garden walls of the Oudenaarde prison: what does it represent, and why?
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This 2021 interview with emeritus professor Laurens Winkel from the Erasmus University at Rotterdam, shines a light on the life and work of this internationally recognized legal history scholar, born in The Hague in 1949. Professor Winkel... more
This 2021 interview with emeritus professor Laurens Winkel from the Erasmus University at Rotterdam, shines a light on the life and work of this internationally recognized legal history scholar, born in The Hague in 1949. Professor Winkel talks about his study years, his love for history and philosophy, and his fascination for trains, underlining, modestly, how a life or career path can be the result of many coincidences. He refers to Langemeijer, Pitlo and other professors at the University of Amsterdam, and the role of Theo Mayer-Maly and his promotor Hans Ankum for his PhD on error iuris. The interviewee tells some funny anecdotes, points out how he faced some interesting international challenges during his early career, and explains how his own family history, being of Jewish descent, brought him to academically guide several promovendi on aspects of post-WWII transitional justice, and to found the Joseph Winkel Fonds voor Rechtsgeschiedenis.
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This article is not a mere introduction to the dossier of the Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal on “History of Criminal Procedure in Modernity” (composed of 13 contributions on Belgium, Brazil, Finland, France, Italy and The... more
This article is not a mere introduction to the dossier of the Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal on “History of Criminal Procedure in Modernity” (composed of 13 contributions on Belgium, Brazil, Finland, France, Italy and The Netherlands), but it also touches upon three methodological questions of comparative legal history. The first one relates to the proper concept of “modernity”, which can be understood differently, not only in various scientific areas (sociology, 1 Professor of Legal History at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University (Flanders, Belgium). Co-director of the Ghent Legal History Institute. Honorary member of the Ghent Bar and substitute justice of the peace at Kortrijk. 2 Professor of Legal History at the Faculty of Law, Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil). Coordinator of the Studium Iuris – Research Group on the History of Legal Culture (CNPq/UFMG). PhD in Teoria e Storia del Diritto, University of Flo...
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The history of the belgian bar(s) of lawyers/barristers/attorneys... ('advocaten'/'avocats') was very much influenced by the French example: - in the Ancient Regime by way of 'indirect legal transplant': the... more
The history of the belgian bar(s) of lawyers/barristers/attorneys... ('advocaten'/'avocats') was very much influenced by the French example: - in the Ancient Regime by way of 'indirect legal transplant': the regional and central institutions of the Low Countries 'copied' the romano-canonical procedure, as it was applied in the french 'parlements', including the 'procureurs' and 'avocats'; - in the nineteenth century because of the introduction of the Napoleonic decree of 1810, reintroducing the 'avocats' after they had been abolished by the french revolutionaries.
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This article is not a mere introduction to the dossier of the Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal on “History of Criminal Procedure in Modernity” (composed of 13 contributions on Belgium, Brazil, Finland, France, Italy and The... more
This article is not a mere introduction to the dossier of the Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal on “History of Criminal Procedure in Modernity” (composed of 13 contributions on Belgium, Brazil, Finland, France, Italy and The Netherlands), but it also touches upon three methodological questions of comparative legal history. The first one relates to the proper concept of “modernity”, which can be understood differently, not only in various scientific areas (sociology, history, legal history…), but also in different parts of the world (the French and English perceptions of the word designating different periods). The second one is the use of “models”, such as inquisitorial versus accusatorial procedures, or popular and lay courts versus professional justice administration. Can such kinds of concepts historically be attached to certain times and places, or should legal scholarship avoid to do so, acknowledging that all systems are always mixed? The third one claims that all comparative legal history ought to be contextual. The dogmatic (or ideal) developments of law, very often explained by referring to legal transplants and translations
or hybridisations, can only really be understood by searching for factual factors, responsible for the impact of certain “foreign” ideas.
or hybridisations, can only really be understood by searching for factual factors, responsible for the impact of certain “foreign” ideas.
