Association of Young Legal Historians (AYLH)
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The Association of Young Legal Historians (AYLH) was founded by 56 young legal historians from over 20 nations in Seville
on 8 September 2007. Its main purposes are the organisation of the annual conference "European Forum of Young Legal Historians", the publication of the "Yearbook of Young Legal History" and the facilitation of communication within the scientific community
between the annual conferences.
The "European Forum of Young Legal Historians" had grown into the leading conference for up-and-coming legal historians. Its origins were two international meetings in Frankfurt am Main in the early 1990s. The 1999 Zürich
meeting marked the break-through towards a truly European event. More than a hundred participants from Europe and beyond came together to attend presentations in the German, English, French and Italian languages. Since then, young researchers from countries which had not been reached before visited the conference in increasing numbers.
The notion of "young" legal historians is understood in a broad sense. The "European Forum of Young Legal Historians" is primarily designed to give all those a chance to present the results of their studies who would not otherwise have the opportunity to do so. As the academic hierarchicies tend to affect the free expression of younger researchers, professors holding a chair in legal history
are, as a general rule, excluded from participation to the conference. Similarly, professors and organisations who wish to support the objectives of the society may not vote in the general assembly of the AYLH.
Another special feature of the AYLH is the avoiding of any competing for positions within the association. The executive committee simply consists of the organizers of the last, and the next Fora.
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
on 8 September 2007. Its main purposes are the organisation of the annual conference "European Forum of Young Legal Historians", the publication of the "Yearbook of Young Legal History" and the facilitation of communication within the scientific community
Scientific community
The scientific community consists of the total body of scientists, its relationships and interactions. It is normally divided into "sub-communities" each working on a particular field within science. Objectivity is expected to be achieved by the scientific method...
between the annual conferences.
The "European Forum of Young Legal Historians" had grown into the leading conference for up-and-coming legal historians. Its origins were two international meetings in Frankfurt am Main in the early 1990s. The 1999 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
meeting marked the break-through towards a truly European event. More than a hundred participants from Europe and beyond came together to attend presentations in the German, English, French and Italian languages. Since then, young researchers from countries which had not been reached before visited the conference in increasing numbers.
The notion of "young" legal historians is understood in a broad sense. The "European Forum of Young Legal Historians" is primarily designed to give all those a chance to present the results of their studies who would not otherwise have the opportunity to do so. As the academic hierarchicies tend to affect the free expression of younger researchers, professors holding a chair in legal history
Legal history
Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and is set in the wider context of social history...
are, as a general rule, excluded from participation to the conference. Similarly, professors and organisations who wish to support the objectives of the society may not vote in the general assembly of the AYLH.
Another special feature of the AYLH is the avoiding of any competing for positions within the association. The executive committee simply consists of the organizers of the last, and the next Fora.
Annual fora
| Year | Conference | Location | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th FYHL | Florence | "Inter-, Trans-, Supra-? Legal Relations and Power Structures in History" |
| 2008 | 14th FYHL | Pécs | "Turning Points and Breaklines" |
| 2007 | 13th FYHL | Seville | "Crossing Legal Cultures" |
| 2006 | 12th FYHL | Frankfurt am Main | "Remembering and Forgetting" |
| 2005 | 11th FYHL | Lucerne | "Legal Transfer in History" |
| 2004 | 10th FYHL | Warsaw | "The European Legal Community: Between Tradition and Perspectives" |
| 2003 | 9th FYHL | Budapest | "The New Europe and its Traditions" |
| 2002 | 8th FYHL | Osnabrück | "Europe and its Regions" |
| 2001 | 7th FYHL | Vienna | "Ad Fontes" |
| 2000 | 6th FYHL | Leipzig | "Ius commune propriumque: Saxonia in the Mirror of the Law" |
| 1999 | 5th FYHL | Zurich | "Legal (hi)stories?" |
| 1998 | 4th FYHL | Munich | "Kontinuitäten und Zäsuren in der Europäischen Rechtsgeschichte" |
| 1997 | 3rd FYHL | Graz | "Recht ohne Grenzen — Grenzen des Rechts" |
| 1996 | 2nd FYHL | Berlin | |
| 1995 | 1st FYHL | Halle/Saale |