News & Events

Conference – from 27 to 29 May 2026

Conference ADiM-IntoME Migration Conference 2026: “The right to asylum and its crisis: challenges and prospects under the Eu pact”

Within the framework of the ADiM-IntoME Migration Conference 2026: “The right to asylum and its crisis: challenges and prospects under the Eu pact”, to be held from 27 to 29 May 2026 at Tuscia University in Viterbo, Prof. Filippo Rossi will take part on 28 May with a contribution on the panel entitled “Ospitalità, restanza, asilo. Genealogie dell’accoglienza tra diritto, spazio e società”.

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.

New publication

New Publication “Giurisdizione contesa. Il processo sulle mura di Domodossola (1318-1321) tra auctoritas episcopale e autonomia borghigiana“.

MILHIS is pleased to announce the publication of the volume “Giurisdizione contesa. Il processo sulle mura di Domodossola (1318-1321) tra auctoritas episcopale e autonomia borghigiana” edited by Dr. Daniela Buccomino.

Conference – 20 May 2026

Conference “Il procedimento successorio:
fasi, soggetti, atti e attività”

On 20 May 2026, starting at 9.00 am, a conference entitled “Il procedimento successorio: fasi, soggetti e attività” will be held at the University of Milan, organised by the Department of Private Law and Legal History. Prof. Stefania Salvi will be participating with a contribution entitled “Le successioni nell’evo intermedio”.

New publication

New Publication “Rationem reddere. Diritto, assistenza, cultura scientifica (medioevo e prima età moderna)”

MILHIS is pleased to announce the publication of the volume “Reddere ratione. Diritto, assistenza, cultura scientifica (medioevo e prima età moderna)” edited by Prof. Alessandra Bassani, together with Prof. Marina Gazzini and Antonio Olivieri. This volume offers a collective reflection on the link between rationalisation, computational practices and forms of social organisation in late medieval Italy, using accounting as a key interpretative framework.

Conference – 19 May 2026

Conference “Giustizia e potere in terra di confine”

MILHIS is pleased to announce that on 19 May 2026, from 9.30 am, the University of Milan will host the conference ‘Giustizia e potere in terra di confine. Il caso di Domodossola’. The conference will be participated by Avv. Maurizio Rogora, Prof. Angela Maria Santangelo (Unimi), Prof. Matteo Nacci (PUL), Prof. Stefania Salvi (Unimi), Prof. Giovanni Minnucci (Unisi), Prof. Sara Parini (Unimi) and Dr Daniela Buccomino (Unimi).

Conference – 13 May 2026

Conference “Beni comuni e sviluppo sostenibile: profili giuridici ed economici”.
IV Convegno del Dipartimento di Diritto Pubblico Italiano e Sovranazionale

On 13 May 2026, starting at 9.30 am, the 4th Conference of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law will be held, entitled ‘Beni comuni e sviluppo sostenibile: profili giuridici ed economici’, will take place on 13 May 2026, starting at 9.30 am. The conference will feature a presentation by Prof. Filippo Rossi entitled “Un laboratorio di beni comuni
nelle Alpi. Risorse collettive, sostenibilità e modelli
di gestione tra Medioevo ed età moderna” and a presentation by Dr Daniela Buccomino entitled “Beni comuni, forme di
governo e conflittualità negli Statuti della Val
d’Ossola (sec. XIV-XVI)”

Seminar – 11 May 2026

Seminar “De crimine abatimenti. La dimensión penal de la quiebra en el derecho
histórico catalán”.

On 11 May 2026, Dr Mattia Rizza will give a presentation entitled “De crimine abatimenti.La dimensión penal de la quiebra en el derechohistórico catalán” at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona as part of a series of seminars organised by the Research Group on the History of Catalan Law.

MILHIS Talks – 8 May 2026

MILHIS talks. Guest Lecture “Giuristi e Humanitates: le accademie come luogo di incontro tra formazione giuridica e cultura umanistica”.