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This text, presented at a hommage session to the late Madrid legal history professor José Manuel Pérez-Prendes Muñoz Arraco (1933-2017) at Lisbon Law School in October 2018, describes the many links this Spanish researcher had with... more
This text, presented at a hommage session to the late Madrid legal history professor José Manuel Pérez-Prendes Muñoz Arraco (1933-2017) at Lisbon Law School in October 2018, describes the many links this Spanish researcher had with Germany, and with professor Hans Thieme in particular. Pérez-Prendes has written on various mutual influences between the Spanish and the German legal historiography. He enjoyed various research stays in Freiburg and Frankfurt and always kept contact with Hans Thieme, he considerd to be one of his masters. Pérez-
Prendes was awarded by the German Görres Gesellschaft. Analysing which works of Pérez-Prendes are most spread over non-Spanish libraries, some conclusions are drawn on the importance of publishing in foreign languages and of participating in international networks.
Prendes was awarded by the German Görres Gesellschaft. Analysing which works of Pérez-Prendes are most spread over non-Spanish libraries, some conclusions are drawn on the importance of publishing in foreign languages and of participating in international networks.
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General introduction to historical legal iconography and iconology (in Portuguese): definition, interdisciplinarity, methods, subjects.
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Short notice on Belgian King Albert I's visit to Brasil in 1920, and the particular attention drawn at that time to the idea of the rule of law, and the iconographical expression of it.
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Introduction to this collection of essays on the most important works of legal doctrine, written in Dutch, since the 16th c.: on the selection process, the content of each entry and some general conclusions
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From a historical and anthropological point of view, there is a close link between religion and the judicial function, in many cultures throughout the world. How could man be competent to judge his equals if he was not empowered to do so... more
From a historical and anthropological point of view, there is a close link between religion and the judicial function, in many cultures throughout the world. How could man be competent to judge his equals if he was not empowered to do so by God? In many cultures, originally, the same 'functionaries' administer both religious and judicial affairs. In medieval Europe, Christian faith and the Roman Catholic Church play a role of paramount importance in the heart of society, not only for the mere religious services, but also in politics and culture. The influence of the Church on justice administration (both via its own courts and via its interference in secular courts) is enormous. Religious texts are used as legal arguments, 2 but also to legitimate the judicial function and its decision makers. And not only texts! Also (religious) images are vehicles of legitimation. The Last Judgment, in the first place, is omnipresent, in manuscripts and printed books, but also as a classical decoration for justice halls. This article looks at a number of concrete examples from art history, and tries to describe and analyse how both the divine word and image were used to legitimize the emerging 'modern' courts of Princes and cities. These courts, using the Romano-canonical procedure, are the forerunners of the present day judiciary. Today's court setting, the use of red robes and green curtains, or the ritual of the oath, are just some remaining, observable aspects of an age-old charismatic, because divine, legitimation, using images as vectors of meaning.
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The Portuguese Nation (Nação portuguesa) of merchants in Antwerp 16th-18th c.: organization and privileges. (feitoria-consulado de Antuérpia)
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State of the art of historical legal iconography (within 'Law & the Humanities' and 'Visual Literacy') and relevance of the 20 contributions of the book
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Legal-iconological analysis of Xavier Mellery's poster for the Belgian lawyers federation
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Legal-iconological analysis of Jan van Brussel's painting (Maastricht, Dinghuis) representing Divine and Earthly Justice
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How jurists looked at themselves positively, but were perceived negatively in art during the ancien régime
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Overview of the Belgian, Dutch and Luxemburg court systems, incl. the Benelux Court
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Practical guide to the sources and historiography of the legal professions in Belgium
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Iconographical analysis of Ancien Regime stained glass images of corrupt justice
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Short bio of the author and evaluation of the book
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Short bio and evaluation of the author's book
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Comments on some 'icons of justice' attributed to Dürer
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Short legal-iconographical analysis of the print series 'Litis abusus' (Galle, Goltzius).
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Short overview of the most popular 'exempla iustitae' used in the Netherlands for the decoration of courtrooms (Solomo, Chaste Susanah, Cambyses, Zaleukos... ).
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On the role and the iconography of the Last Judgement in judicial context (Late Middle Ages-Early Modern Era)
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This article sheds light on the specific form of last wills in the early modern era in the Southern Netherlands.
