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About anzlhswebsite

The Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society was formed in 1993. It is an interdisciplinary group of scholars who share an interest in the connections between law and history. The society grew out of the annual Law in History Conferences, which have been running since 1982. Members of the society include historians, lawyers, academics and others interested in the area. Most of the members live in Australia or New Zealand, but their areas of interest are not confined to the law in those places. The society is an incorporated association in New South Wales. Inc no. 1600224

Journal Comparative Legal History – call for editors

Posted on December 4, 2025 by anzlhswebsite

Call for Positions on the Editorial Board Deadline: 15 January 2026 The European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH) is seeking applications for positions on the editorial board of its flagship journal, Comparative Legal History, including at least an articles … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Legal History in Asia and Beyond: Lessons from the Past for the Present

Posted on September 22, 2025 by anzlhswebsite

Deadline for submissions is 31 October 2025. The Transnational Legal History Group, part of the Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law within the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Oxford Programme in Asian Laws of … Continue reading →

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British Legal History Conference – 1-4 July 2026 – University of Nottingham

Posted on August 18, 2025 by anzlhswebsite

The call for papers for the British Legal History conference is now open, for submissions on the conference theme ‘Law and Governance’. Proposals are due by 15 September 2025. Further information can be found at:  https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/history-of-law-and-governance/british-legal-history-conference.aspx

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Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

Posted on May 6, 2025 by anzlhswebsite

The inaugural recipients of the Awards are as follows: Ian Duncanson In recognition of a significant and sustained contribution to knowledge of law’s history, particularly in the British Empire, as scholar and teacher, in founding the field in Australia with … Continue reading →

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CFP – ANZLHS Conference

Posted on March 23, 2025 by anzlhswebsite

44th Annual Conference of theAustralian and New Zealand Law and History Society   Call for Papers Dates: Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 November 2025 (TBC) The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Keynote speakers:Professor Sundhya Pahuja, University of Melbourne Professor Andreas Thier, University of … Continue reading →

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 CFP 5th Asian Legal History Conference

Posted on January 14, 2025 by anzlhswebsite

Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan on 31 July and 1 August, 2025 Doshisha University, with the support of the Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law’s Transnational Legal History Group at CUHK LAW and the Asian Legal History Association, is organizing … Continue reading →

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Applications invited

Posted on December 3, 2024 by anzlhswebsite

You are invited to apply for the distinguished J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History.  This 13th biennial two-week program, devoted to supporting early-career legal historians, will take place June 15-27, 2025, at University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

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ANZLHS Annual Prize in Legal History – winners announced!

Posted on December 3, 2024 by anzlhswebsite

The Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society is delighted to announce the winners of the Annual Prize in Legal History. In 2024, the prize has been awarded in two categories: best monograph, and best journal article or book … Continue reading →

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CFP – Shaping International Law in Global Transformations

Posted on November 26, 2024 by anzlhswebsite

Shaping International Law in Global Transformations: Australian Experiences, Western Sydney University, 27-28 February 2025. The conference organisers (Chris Michaelsen, Maddy Chiam, Jeremy Farrall and Jordy Silverstein) invite submissions that investigate, understand and evaluate how Australia and Australians have influenced, or failed … Continue reading →

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CFP: Special issue of the Australian Journal of Politics and History

Posted on May 28, 2024 by anzlhswebsite

The Politics of Royal Commissions in Australia Guest editors Margaret Hutchison, Joshua Black, Michelle Arrow Australia has held more than 140 royal commissions of inquiry since 1901, and 24 since 2000. As this figure might suggest, royal commissions have become … Continue reading →

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