Second AHRC-funded Colloquium

21-22 September 2010

Robinson College, Cambridge

Lawyers, Clients and Church Courts

Church, Law and Society in the Middle Ages (CLASMA) Research Network would like to announce the second of four AHRC-funded Colloquia: Lawyers, Clients and Church Courts

Lawyers, Clients and Church Courts will build upon the issues discussed at the first colloquium Utrumque Ius by addressing the beginnings of the legal profession from the twelfth century and by focusing on the institutional network of ecclesiastical courts and their procedures. The vexed theme of court competence is best approached by reference to actual practice and personnel, rather than from a political-theoretical perspective. Lawyers, Clients and Church Courts will thus anchor ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the social and governmental practice of the age. The colloquium is aimed chiefly at postgraduate students and early career medievalists.

There are a limited number of places and CLASMA would like to invite applications for grants covering the colloquium, accommodation in Cambridge for the nights of 20-21 September, meals including a reception and colloquium dinner on 21 September. In order to maximize the number of grants, regrettably we are unable to provide travel expenses.

A full programme is attached along with an application form. Applications must include a brief statement of how the colloquium fits in with your current research as well as a supporting statement from your supervisor or mentor. Priority will be given in the allocation of the places to those beyond Cambridge.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 21 July 2010. Completed forms and any queries should be addressed to Danica Summerlin, CLASMA Administrative Assistant at

clasma.colloquia@googlemail.com

CLASMA’s subsequent colloquia will be: 3. Law and Change in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries (spring 2011) 4. ‘Crime and Punishment’ (autumn 2011).