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This article comments the iconography of an anonymous painting of the STA’M museum of Ghent (inv.n° 516), called "Allegory of the seven estates". It is a dance macabre with the Pope, the Emperor, a noble man, a jurist, a merchant, a... more
This article comments the iconography of an anonymous painting of the STA’M museum of Ghent (inv.n° 516), called "Allegory of the seven estates". It is a dance macabre with the Pope, the Emperor, a noble man, a jurist, a merchant, a farmer and a medical doctor. Comparisons are made with other dances of the death, and particularly with the representation of advocates and proctors in them.
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This article comments the iconography of an anonymous painting of the STA’M museum of Ghent (inv.n° 516), called "Allegory of the seven estates". It is a dance macabre with the Pope, the Emperor, a noble man, a jurist, a merchant, a... more
This article comments the iconography of an anonymous painting of the STA’M museum of Ghent (inv.n° 516), called "Allegory of the seven estates". It is a dance macabre with the Pope, the Emperor, a noble man, a jurist, a merchant, a farmer and a medical doctor. Comparisons are made with other dances of the death, and particularly with the representation of advocates and proctors in them.
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Short history of the profession of 'advocaat' (Dutch)/'avocat' (French), and the lawyers' organisation in Belgium (19th-20th c.).
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Short overview of the main evolutions in the use and force of the formal sources of law in Belgium in the 19th and 20th c.
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Iconological context and iconography of an anonymous 16th century painting belonging to the collection of the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The art work was commissioned by jurist Antoon Van Hille, councillor of the Council of Flanders. The... more
Iconological context and iconography of an anonymous 16th century painting belonging to the collection of the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The art work was commissioned by jurist Antoon Van Hille, councillor of the Council of Flanders. The painting represents the beatitudes, but contains several references to law and justice.
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Legal iconography in 'The Last Judgement' by Raphael Coxcie (Ghent Museum of Fine Arts).
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This article describes three 19th century portraits of one and the same man, at first sight a jurist. One painting by Séraphin De Vliegher and one by Joseph Paelinck belong to the collection of the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The third... more
This article describes three 19th century portraits of one and the same man, at first sight a jurist. One painting by Séraphin De Vliegher and one by Joseph Paelinck belong to the collection of the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The third one, also by De Vliegher, is in private hands. Thanks to the database of the Interuniversity Program ‘Justice and Populations’, the career of the portrayed man can be reconstructed. From the ‘French’ over the ‘Dutch’ to the Belgian period he was, in Ghent and its region, lawyer (avocat/advocaat), court clerk, public prosecutor and judge… and, as it seems, lover of the arts… and the good life.
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Legal iconographical and iconological analysis of Raphael Coxcie's painting The Last Judgment (Ghent Museum of Fine Arts).
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Jan Van Cleef (1646-1716) painted a 'Chaste Susannah' for the Ghent town hall. The article deals with its legal iconography.
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This article describes the discussion between the advocates of Nieuwpoort and one legal practician, former proctor, claiming the right to plead. A procedural file in the archives of the Council of Flanders (Ghent State Archives) informs... more
This article describes the discussion between the advocates of Nieuwpoort and one legal practician, former proctor, claiming the right to plead. A procedural file in the archives of the Council of Flanders (Ghent State Archives) informs us about the number of advocates and proctors in the town of Nieuwpoort in the 17th century. The arguments of the parties shine a light on the respective competences and duties of both law practicians.
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The ‘autonomy’, ‘sovereignty’, ‘independence’, etc. of the (Southern) Netherlands under the rule of Albert and Isabella has been debated by many scholars. It pretty much depends on the perspective one takes to decide whether the glass is... more
The ‘autonomy’, ‘sovereignty’, ‘independence’, etc. of the (Southern) Netherlands under the rule of Albert and Isabella has been debated by many scholars. It pretty much depends on the perspective one takes to decide whether the glass is ‘half empty’ or ‘half full’. It also pretty much depends on the sense one attributes to words such as ‘sovereignty’, ‘autonomy’, ‘independence’ and similar ones. In this Chapter, the thesis is defended that the Archdukes, in fact and legally, really can be considered sovereign rulers of the (Southern) Netherlands.
