Professor & Scientific Coordinator of the Website
I am a scholar with a profound interest in intellectual and comparative legal history, as well as in cultural legal studies.
My research covers a wide range of subjects from a longue durée perspective, including the historical development of justice and the cultural background of judges and lawyers; the history of criminal law; the history of universities and legal education; the circulations of legal thought and knowledge. I also specialise in the history of commercial law in the contemporary era.
I joined the University of Milan in 2023 as a full professor of legal history. I teach compulsory legal history classes for law students, as well as an elective course on the cultural history of law.
Conference – 30 October 2026
Conference “Achille Marzio Romani. In memoria ad un anno dalla scomparsa”
On 30 October 2026, the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana will hold a day of study in memory of Achille Marzio Romani in Mantua. Prof. Annamaria Monti will participate in the event with a presentation entitled ‘Per la storia delle università: il prof. Romani e la Bocconi”.
Guest Lecture – 26 October
Guest Lecture “Il ruolo del medioevo giuridico nella storia del diritto in Europa”
On 26 October 2026, Prof. Antonio Padoa Schioppa will give a lecture entitled ‘Il ruolo del medioevo giuridico nella storia del diritto in Europa’ as part of the course “Storia del diritto medievale e moderno” taught by Professor Annamaria Monti.
Conference – from 23 to 24 October
Conference “Law and Innovations in the Past. Legal History Back to Future”
From 23 to 24 October, the conference “Law and Innovations in the Past. Legal History Back to Future” will be held at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, at which Prof. Annamaria Monti will take part with a contribution entitled “Law and Innovation in 19th–20th Century Legal Discourse”. The Railway Revolution in Italy and the Supranational Circulation of Legal Knowledge”.
Conference – 30 September 2026
Conference “The Constitutional Right of Academic Freedom in the United States: Judicial Interpretation and Recent Threats”
Milhis is pleased to announce that, as part of the “La Statale per la Pace 2026” lecture series, a lecture by Prof. David Rabban (University of Texas) entitled “The Constitutional Right of Academic Freedom in the United States: Judicial Interpretation and Recent Threats” will be held on 30 September 2026 at the University of Milan. Following the lecture, there will be contributions from Prof. Lorenza Violini (UNIMI), Prof. Giovanni Chiodi (Milano-Bicocca), Prof. Michele Pifferi (University of Ferrara) and Prof. Nader Hakim (Université de Bordeaux).
The event will be introduced and chaired by Prof. Annamaria Monti (UNIMI) and Prof. Antonia Baraggia (UNIMI).
Guest lecture – 28 September 2026
Guest Lecture “The Legal History of Free Speech in the United States”
Prof. David Rabban (University of Texas) will give a lecture entitled ‘The Legal History of Free Speech in the United States’ on 28 September 2026, at 12.30 pm, as part of Prof. Annamaria Monti’s legal history course.
Conference – from 17 to 19 June 2026
Conference “Have the gods fallen? An interdisciplinary reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution”.
Within the framework of the conference organised by ERC MICOLL entitled ‘Have the gods fallen. An interdisciplinary reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution?’, to be held in San Servolo – Venice, from 17 to 19 June 2026, Prof. Annamaria Monti will contribute to the proceedings on 18 June.
Conference – 28 May 2026
Conference “PhD Day 2026”
On 28 May, starting at 2.00 pm, the University of Milan will host the ‘PhD Day 2026’ conference, as part of the PhD programme “Scienze Giuridiche Cesare Beccaria”, which will be attended by Prof. Annamaria Monti and Dr. Mattia Rizza.
MILHIS Talks – 20 April 2026
MILHIS talks. Guest Lecture “La progettualità e i finanziamenti europei nella ricerca storico giuridica. L’esperienza di ERC 2020-COG MICOLL 101002084”
MILHIS is pleased to announce that on Monday, 20 April 2026, at 2.30 p.m., the third meeting of the MILHIS Talks series will be held. The meeting will be introduced by Prof. Annamaria Monti and will feature Prof. Stefania Gialdroni as guest speaker, who will give a talk entitled “La progettualità e i finanziamenti europei nella ricerca storico giuridica. L’esperienza di ERC 2020-COG MICOLL 101002084”.