WILLIAM BLACKSTONE (1723-1780): LIFE, THOUGHT, INFLUENCE
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A multi-disciplinary symposium in association with the Law School,
School of History and Politics, and Centre for British Studies
14-15 December, 2007
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Friday 14 December
8:45 am - 9:15am
Registration
Moot Court, Ground Floor, Ligertwood Building
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9:15am-9:30am
Opening, welcome
Moot Court, Ground Floor, Ligertwood Building
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9:30am - 11:00am
History and Biography
Carol Matthews
Blackstone and Architecture
Tony Earls
Blackstone and the Anti-Catholic Penal Laws
Norma Aubertin-Potter
"A Mighty Consumption of Ale": Blackstone, Buckler and All Souls College
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11:00am - 11:30am
Morning Tea
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11:30am - 1:00pm
Blackstone and the Judiciary
Emily Kadens
Blackstone as a Judge?
John Langbein
Blackstone's Views on the English Judiciary
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1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
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2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Rights of Persons
Tim Stretton
Coverture and Unity of Person in Blackstone's Commentaries
Paul Babie
William and Katrina: Absolutist Private Property, Climate Change and Extreme Weather
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3:30pm - 4:00pm
Afternoon Tea
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4.00pm - 5.00pm
Blackstone's Books and Books on Blackstone
Roy Mersky
Blackstone and Bibliography
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Saturday 15 December
Function Room 2, Art Gallery of South Australia
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9.00am -10.30am
Blackstone in Europe
Horst Dippel
Blackstone in Germany
Vincenzo Fiscone
A Measure of Blackstoneness in "il Blackstone di Napoli"
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10.30am -10.45am
Morning Coffee
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10.45am - 12.15pm
Blackstone in America
Michael Hoeflichand Steve Sheppard
American Blackstones
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12:15pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
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1.00pm -3.00pm
Blackstone and Property
Thalia Anthony
'Sir William Blackstone's feudal force in colonial settings'
Nicole Graham
The Resurgence of the "Real" in Australian Property Law - A Return to Blackstone?
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3.00pm - 3.30pm
Afternoon tea
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3.30pm - 4.15pm
Blackstone, Common Law and Statute
John V. Orth
Reflections on Blackstone's Rules concerning the Construction of Statutes
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4.15pm -4.30pm
Closing remarks
Wilfrid Prest
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