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Iconological description and analysis of three portraits of Ghent lawyer and magistrate Hubert Parez (1756-1836), painted by Joseph Paelinck and Séraphin De Vliegher (Ghent Museum of Fine Arts).
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In this article the question is debated whether ancient regime legislation can be seen and studied just like present day legislation. Due to the influence of the Napoleonic codes and the 19th century Exegetic School, we might have a wrong... more
In this article the question is debated whether ancient regime legislation can be seen and studied just like present day legislation. Due to the influence of the Napoleonic codes and the 19th century Exegetic School, we might have a wrong view on the role legislative acts had formerly. The law's subjects didn't have to accept the black letter of the law from the first until its last word, and the text's success was more due to its printed distribution than to its legal validity. Law just interacted with other - even important - formal sources of the law, and is more to be considered a pragmatic programme than an authoritative text. Several examples are given, most of them related to the Edictum Perpetuum of the Archdukes of 1611.
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Iconological context and iconography of an anonymous 16th century painting belonging to the collection of the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The art work was commissioned by jurist Antoon Van Hille, councillor of the Council of Flanders. The... more
Iconological context and iconography of an anonymous 16th century painting belonging to the collection of the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The art work was commissioned by jurist Antoon Van Hille, councillor of the Council of Flanders. The painting represents the beatitudes, but contains several references to law and justice.
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Introductory remarks on the proceedings of an international conference on the history of the legality principle in criminal law
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This article deals with the (legal) iconography and the popularity of Peter Brueghel the Younger's well known 'Advocate of difficult affairs' (Ghent Museum of Fine Arts). It is a satirical view on the growing importance of the legal... more
This article deals with the (legal) iconography and the popularity of Peter Brueghel the Younger's well known 'Advocate of difficult affairs' (Ghent Museum of Fine Arts). It is a satirical view on the growing importance of the legal profession in the 16th-17th centuries. The painting is compared to other early modern satirical representations of the legal profession. The author also defends that not actually a barrister ('advocaat'), but a 'proctor' is represented.
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A short overview of the history of the superior courts in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Cour de cassation, Grondwettelijk Hof, Raad van State, Hoge Raad, Benelux Gerechtshof).
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Report on the search for archival material on the establishment of the Ghent order of advocates, not in 1833 as was thought until now, but in 1812, under Napoleonic rule.
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The article argues for what legal historical reasons the province of East-Flanders should be considered to be the owner of the Ghent (Saint Bavo Cathedral) altar piece 'The Mystic Lamb' by the Van Eyck brothers.
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This article comments (and edits) an ordinance of 1662 on the 'guild' of the law practitioners in the small Flemish town of Oudenaarde. Its patron saint was saint Yves.
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General article on typical ancient regime court rooom decorations in the Southern Netherlands: the Last Judgement and exempla iustitiae like Cambyses, the Chaste Susanna, Solomon's Wisdom, Otto III, Trajan & Herkinbald
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The Judgment of Cambyses is a well known exemplum iustitae, dating back to Herodotus’ Historiae, and very popular in the middle ages. The king condemns the corrupt judge Sisamnes to be flayed. His skin is draped on the bench. The new... more
The Judgment of Cambyses is a well known exemplum iustitae, dating back to Herodotus’ Historiae, and very popular in the middle ages. The king condemns the corrupt judge Sisamnes to be flayed. His skin is draped on the bench. The new appointed judge Otanes, seated on his father’s skin, will always be aware to judge justly… The story’s most known representation is a diptych of Gerard David, today in the Bruges Groeningemuseum. This article draws attention to some other early modern paintings of the same story, all commissioned by magistrates near the Flemish coast: Bruges, Dunkirk and Nieuwpoort.
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In 1862 a new prison is built in Ghent, in the neighbourhood of the old provincial jailhous near the Coupure. The new building of the 'Nieuwewandeling' is designed by architect Derré, according to the ideas of Edouard Ducpétiaux. The... more
In 1862 a new prison is built in Ghent, in the neighbourhood of the old provincial jailhous near the Coupure. The new building of the 'Nieuwewandeling' is designed by architect Derré, according to the ideas of Edouard Ducpétiaux. The chapter comments both the architecture and the penitentiary ideas of the 19th century.
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Collection of essays on various aspects of the contemporary historiography of the law, written by teams of each time a European and a Brazilian author.
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This is the textbook of the course with the same name (History of Public Law and Politics) in the first year of the bachelor of Laws degree at Ghent University.
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New edition (2020 update) of this meanwhile 'classic' introduction to Belgian law, used in several Belgian universities and schools.
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This book lists 67 important works of legal doctrine, written in Dutch, from the 16th to the 20th century.
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Proceedings of the 2017 Bruges international conference on historical legal iconology
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Exhibition catalogue of the 2017-2018 Bruges exhibition
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Encyclopaedia of the 150 most influential works of legal doctrine.
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This booklet is a very practical guide for young jurists to help them in the preparation and presentation of their first pleadings.
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Series of articles on legal iconography: treaty remembrance coins, allegories of justice, testators, town hall decorations, portraits of jurists, executions...
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In this book, different Belgian legal historians treat various aspects of legislation in the Netherlands and Liège from the Late Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century: the ordinances of the Burgundian dukes (J.M. Cauchies), the... more
In this book, different Belgian legal historians treat various aspects of legislation in the Netherlands and Liège from the Late Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century: the ordinances of the Burgundian dukes (J.M. Cauchies), the edition of the ordinances of Philip II (G. Janssens), the registration of births, marriages and deaths (C. de Moreau de Gerbehaye), legislation on the notary public's office (M. Oosterbosch), legislation on woods in Luxembourg (J.M. yante), legislation on health care (C. Bruneel), the interaction of legislation and science (A. Wijffels), the more pragmatic than scientific value of legislative texts (G. Martyn).
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The legality principle characterizes all western legal systems, and it has become an integral part of the Western rule of law and the international human rights law. The principle dates back to enlightened jurists such as Cesare Beccaria... more
The legality principle characterizes all western legal systems, and it has become an integral part of the Western rule of law and the international human rights law. The principle dates back to enlightened jurists such as Cesare Beccaria and to social contract thinkers such as Charles de Secondat de Montesquieu, according to whom judges were to act only as the mouthpiece of the statutory law. Paul Johann Anselm von Feuerbach, the inventor of the famous maxim nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege, developed these thoughts further. The emergence of the legality principle links closely to the teachings on the division of powers. The studies of this volume cover most of Europe from England, Italy and Spain to Sweden, Russia and England, and both the South and North American continents. In most parts of Europe, the nineteenth-century criminal law reforms form an integral part of the »liberal« agenda. These changes took place, however, at different times in different parts of the Western world, and for slightly different reasons. Comparative legal history shows, furthermore, that the roots of the principle date much further back in history than the eighteenth century. Before the formulation of the legality principle, written statutes already played a significant role in the criminal law in many parts of the Western world. The articles of the volume, written by the foremost experts on comparative legal history, demonstrate that the attitudes and practices toward written statutes as sources of criminal law varied greatly from one region to another. In most parts of the European continent judicial arbitration was carefully defined in legal scholarship (Italy, France), whereas in some regions written law played an important role from early on (Sweden). Although the nineteenth century was fundamental in shaping the legality principle, in some countries its breakthrough remained even then far from complete (Russia, the United States).
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Liber amicorum Chris Coppens
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Collection of lectures on the history of lawyers bars in Belgium and The Netherlands
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This illustrated booklet tells the story off the presence of lawyers in Ghent, heart of the old county of Flanders. Commenting on places of memory (the Count's castle, the Town Hall, the Law Faculty, the Palace of Justice...), it deals... more
This illustrated booklet tells the story off the presence of lawyers in Ghent, heart of the old county of Flanders. Commenting on places of memory (the Count's castle, the Town Hall, the Law Faculty, the Palace of Justice...), it deals with the history of proctors and advocates from the Late Middle Ages to 2012, the year of the bicentennial of the Ghent bar.
