“Have the Gods Fallen?” now on YouTube

We are delighted to announce that the entire conference “Have the Gods Fallen? An Interdisciplinary Reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution”, held at San Servolo in Venice on 17–19 June 2026, was recorded and is now available on the MICOLL Project YouTube channel. The recordings include all conference sessions and offer the opportunity to…

Looking Back at the MICOLL Final Conference

From 17 to 20 June 2026, scholars from across Europe gathered in Venice for the MICOLL final conference, “Have the Gods Fallen? An Interdisciplinary Reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution”. Hosted at the Venice International University on the island of San Servolo, with the opening keynote held at the German Center for Venetian Studies…

Have the Gods Fallen? The MICOLL International Conference

WHAT: International Conference of the ERC CoG MICOLL: Have the Gods Fallen? An Interdisciplinary Reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution WHERE: 📍 German Center for Venetian Studies (Venice)📍 Venice International University, San Servolo Island (Venice) WHEN: 📅 17–19 June 2026 Finally, the time has come! Four and a half years after the launch of…

ERC Synergies: MICOLL Meets PatriFem

On 21 May 2026, Stefania Gialdroni will take part in the presentation of Elena Maccioni’s volume I tribunali mercantili nei comuni italiani. Giustizia, politica, economia (secoli XII-XV) (Viella, 2024), hosted by the Università degli Studi di Genova. The event is funded by the ERC project PatriFem, led by prof. Denise Bezzina, who was previously a…

Screening in Palermo

Cinema as a critical lens through which to explore law, justice, and the tensions of the contemporary world. We are delighted to announce that “Le vie dell’acqua” (Waterways) will be screened on 12 May 2026 as part of the film series “Diritto al Cinema” at the University of Palermo. The series, organized within the Law…

“Le Vie dell’Acqua” at the University of Bologna

What: Projection of “Le vie dell’acqua” Where: University of Bologna, DAMSLab Auditorium When: 24 April 2026 5:00 pm MICOLL is pleased to share that Le Vie dell’Acqua (Waterways), directed by Fabio Masi and produced within the framework of the MICOLL project, was screened at University of Bologna on 23 April 2026 at 5:00 PM. The…

Doctoral lecture by Francesca Fusco

On 30 April 2026, from 10:30 to 12:30, Professor Francesca Fusco will deliver a doctoral lecture entitled Intersections between Language and Law in the Vocabulary of Financial Distress. The event will take place at Aula De Ponti, Palazzo del Bo, University of Padua, and will be introduced by Professor Stefania Gialdroni. The lecture is organized…

Stefania Gialdroni in Milan on ERC funding

Prof. Stefania Gialdroni was invited by prof. Annamaria Monti to speak at the University of Milan in the framework of the MILHIS Talks series on 20 April 2026. On this occasion, she presented the lecture European Funding and Project Design in Legal Historical Research: The Experience of MICOLL.  The talk focused on the opportunities and…

MICOLL in Beijing: Sharing Research Beyond Academia

What: Screening of Le vie dell’acqua (“Waterways”) Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Pechino, Embassy of Italy (2, San Li Tun Dong Er Jie – 100600 Beijing) When: 10 April 2026, 6:00 pm There are moments, in every journey, when you suddenly realize how far you have truly come. For us, that moment arrived on…

Merchants’ Routes 2.0: From Archives to the Web – 4th MICOLL Workshop

What: 4th International Workshop of the ERC CoG MICOLL: “Merchants’ Routes 2.0. From Archives to the Web”. Where: Genoa State Archives (Piazza Santa Maria in Via Lata, 7) and Società Ligure di Storia Patria (Palazzo Ducale, Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 5, Genoa) When: 22 and 23 January 2026   We are thrilled to announce the upcoming 4th…