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The Symposium on Comparative Early Modern Legal History will examine New Perspectives on Legal Pluralism

The Symposium on Comparative Early Modern Legal History gathers the Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago to discuss the comparative legal history of the Atlantic world during the period 1492 to 1815. Each year the center offer a one-day conference that brings together law professors, historians, and social scientists to explore a particular topic in comparative legal history, broadly understood. The 2010 symposium, entitled “New Perspectives on Legal Pluralism,” will be held on April 23, 2010, from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Newberry Library. Attendance is free and open to the public, but participants and attendees should preregister by contacting the Center for Renaissance Studies at renaissance@newberry.org. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.newberry.org/renaissance/seminars/legal.html or contact Professor Richard Ross at Rjross@illinois.edu.