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This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held at University of Ghent in November 2010, during which nine scholars presented their recent (mostly doctoral) research on the composition, the competences and the functioning of the... more
This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held at University of Ghent in November 2010, during which nine scholars presented their recent (mostly doctoral) research on the composition, the competences and the functioning of the intermediate institutions in the County of Flanders, i.e. institutions situated between the local (towns, villages and seigniories) and the supra-regional or central level of the Burgundian-Habsburg composite state, like it was getting settled at the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth centuries. The conference was organised by the Institute of Legal History of the Ghent Law Faculty (Georges Martyn) in collaboration with the Institute of Early Modern History of the Ghent Arts Faculty (René Vermeir) and the Ghent Department of the Belgian State Archives (Chantal Vancoppenolle). Contributions by Frederik Buylaert and Jonas Braekevelt, Sarah Castelain, Sylvie De Smet, Laurie Fréger, Simon Groenveld, Laurent Inghelbrecht, Klaas Van Gelder and An Verscuren.
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This book was published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Ghent jailhouse "Nieuwewandeling". Chapter 1 describes the criminal justice system and the old jails of Ghent in the early modern period and the 19th century. Chapter... more
This book was published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Ghent jailhouse "Nieuwewandeling". Chapter 1 describes the criminal justice system and the old jails of Ghent in the early modern period and the 19th century. Chapter two concentrates on the new ideas on criminal justice in the 19th century, and their influence on prison architecture. Chapters 3 and 5 deal with daily prison life before and after the second world war. The use of the Ghent prison during the German occupation and the special circumstances of the repression are described in chapter 4. Chapter 6 is a purely photographic view on contemporary detention in Ghent. The book closes with a commented bibliography, pointing, for each of the chapters, at the most important published studies and archival material.
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Proceedings of a conference on the (Belgian) 'juge de paix/vrederechter' ('justice of the peace'), with the following contributions: - De vele geschiedenissen van het vredegerecht (G. Martyn) - Verbaliser le juge (G. Rommel) - Les... more
Proceedings of a conference on the (Belgian) 'juge de paix/vrederechter' ('justice of the peace'), with the following contributions: - De vele geschiedenissen van het vredegerecht (G. Martyn) - Verbaliser le juge (G. Rommel) - Les antécédents anglais et la naissance de la justice de paix française (J.-P. Goffinon) - ‘Juges de paix avant la lettre’ in Midden- en noord-Limburg, voorafgaand aan de invoering van de vredegerechten in de Franse tijd (A.M.J.A. Berkvens) - Tweehonderd jaar ontwikkeling van de competentie van de vrederechter/kantonrechter in Nederland (1811-2011) (E. von Bóné) - La professionnalisation des justices de paix. De l’utopie à la rigueur (J.-P. Nandrin) - De vredegerechten in het arrondissement Kortrijk vanaf hun ontstaan tot en met de constitutie van het jaar VIII (A. Deceuninck) - Het vredegerecht van Hoogstraten in de late 19de eeuw (A. Van den Bossche) - Vive Lejeune! Het Tijdschrift van de vrederechters (1892-2011) (S. Vandenbogaerde) - Een ‘accident de parcours’? De bevoegdheid van de vrederechter voor arbeidsongevallen in de wet van 1903 (B. Debaenst) - De invloed van de Eerste Wereldoorlog op de rechtspraak van het vredegerecht te Ledeberg (W. Van Damme) - Le juge de paix et la question des loyers sous l’occupation allemande (1914-1918) (M. Bost) - De evolutie van de rechtspraak inzake dringende en voorlopige maatregelen in de periode 1976-2009 (E. Callebaut) - De invloed van het mens- en maatschappijbeeld van de vrederechter op de beslissingen inzake dringende en voorlopige maatregelen: een genderanalyse (E. Verdonck) - Enjeux contemporains de la justice de proximité en matière conjugale: le rôle de la justice de paix dans une société multiculturelle (B. Truffin) - De vrederechter in volle ontwikkeling. enkele bedreigingen en evenveel uitdagingen (E. Van den Eeden)
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Papers on the history of lawyers in the Low Countries (Late Middel Ages - 20th c.)
