Paul J. du Plessis
@SententiaePauli
All things Roman and Roman law! Tweets are personal. Retweeting/following should not be interpreted as an endorsement. 🏳️🌈 - @sententiaepauli.bsky.social
Don't forget, it's better to have a finished draft than a perfect draft! unfortunately, my draft is both unfinished and awful...
Academic writing is too much work, reintroduce duelling to settle arguments
Out in September. Available to pre-order now from any good online bookstore. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-henry-mai…
Had a great time in Glasgow yesterday listening to the next generation of Scottish Roman law scholars talk about their discipline. Illuminating paper by. Tommaso Beggio from Trento (an honorary Scot). #RomanLaw.
#Oñati Lege Soziologia Institutuan urteko hirugarren mintegia hasi da gaur. Potentzia handi baten menpeko herrialdeen biziraupena eta aniztasun juridikoa aztergai da. oñati.eus/eu/berbia/albi… @IISJOnati @onaticommunity
This event takes place tomorrow in the centre for legal history. Join us in person or online. law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/ev…
Truly, 'tis publication season, and I'm excited to see that you can now pre-order Caroline Derry and Carol Howells' edited volume on 'Legal History in the Curriculum' - out this July. routledge.com/Legal-History-…
My chapter reflects on the Global Legal Histories course I developed at Edinburgh Law School from '22-4. The GLH course was really fun and interesting - from @SententiaePauli 's initial idea, to great students who put in a lot of effort. Now ably taken over by @cowan_lisacowan
22 April. Hybrid. Sign up to join us online. law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/ev…
This Wednesday. Online. Sign up. #RomanLaw law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/ev…
New venture. Get in touch of you want to publish with us. @Pete_Candy @AnnaTarwacka edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinbur…
B. Straumann, “The Just State” is out with Wiley-Blackwell, a survey of Greek & Roman theories of justice and their legacy in Western political thought.
The conference on Offences between the (Blood) Relatives in Edinburgh was great despoty the fact that it was moved online due to weather conditions. #RomanLaw
Owing to the severe weather warning, our meeting tomorrow on family justice is moving online. Sign up here: law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/ev…
I am slowly migrating to the other place. Find me there. bsky.app/profile/senten…
New Episode!!! 🚨 @mataix_emilia talks to Prof. Clifford Ando about Roman legal sources and a new project of his. Links below: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2x1pXN…
Author copies arrived 📚 A great way to ring in the new year. Retweet if you'd like to enter a draw to win a free copy. I'll send one to the lucky winner after 6 Jan (will dm you).