MILHIS is pleased to announce that the fifth event in the MILHISTalks series will be held on Friday 8 May 2026 at 4.30 pm. The event will feature Prof. Maria Teresa Guerrini as guest speaker, who will give a talk entitled Giuristi e Humanitates: le accademie come luogo di incontro tra formazione giuridica e cultura umanistica‘’, followed by a discussion led by Dr Daniela Buccomino.

Conference – 7 May 2026

Conference “Donne e giustizia penale nell’Italia contemporanea. Genere, diritto e linguaggio”.

On 7 May 2026 at 9.45 am, at the University of Milan, a conference will be held entitled “Donne e giustizia penale nell’Italia contemporanea. Genere, diritto e linguaggio”, featuring Prof. Alessandra Bassani and Prof. Raffaella Bianchi Riva. The conference was conceived and coordinated by Alessandra Bassani and Raffaella Bianchi Riva, together with Elisabetta Fusar Poli and Federica Paletti (University of Brescia).

MILHIS Talks – 4 may 2026

MILHIS talks. Guest Lecture “Ricerche sul lessico del diritto. Fonti e metodi”

MILHIS is pleased to announce that the fourth event in the MILHIS Talks series will take place on Monday 4th at 14.30 pm. The event will feature Prof. Francesca Fusco, who will give a talk entitled ‘Ricerche sul lessico del diritto. Fonti e metodi”.

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”.

PhD Lecture – 20 April 2026

PhD Lecture “Diritti e imprese globali nella storia. Forme giuridiche e espressioni artistiche”

MILHIS is pleased to announce that on 20 April 2026 at 9.30 am in the Senate Hall, a lecture entitled “Diritti e imprese globali nella storia. Forme giuridiche e espressioni artistiche” will be held, as part of the lecture series for the PhD course ‘Diritti e imprese nelle realtà globali. Un itinerario tra romanità e modernità”. The lecture will be introduced and chaired by Prof. Annamaria Monti and will feature Prof. Luisa Brunori (ENS, Paris), Prof. Stefania Gialdroni (University of Padua) and Prof. Stefania Gerevini (Bocconi University, Milan).

PhD Course – from 13 April to 4 May 2026

PhD course “Diritti e imprese nelle realtà globali. Un itinerario tra romanità e modernità”

MILHIS is pleased to announce that from 13 April to 4 May, the PhD course ‘Diritti e imprese nelle realtà globali. Un itinerario tra romanità e modernità” will take place, organised and taught by Prof. Annamaria Monti and Prof. Iole Fargnoli. The course will consist of three lectures – on 13 April, 20 April and 4 May respectively – and will feature numerous distinguished guests who will address the topic of the legal regulation of economic activities in globalised contexts, bridging Roman tradition and modernity.

MILHIS Talks – 27 March 2026

MILHIS talks. Guest Lecture “Incursioni storico-giuridiche in tema di sostenibilità ambientale in età medievale e moderna”.

MILHIS is pleased to announce that on Friday, 27 March 2026, at 4.30 p.m., the second meeting of the MILHIS Talks series will be held. The meeting will be introduced by Prof. Stefania Salvi and will feature Prof. Francesco Aimerito as guest speaker, who will give a talk entitled “Incursioni storico-giuridiche in tema di sostenibilità ambientale in età medievale e moderna”.

Conference – 24 March 2026

Conference “Ad alcuni fa paura pensare
la donna in toga: Lidia Poët”

On 24 March 2026, Prof. Raffaella Bianchi Riva will take part in the seminar series “Indossare la battaglia”: dialogando con Adele Woena, Lidia Poët e Anna Kuliscioff, organised by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, with a talk entitled “Ad alcuni fa paura pensare la donna in toga: Lidia Poët”.

Book Presentation – 17 March 2026

Book Presentation “Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare”

On 17 March 2026, the volume “Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare” edited by Prof. Filippo Rossi will be presented at the Ostinata library in Milan. The event will be introduced by Prof. Lorenza Violini and Prof. Marilisa D’Amico and will be followed by a discussion with the author, with the participation of Prof. Sara Veronica Parini and Dr Emanuela Astori.