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Proceedings of the Brussels conference on the bicentennial of the French commercial code (in Belgium)
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Proceedings of the Brussels conference on the legal history of the 20th century
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Short guide to legal methods in Belgium for first year students
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General introduction to Belgian law and legal science
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Historical walk through Rugge (Avelgem), with special attention for toponymics
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Syllabus of the introductory course to the history of public law
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Collection of papers on the Code civil's bicentenary
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Historically commentated walk through Avelgem, home of baker Frank Lateur, better known as writer Stijn Streuvels
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Proceedings of a conference on the publicity of archival sources and the protection of private data
Syllabus of the introductory course to the history of public law
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Introduction to Belgian law and legal science
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Edition of my doctoral thesis
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Historical guide to Avelgem and its relation with river Scheldt
Edition with short introduction to this famous Southern-Netherlandish piece of legislation by the Archdukes Albert and Isabel
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This is the small catalogue handed out to all visitors of the 2022 exhibition in Oudenaarde Hospital on the occasion of 100 years of State prison in Oudenaarde. Some hundred objects, maps, pictures and videos document the places where... more
This is the small catalogue handed out to all visitors of the 2022 exhibition in Oudenaarde Hospital on the occasion of 100 years of State prison in Oudenaarde. Some hundred objects, maps, pictures and videos document the places where (and reasons why) people were emprisoned in Oudenaarde until 1919; the State prison active since 1919, and the campaigns of De Huizen for small scale detention in the future.
The exhibition combines in each of the parts (past, present, future) historical documents with artworks.
The exhibition combines in each of the parts (past, present, future) historical documents with artworks.
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This special issue contains three main articles: one by Stijn Lybeert on the prisons of Oudenaarde in the Late Middle Ages, the Early Modern Era and the 19th century; one by Paul Drossens on the Belgian State prison in Oudenaarde, used... more
This special issue contains three main articles: one by Stijn Lybeert on the prisons of Oudenaarde in the Late Middle Ages, the Early Modern Era and the 19th century; one by Paul Drossens on the Belgian State prison in Oudenaarde, used between 1919 and today; and one by Tom Vander Beken and Audry Delvaux on the changes in Belgian prison policy since the Second World War, and their influence in Oudenaarde. Minor contributions complete the issue; like two portraits of inmates in the 1930's (An Vandenberghe, State Archives Outlaw Project), prison chaplain Carlos Buysse and WWII (Stijn Lybeert), and a graffiti prison wall by Matthias Schoenaerts (Georges Martyn).
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Short history of the justice of the peace in Belgium
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Boutillier's famous Somme rural as incunable print
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Preface of the student course: Cláudio BRANDÃO, Lições de História do Direito Canônico e História do Direito em perspectiva, Belo Horizonte (Br), Editora D’Plácido, 2017, 13-17 (ISBN 978-85-8425-538-2)
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On the role of lawyers (and their rhetoric) in Belgium
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On the publication of legislation in Belgium
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100.000 bladzijden Staatsblad: u leest toch ook? Regels en wetten zijn complex en aan stelselmatige verandering onderhevig. Van juristen verwachten we niet alleen dat ze dat allemaal behappen, maar ook dat ze er context en relevante... more
100.000 bladzijden Staatsblad: u leest toch ook? Regels en wetten zijn complex en aan stelselmatige verandering onderhevig. Van juristen verwachten we niet alleen dat ze dat allemaal behappen, maar ook dat ze er context en relevante samenhang aan kunnen geven. Dat vraagt volgens Georges Martyn niet alleen een ernstige reflectie over hoe we hen opleiden, maar ook over hoe we die opleiding financieren. Tussen 1989 en 2013 vervijfvoudigde het BelgischStaatsblad van 20.000 naar meer dan 100.000 bladzijden(DS 20 december). En iedereen wordt geacht de wet te kennen! Wie durft nog te claimen dat hij 'het recht' kent? De facto is het recht een zaak van specialisten, die steeds meer weten over steeds minder. Dagelijks stel ik vast hoe slecht collega-professoren elkaars vakgebied kennen. Toch blijft de maatschappij van deze