Ius Commune Podcast

Medieval law: texts, jurists and legal practice with Prof. Emanuele Conte

This episode of Ius Commune explores the history of medieval law through the research of Emanuele Conte, focusing on the relationship between Roman legal traditions, medi

Roman law in legal and non legal writings with Maren Niehoff and Ulrike Babusiaux

Roman law is often studied through juristic writings, imperial legislation, and legal compilations. Yet legal ideas also permeated a much broader range of texts, from phi

The judgment of the provinces. Law and society in the Roman world with Ari Bryen

This episode explores Ari Z. Bryen’s The Judgment of the Provinces: The Roman Empire and the Origins of Law and Society, a provocative reassessment of the relationship be

Grotius, Ancient Law, and the Origins of International Law

This episode explores the relationship between Hugo Grotius’s legal thought and the emergence of international law in the context of early modern European expansion. Rath

Money in Imperial Rome: Legal Diversity and Systemic Complexity

This episode examines Merav Haklai’s Money in Imperial Rome: Legal Diversity and Systemic Complexity, focusing on her central claim that money in the Roman world was not

The God and the Bureaucrat

This episode explores a provocative rethinking of Roman law—not as a coherent, rational system that governed everyday life, but as a powerful form of political imaginatio

The Servus project. Reception of Roman law outside Europe

What happened when Roman law—crafted for citizens and slaves of the ancient world—was revived to justify colonial domination centuries later? In this episode, we explore

Talking Late Antique Codification with Prof. Riedlberger

In this episode, host and guest delve into the challenges and fascination of late Roman law and codification. Professor Peter Riedlberger—a leading historian of Late Anti

Roman Law Exile and Legal Tradition w/ Prof. Kaius Tuori

Emilia talks with with Prof. Kaius Tuori about how Roman law served as a unifying force in post-war Europe. Prof. Tuori traces Roman law's role back to German legal schol

Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts w/ Prof. Peter Candy

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Peter Candy, Assistant Professor of Civil Law and Fellow of St. Catherine’s College at the University of Cambridge, about his book Ancient

Commercial Law and Lex Mercatoria w/ Prof. Stefania Gialdroni

In this episode, Emilia sits down with Professor Gialdroni to discuss medieval commercial law and the lex mercatoria. They also discuss Professor Gialdroni's latest proje

Juridical Papyrology w/ Profs. Jose Luis Alonso, Jakub Urbanik and Jose Domingo Rodriguez Martín

A deep dive into the study of papyrological legal history--a field both old and new. Enjoy!

Comparing Ancient Law w/ Profs. Caroline Humfress & Patrick Olivelle

Professors Caroline Humfress and Patrick Olivelle join the podcast to discuss their new project, "The Cambridge Comparative History of Ancient Law."

Renewing Roman Law with Prof. Clifford Ando

A discussion with Professor Ando about non-Justinianic legal sources in ancient Rome.

The Making of Local Legal Cultures under Rome with Prof. Yair Furstenberg

In this episode, we explore the project “The Making of Local Legal Cultures under Rome,” featuring an interview with Professor's Yair Furstenberg, from the Hebrew univers