Seminar – 6 March 2026

Seminar “Mobilità accademica nello Studium di Pavia: continuità e trasformazioni tra età spagnola e asburgica”

On 6 March 2026, Dr Daniela Buccomino will give a presentation entitled “Mobilità accademica nello Studium di Pavia: continuità e trasformazioni tra età spagnola e asburgica” within the SemPerStudia 2026 seminar series entitled “Minds in motion.
Dalla peregrinatio medievale alla generazione Erasmus” organised by the University of Bologna.

Invited Lecture – 4 March 2026

Invited Lecture “Il diritto nel dopo Guerra. Impossibile restituire, riparare, riconciliare”.

On 4 March 2026, Prof. Sara Veronica Parini will give a lecture at the Institutum Utriusque luris of the Pontifical Lateran University entitled “Il diritto nel dopo Guerra. Impossibile restituire, riparare, riconciliare” as part of the series of lectures “Il diritto strumento di pacificazione. Costruire relazioni di pace”.

MILHIS Talks – 18 February 2026

MILHIS talks. Guest Lecture “Il “racconto” della Costituzione. Il metodo costituente e una sana ideologia”.

MILHIS is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, at 4.30 p.m., the first meeting of the MILHIS Talks series will be held. The meeting will be introduced by Prof. Filippo Rossi and will feature Prof. Giuseppe Speciale as guest speaker, who will give a talk entitled “Il “racconto” della Costituzione. Il metodo costituente e una sana ideologia”.

Seminar – 29 January 2026

Seminar ‘Gemidott. Il seminario interdottorale Genova-Milano’.

As part of the ‘Cesare Beccaria’ PhD course in Legal Sciences at the University of Milan and the PhD course in Philosophy of Law and History of Legal Culture at the University of Genoa, Dr Mattia Rizza will take part in the seminar ‘Gemidott. Il seminario interdottorale Genova-Milano’, which will be held on 29 January 2026 at the University of Milan.

Conference – 17 January 2026

Conference of the Société d’histoire du droit

Within the series of conferences organised by the Société d’histoire du droit during the academic year 2025/2026, Prof. Angela Santangelo will address at the conference on 17 January 2026 at the Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas.

Seminar – from 12 to 14 January 2026

Winter school. Il diritto sulla via della seta. Tradizione romanistica, linguaggio, economia

Prof. Annamaria Monti and Prof. Angela Santangelo will take part in the Winter School entitled ‘Il diritto sulla via della seta. Tradizione romanistica, linguaggio, economia’, which will be held at the University of Milan from 12 to 14 January 2026.

New publication

New publication “Per i 150 anni degli ordini forensi. Dialogo tra università e avvocatura su indipendenza della professione e tutela dei diritti”

Celebrating 150 years of Bar Associations, the volume brings together academic and professional perspectives to explore the independence of the legal profession. It traces the historical evolution of Bar Associations and addresses key issues such as gender equality, legal training, ethics, and the profession’s contemporary challenges.

New Publication

“Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare” (aprile–maggio 2025)

The volume brings together the proceedings of the doctoral course “Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare” (aprile–maggio 2025), devoted to examining the historical, socio-cultural factors and the strategies—legal and otherwise—through which differentiation and inequality among individuals, categories, and groups are constructed and maintained.

Addressed to students, doctoral candidates, faculty members, and scholars, the volume adopts an innovative and multi-perspective approach to a wide range of issues spanning legal history and positive law (including legal philosophy, labour law, and criminal procedure), while also opening up to contributions from psychology and psychiatry.

Seminar – 7 January 2026

Lectures de… n° 20 : C. Jamin et F. Melleray, Droit civil et droit administratif, Dialogue(s) sur un modèle doctrinal, Dalloz, 2018.

Lectures de… No. 20 is an academic event dedicated to the book Droit civil et droit administratif. Dialogue(s) sur un modèle doctrinal by Christophe Jamin and Fabrice Melleray (Dalloz, 2018).
Held in the presence of the authors, the event brings together five scholars to discuss the points of convergence and divergence between civil law and administrative law doctrines within different institutional frameworks.
Annamaria Monti has been invited to take part in the discussion, offering a historical and comparative perspective on the doctrinal model under examination, alongside recent developments and future directions of French legal doctrine.