Italian Review of Legal History

Aims & Scope

The Italian Review of Legal History is an online journal that aims to intensify the scientific debate around the history of law in Italy, Europe and the world.

It shall be a tool for all colleagues and academics – whether Italian or foreign – to tackle the main issues in this field on an international level.

All articles will be preferably published both in their original language and in English, in order to foster dialogue among researchers from all over the world and help share their work on legal history.

The I.R.L.H. has adopted a code of conduct and a peer review system that are in line with the best practices currently in use.

As such, the criteria in place require a relevant research focus that makes an original contribution to the science, as well as an innovative choice of subject matter that employs rigorous methodology.

The journal will cover a period ranging from the early Middle Ages to the present day.

The evolution of law will be analyzed in all its forms, both from a general point of view and in specific detail.

Focus will be placed on the intrinsic historicity of law, and on contextualizing it within public institutions, society, culture and the economy.

Continuity and discontinuity are hallmarks of legal history.

The world is going through a phase of profound changes, and there has been a pursuit of new ways for law to deliver a more just society.

In that light, a dialogue between positive law scholars and legal history scholars can provide the key to interpreting the present day, in addition to being a starting point for a reconstruction of rules and principles.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Il principio di nazionalità di Pasquale Stanislao Mancini nella scienza del diritto internazionale argentina tra i secoli XIX e XX

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Arno

• Il peso delle obbligazioni nella documentazione notarile del centro-nord d’Italia

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Miriam

• The Life in the Scroll: Medieval Notaries as Mediators in the Trial, in Wills and in Contracts

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Alessandra

• Eccessiva durata del processo e responsabilità disciplinare dei magistrati: il ritardo nel deposito dei provvedimenti fra storia e attualità

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Raffaella, Chiara

• International legal cases enhancing the scope of environmental protection

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Sahar

• Features of legal differentiation of the border sphere in Ukraine

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Viktor

• La proprietà fondiaria dalla bonifica integrale di Arrigo Serpieri alla riforma agraria di Antonio Segni. Diritto e politica nelle riflessioni di Mario Bracci tra proprietà privata e socializzazione della terra

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Floriana

• Sovranità e colonia. Un caso indiano di Habeas Corpus (1828-1829)

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Giulio

• “L’impronta esterna del nostro Io”. Note intorno ai primi lineamenti del diritto sulla propria immagine

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Elisabetta

• Recensione a James Gordley, “The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and in the West”, Cambridge 2022

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Antonio