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SUMMARY:The Evolution of Commercial Law in Europe (1250-1650) - Oscar Geld
 erblom\, University of Utrecht
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CONTACT:Dr Natalia Mora-Sitja
DESCRIPTION:This paper analyses to what extent changes in legal procedures
  and contracting law in the Low Countries between 1250 and 1650 amounted t
 o the creation of a law merchant. The paper focuses on three issues: (1) c
 hanges in the body of commercial law recognized by local and central court
 s\; (2) the gradual acceptance of private documents\, such as contracts\, 
 letters\, and eventually even account books\, as legal proof\; and (3) the
  attempts of legislators to balance the opposite interests of debtors and 
 creditors through changes in the procedures for arrests and attachments. L
 ocal and foreign merchants alike benefited from these changes as they crea
 ted an unequivocal set of contracting rules to organize their long-distanc
 e trade within Europe.
LOCATION:Room 101\, Sir William Hardy Building\, Geography
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