The Legal History Forum brings legal history scholars to the Law School from around the University, from around the United States, and from around the world, to present works-in-progress for discussion and debate. Organized by rotating student Legal History Fellows, the Forum aims to host cutting-edge work in the field of legal history in a collegial setting suited to searching dialogue and debate. Papers will be pre-circulated.
Legal History Forum
Yale Legal History Forum 2023–2024
Fall 2023
John Fabian Witt | Yale Law School
Tuesday, September 26
See the Millennium: The Social Democratic Origins of Brown
Location: Baker 116
Time: 12:10-1:30 p.m.
Nurfadzilah Yahaya | Yale University
Tuesday, October 24
Enemy Oil: Legacies of Wartime Fuel in Post-War Southeast Asia
Location: Baker 116
Time: 12:10-1:30 p.m.
Adriaan Lanni | Harvard Law School
Tuesday, November 14
Constructing "Crime" and "Criminals" in Classical Athens
Location: Baker 116
Time: 12:10-1:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.
Spring 2024
Laura Weinrib | Harvard Law School
Tuesday, March 12
Law, History, and the Interwar ACLU’s Jewish Lawyers
Location: Baker 116
Time: 12:10-1:30 p.m.
Elizabeth Hinton | Yale University
Tuesday, March 26
Criminal Injustice: Crack Cocaine Laws and Their Legacies
Location: Baker 116
Time: 12:10-1:30 p.m.
Mara Yue Du | Cornell University
Tuesday, April 2
Translating International Law and Making the Modern Chinese "Nation"
Location: Baker 116
Time: 12:10-1:30 p.m.
Contact
For questions, please contact this year’s Legal History Fellows: