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CONFERENCE PAPER: Stefano CATTELAN & Frederik DHONDT, "Sauver sa peau de neutre au long XVIIIe siècle: mare liberum et mare clausum entre doctrine et pratique des états" in: Laurent REVERSO (dir.), L'histoire du droit de la mer. La mer dans l'histoire du droit (Paris: Les Éditions Merlin, 2026), pp. 301-323

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  (image source: Merlin ) Dr. Stefano Cattelan and Prof. Frederik Dhondt published in the Acta  of the Société d'histoire du droit 's 2024 conference, organised in Toulon around the theme "legal history and the sea". Volume abstract: La mer est un territoire de droit autant qu’un objet de conquête. À travers les siècles, elle a façonné les normes, les pouvoirs et les imaginaires juridiques. L’ouvrage interroge la manière dont le droit a saisi la mer comme espace singulier : tour à tour lieu d’échanges économiques, de conflits géopolitiques, de régulations impériales ou de mutations environnementales. S’y croisent l’étude des ports et des détroits, la question de la liberté des mers, le rôle des flottes commerciales et militaires, les enjeux coloniaux, ainsi que les formes juridiques de la piraterie, du commerce ou du trafic. Une attention particulière est portée aux doctrines, aux coutumes et aux institutions qui ont façonné les pratiques maritimes à travers les siècl...
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BOOK PRESENTATION: Stefano CATTELAN, Mare Clausum. Law and Power at Sea (Brussels: Brussel School of Governance, 15 OCT 2026)

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  (click on image to enlarge) Dr. Stefano Cattelan will present his recent prize-winning monograph Mare Clausum:  The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Pre-modern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650)  (Brill, Legal History Library/Studies in the History of International Law) at the Brussels School of Governance on Thursday 15 October  at 18:00  (room "Nice"). Disputants will be dr. Daniel Quiroga-Villamarín (Vienna) and Prof. em. dr. Erik Franckx (VUB). Prof. dr. Stefaan Smis (VUB) will moderate.
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CONFERENCE: Contested Seas: War, Commerce, and the Making of the Law of the Sea (Ca. 1400-1800) (Ostend: VLIZ/VUBaanZee, 19-20 NOV 2026)

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  The program for the conference " Contested Seas: War, Commerce, and the Making of the Law of the Sea " is now available, including a registration link. More information here .
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NEW COLLEAGUES: PhD students ERC Consolidator Grant TREATYLAB

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(source: TREATYLAB) Today, we welcomed three new PhD candidates  on the ERC Consolidator Grant TREATYLAB: Arlan Hoste, Mathias Campens and Lorenzo Veglia. More information on the new team members on TREATYLAB's website .
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PODCAST: Stefano CATTELAN on "Law of the Sea in Turbulent Times" (Brussels School of Governance Podcast, 25 SEP 2026)

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(image source: BSoG ) dr. Stefano Cattelan was interviewed by two students of the Brussels School of Governance on contemporary evolutions in the law of the sea. Abstract: In this episode of Noctua, hosts Michela Franzosi and Matthew Jones are joined by Prof Dr Stefano Cattelan, Adjunct Professor at the Brussels School of Governance and Postdoctoral Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Specialising in the history of international law and the Law of the Sea, his research explores the development of maritime law and its continuing relevance to contemporary ocean governance. Together, they explore some of the most pressing contemporary issues in the Law of the Sea, focusing on the interception by Israel of a flotilla attempting to breach its naval blockade, China’s construction of artificial islands in the Pacific Ocean, and U.S. strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea suspected of transporting drugs. Through these cases, they discuss how international law regulates state condu...
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CHAPTER: Dave DE RUYSSCHER, “The History of the International Law of Responsible Business”, in: Bart F. WERNAART (ed.), The Routledge Companion to International Law and Responsible Business (New York: Routledge, 2026)

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(image source: Routledge) Prof. Dave De ruysscher contributed a chapter on the history of the international law of responsible business to The Routledge Companion to International Law and Responsible Business , edited by Bart F. Wernaart and published by Routledge.  Read more here .
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CHAPTER: Càtia ANTUNES, Dave DE RUYSSCHER, Thomas M. SAFLEY & Tanja SKAMBRAKS, “Roundtable. Risk, Uncertainty and Bankruptcy before Modernity: Language, Experience and Historical Understanding”, in: Angela ORLANDI (ed.), Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk Management, Insolvency, and Bankruptcy in the Pre-Modern World (13th-18th Centuries) (Florence: Firenze University Press, 2026), pp. 529-537 [OPEN ACCESS]

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(image source: Firenze University Press) Prof. Dave De ruysscher contributed to the roundtable “Risk, Uncertainty and Bankruptcy before Modernity: Language, Experience and Historical Understanding”, published in the collective volume Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk Management, Insolvency, and Bankruptcy in the Pre-Modern World (13th-18th Centuries) , edited by Angela Orlandi.  Read the contribution here in open access: DOI 10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2.32.
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