Historicising Jurisprudence: First Book Symposium

When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Room 313, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS

2025 Selected Book: Natasha Wheatley, The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty (Princeton UP, 2023).

This Symposium is co-sponsored by the Selden Society and the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London. It is co-hosted and co-organised by Maks Del Mar and Michael Lobban.

3-3:45pm: Opening Conversation with Natasha Wheatley (Princeton), Michael Lobban (Oxford), and Maks Del Mar (Queen Mary)

3:45-4pm Break

4-5:30pm Panel 1 – Chaired by Isobel Roele (Queen Mary)

Thinking with the book: Roxana Banu (Oxford), Anat Rosenberg (IALS), and Gerry Simpson (LSE)

5:30-5:45pm: Break

5:45pm-7:15pm Panel 2 – Chaired by Georgios Varouxakis (Queen Mary)

Thinking with the book: Charlotte Johann (Queen Mary), Alvin Jackson (Edinburgh), and Angus Nicholls (Queen Mary)

7:15-8pm: drinks and nibbles