mensen verwachten dat ze jongeren in vijf jaren klaarstomen tot 'juristen', die in diverse sectoren ingezet kunnen worden. Hoe pakken we dit aan? Elementaire doelstellingen 1. Enerzijds moet de nadruk liggen op de beginselen van het rechtssysteem en van de belangrijkste rechtstakken. Meer dan de metselaars van het rechtsgebouw, moeten juristen de architecten zijn. Exhaustieve kennisoverdracht is niet meer mogelijk. In de negentiende eeuw kon de jurist nog volstaan metles cinq codes, vandaag staat het recht in een verspreide slagorde van wetgeving van diverse niveaus, rechtspraak en doctrine. Daarom moet de jurist vooral de methode leren om zijn weg te vinden in dit labyrint. Op dit moment is het in de Gentse rechtsfaculteit al de regel dat voor elk examen wetboeken mogen gebruikt worden. Veel wetgeving is immers vaak al gewijzigd nog voor de student afstudeert. Misschien moet de student worden toegelaten alle elektronische media ter beschikking te hebben? 2. Behalve in principes en methodes, moet de jurist inzicht verwerven in de maatschappelijke context. Een rechtvaardige samenleving is het doel, het recht is slechts een middel. Elke jurist heeft de morele plicht zich goed te realiseren dat het recht een naar tijd en plaats bepaald 23-12-2013 Pag. 38
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Syllabus of an introductory course to witch trials as legal historical phenomenon
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Historical walk in the neighbourhood of the Count's Castle in Ghent, as cradle of the legal profession in the old County of Flanders
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Laudatio legal historian Emanuele Conte (Roma Tre)
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This booklet is the [French] catalogue of an exhibition held at the Belgian State Archives and focusing on the Edictum Perpetuum of the Archdukes. Subjects are the genesis of this legislative act, it's publication and fame and it's part... more
This booklet is the [French] catalogue of an exhibition held at the Belgian State Archives and focusing on the Edictum Perpetuum of the Archdukes. Subjects are the genesis of this legislative act, it's publication and fame and it's part in the boosting role of written documents in law and justice administration.
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This booklet is the [Dutch] catalogue of an exhibition held at the Belgian State Archives and focusing on the Edictum Perpetuum of the Archdukes. Subjects are the genesis of this legislative act, it's publication and fame and it's part in... more
This booklet is the [Dutch] catalogue of an exhibition held at the Belgian State Archives and focusing on the Edictum Perpetuum of the Archdukes. Subjects are the genesis of this legislative act, it's publication and fame and it's part in the boosting role of written documents in law and justice administration.
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[Text in Dutch] General introduction to 'Law and Iconography'. How are 'law' and 'justice' represented in the middle ages and early modern times? Painted exempla iustitiae in court rooms, the history of Lady Justice and the... more
[Text in Dutch] General introduction to 'Law and Iconography'. How are 'law' and 'justice' represented in the middle ages and early modern times? Painted exempla iustitiae in court rooms, the history of Lady Justice and the respresentation of the legal profession.
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Laudatio Serge Dauchy (USaint Louis Brussels; Centre d'Histoire Judiciaire Université de Lille-CNRS)
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Short overview of criminal justice in the Low Countries from the Middle Ages to the 20th c. (from the Great Witch Hunt to Cyber Justice)
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On the role of Cambacérès in the making of the French Commercial Code
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Laudatio of Paris legal historian Anne Lefebvre-Teillard
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Border criminality in the Lille region in the XIXth c.
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Legal history conference report
Archeological research in Waarmaarde (Roman Period and Early Middle Ages), and the story of the local museum
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Legal history conference report
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Conference report
Short history and main architectural features of the Beaufort castle in Bossuit (Avelgem)
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Catalogue entries on customary law codifications and some important legal books of the early-modern Southern Netherlands
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Some thoughts on the relation between law and ethics
(with G. Macours & V. Carron)
(with G. Macours & V. Carron)
Series of legal history columns
[Dutch translation of Digest title de servitutibus] (with G. Macours)
Short history of the castle of Avelgem, and the project of rebuilding one of its gates
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Catalogue of the Leuven Law School Library exhibition
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The 'Blue Book' for Flanders: legal references and abbreviations