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Lisa Cowan

@cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social

Legal historian @UofELawSchool; attorney; Medieval and Early Modern Scotland, Roman law.

Lisa Cowan @cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Civil Law has been taught at Edinburgh since 1710. Tomorrow, the 315th class of Roman lawyers will be the first with a female lecturer (guess who?), but not the last!

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Lisa Cowan @cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Thrift of the day: two volumes of Erskine's Institutes for £25 👍

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Paul du Plessis @sententiaepauli.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

@cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social and I pondering the “imperishable foundations” of Scots law.

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Paul du Plessis @sententiaepauli.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Our next event in the @legalhistoryed.bsky.social Hybrid. Sign up to join us online. 22 April. www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Peter Candy Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts - Book Launch | Edinburgh Law School

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The Centre for Legal History - Edinburgh Law School @legalhistoryed.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/... 26 March. Online. All Welcome. #RomanLaw

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Pragmatism and the Exceptional. Rethinking Usucapio in classical Roman Law | Edinburgh Law School

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Lisa Cowan @cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The @legalhistoryed.bsky.social is in conversation with Dr. Peter Candy, regarding his new book 'Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts'. Follow the link for details of the book launch event in April 22nd! blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghleg...

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Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts with Dr. Peter Candy – The Edinburgh Legal History Blog

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Lisa Cowan @cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

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Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts with Dr. Peter Candy – The Edinburgh Legal History Blog

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Stair Society @stairsociety.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Some exciting news! The Stair Society will be holding a legal history moot on 1 March in Edinburgh to celebrate its 90th anniversary. Stay tuned for further details about the moot and how to attend.

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Lisa Cowan @cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Arrived at work this morning to find this beautiful "thank you" gift from a former student :) Make my day, why don't you?

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Lisa Cowan @cowan-lisacowan.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Join @legalhistoryed.bsky.social and the Edinburgh Centre for Global History next Wednesday for a discussion on indigenous law and ius commune in Early Modern Chile. blogs.ed.ac.uk/edinburghleg...

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Event: Frontier Law: Land, Justice, and Territory on the Edges of the Pacific World (Chile, 1740–1830) – The Edinburgh Legal History Blog

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The Centre for Legal History - Edinburgh Law School @legalhistoryed.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Owing to the severe weather warning, tomorrow's meeting on family justice is moving online. Please register to attend here: ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Offences between (Blood) Relatives: Family Justice in Ancient Greece & Rome. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meet...

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