Recording voluntary jurisdiction in the late Middle Ages. Notaries and other legal actors

On Friday 22^nd of November, 2019, the Henri Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies organises an interdisciplinary Collaborative Seminar on voluntary jurisdiction in the late Middle Ages.

The seminar brings together experts from Ghent University (History Department and Legal History) as well as other Belgian and international experts. 

The aim is to facilitate discussion in the research field of medieval documentary - and especially legislative - sources and set up new collaborations.

Organizers: Falco Van der Schueren (Alumnus Ghent University), Els De Paermentier (History Department, HPIMS), Dirk Heirbaut (Legal History, HPIMS).

Programme:

08.30 – 08.50: Walk-in and coffee
08.50 – 09.00: Introduction and welcome by Els De Paermentier

09.00 – 10.30: Session 1 – Notaries and their competitors

•  09.00 – 09.30: Mathias Schmoeckel (Universität Bonn), “Documentality, the success of documentary evidence”

Discussion

•  09.30 – 09.50: Falco Van der Schueren (Ghent University), “Shared interest or mutual competition? The organization of voluntary jurisdiction in the Southern Low Countries during the late Middle Ages"

09.50 – 10.30: Feedback and discussion. Referees: Mathias Schmoeckel, Hendrik Callewier, Michel Oosterbosch

10.30 – 10.45: Coffee break

10.45 – 12.15: Session 2 – Notarial acts and archives: digital techniques for analysis and preservation

• 10.45 – 11.05: Elena Albarrán Fernández (Universidad de Oviedo), "Notarial acts and digital diplomatics”

11.05 – 11.45: Feedback and discussion. Referees: Valeria Van Camp, Sally Chambers (tbc), Els De Paermentier

• 11.45 – 12.15: Hendrik Callewier (Rijksarchief Brugge, KULeuven-Campus Kortrijk), “Presentation of the Notarius project” (Belgian State Archives)

Discussion

12.15 – 12.30: Dirk Heirbaut (Ghent University), Conclusion and perspectives

12.30 – 13.00: Lunch

You can find the poster of the seminar here.