On behalf of Francesco Giglio:

On 11 and 12 September 2014, a conference will take place in Groningen, The Netherlands, on:

'Understanding Legal Reasoning: A Role for History and Philosophy in Modern Private Law'

Philosophers, historians and private lawyers will gather together to discuss how history and philosophy provide a useful contribution to the development of modern law. This is the second conference (but the first in English) organised under the aegis of the Groningen Circle, a group founded in 2011 the aim of which is to investigate historical and philosophical influences on private law. The Circle adopts the concept of Law As an Open System (LAOS): its members examine how non-legal, philosophical and historical, principles affect the intellectual process through which the private lawyer understands and construes legal mechanisms.

More information, speakers, registration form etc can be found here:

www.rug.nl/law/understanding-legal-reasoning
Francesco Giglio
School of Law
University of Manchester
M13 9PL Manchester
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44/(0)161/275 3860

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