“Le vie dell’acqua” at the University of Naples Federico II

MICOLL was honored to present Le Vie dell’Acqua (Waterways) at University of Naples Federico II on 24 November 2025. The screening took place at Cinema Astra and represented another important occasion to share the MICOLL project’s commitment to innovative forms of public engagement through cinema, combining historical research with contemporary storytelling. We warmly thank our colleagues…

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Second joint workshop MICOLL-HOLYLAB

What: Workshop “Digital Humanities e Mobilità: Ulteriori Prospettive da Progetti ERC” Where: Department of Political Sciences, RomaTre University, Room 4A (4th floor), via Gabriello Chiabrera 199, Rome When: 7 November 2025, 2:30pm We are delighted to announce that the second joint workshop of the ERC projects MICOLL (Migrating Commercial Law and Language. Rethinking Lex Mercatoria,…

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Stefania Gialdroni and Matteo Moro in Erice

Our PI Stefania Gialdroni and one of MICOLL’s postdocs, Matteo Moro, will join the prestigious International School of Ius Commune in Erice (Italy). INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF IUS COMMUNE Directors of the School: M. Bellomo – K. Pennington – O. Condorelli – W. Decock 44th Course: Legal, cultural and religious pluralism: aspects and problems in the…

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Nick Foster in Padua (again)

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Nick Foster will be in Padua for the second time to give a lecture entitled “Another Legal History: An Overview of Islamic Law, its Past and its Present” within the framework of Stefania Gialdroni’s course in Legal history on October 15th at 4:30pm, at the University…

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Padua: First Workshop of the Project IUSTITIAM

What: First Workshop of the Project IUSTITIAM: Jurisdictional Places for Commerce (11th–17th Centuries) Where: Venice – Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venedig; Padua – Palazzo del Bo, Aula Vigini When: 25–26 September 2025   The first international workshop of the project IUSTITIAM – Iustitia Mercatoria. Places, Spaces and Iconographies of Mercantile Justice in Europe (11th–17th centuries) will…

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Micoll’s movie at the Biennale Cinema 2025

 WE MADE IT! Micoll’s Movie “Le vie dell’acqua” (“The Ways of Water”), entirely financed by the ERC, will be screened out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (82a Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) on 5 September at 9:30 am at the Hotel Excelsior (Lido di Venezia), Spazio Incontri, in the Venice…

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Francesca Fusco in Budapest

Our postdoc Francesca Fusco has just given a series of lectures within the framework of the PÁZMÁNY SUMMER SCHOOL on LAW AND LANGUAGE in Budapest. It is a very ancient university, founded in 1635. She was the only Italian scholar: well done Francesca! This international Summer School, open also to undergraduate students, deals with the…

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PHEDRA Conference in Paris

Our PI, together with part of the teams of MICOLL and IUSTITIAM, will join one of the biggest events on commercial law history of the last years: the conference of the project PHEDRA led by prof. Luisa Brunori. What: PHEDRA Conference – Existe-t-il un « modèle européen »? Pour une histoire du droit des affaires…

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