Activities
Seminars, conferences and much more
The Louvain Lab for Law, History and Society (LHS) organises conferences, workshops and seminars for the dissemination and discussion of research, the exploration of new ideas for research and the promotion of new multidisciplinary and cross-national collaborations. The LHS opens these events to the UCLouvain’s community and broadly to anyone interested in Law and History.
The Louvain Lab for Law, History and Society (LHS) organises conferences, workshops and seminars for the dissemination and discussion of research, the exploration of new ideas for research and the promotion of new multidisciplinary and cross-national collaborations. The LHS opens these events to the UCLouvain’s community and broadly to anyone interested in Law and History.
Discover our upcoming activities
18/05
International symposium
The Belgian Penal Code. Historical and Comparative Perspectives (XVIth-XXIth centuries)
Organisers: Jérôme de Brouwer (ULB), François Pierrard (F.R.S.-FNRS, UCLouvain) & Édouard Delrée (ULB)
9am-6pm, Palace of Academies, Brussels
The conference is free, but registration is required ([email protected]).
06/05
Conference
Claimed Seas: Sovereignty, Freedom and the Making of International Law (ca. 1350–1800)
by Stefano Cattelan (VUB / CORE Research Group)
1:30pm-3:30pm, OM30, Campus Saint-Louis Brussels.
This conference is part of the Legal History Course (BDRAN1217). Attendance is free, but registration is required ([email protected]).
15/04
Conference
Constitution and Revolution. Three myths about the Belgian Constitution of 1831
by Brecht Deseure (ULB / KBR)
1:30pm-3:30pm-, OM30, Campus Saint-Louis Brussels.
This conference is part of the Legal History Course (BDRAN1217). Attendance is free, but registration is required ([email protected]).
28/11
International symposium
Regards croisés sur la photographie policière en Europe
28-29 November 2025 – Literary Society of Liège
More information and the full program will follow soon.
15/10
Conference
The Atrocity Paradox: From Limited to Extreme Violence in Empires
by Pr. Lauren Benton (Yale University)
6:30pm-7:30pm – More 52, Thomas More building, Pl. Montesquieu 2, Louvain-la-Neuve
The conference is free, but registration is required.
26/03
Workshop series
5:00pm-7:00pm – Exams room (Bota 43), Campus Saint-Louis Brussels
Sous le signe de la ‘civilisation’ : droit international, antiesclavagisme et impérialisme entre 1815 et 1945
Michel Erpelding (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Francfort/Main)
16/10
Workshop series
5:00pm-7:00pm – Room Jean Dabin, Collège Thomas More, Louvain-la-Neuve
Entre maîtres et esclaves, la violence de la police royale comme outil de régulation sociale, l’exemple de Port-Louis (Île Maurice) au 18e siècle
Catherine Denys (Université de Lille)