This course examines legal change in Europe and its colonies in an increasingly
globalised world since the 16th century. It presents and confronts
different genealogies and approaches to the law from a comparative
perspective.
For each theme, it first presents founding legal texts
in contemporary legal history. It then examines the social and political
contexts of claims of rights. Finally, it addresses the causes and
consequences of the transformation of legal institutions from a
historical perspective.
The course puts particular emphasis on Europe, the United States and Africa from the 16th century to the present-days.
- Profesor: Renglet Antoine