American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “The Critical Turn in Roman Legal History,” November 6, 2021 @ 2:40 – 4:05 pm

2:40 PM – 4:05 PM

The Critical Turn in Roman Legal History (Pelican 2)

Chair: Zachary Herz, University of Colorado, Boulder ([email protected]), Commentator: Paul du Plessis, The University of Edinburgh ([email protected])

Michele Lowrie, The University of Chicago ([email protected]) The Roman Republican Constitution as System (not Form)

Nicole Giannella, Cornell University ([email protected])
Faith and Other Luxuries: A Critical Approach to Roman Slave Law

James Townshend, Loyola University ([email protected]) Damnum Infectum: Indeterminacy and Power in Roman Law

Kaius Tuori, The University of Helsinki ([email protected])
Decolonizing Roman Law: Revisiting the Centre/Periphery Discourse and the Ethnic Dimension of the Expansion of Legal Romanization

Note from the organizers: We are very excited about the upcoming program our program committee has developed, and wanted to make sure a working link to the conference schedule reached your inbox. So please, take a moment to look at the terrific panels and other events on tap this year at the 2021 ASLH annual conference. Additionally, we know the course of the COVID-19 pandemic can change rapidly. New Orleans policies are detailed here. The Society is committed to updating the 2021 ASLH annual conference webpage as such information comes to us. We invite you to check back often for additional updates.