Book Talk: Byzantine Law: The Law of the Eastern Roman Empire

The event is part of the Law and Humanities Seminar Series (LHSS) at Peking University School of Transnational Law. This public talk features Daphne Penna presenting her book 'Byzantine Law: The Law of the Eastern Roman Empire', published by Cambridge University Press. The discussion will focus on the development, structure, and legacy of Byzantine law within the broader context of Roman legal tradition and its enduring impact on European legal systems.

Daphne Penna serves as assistant professor at the Dept. of Legal History at the University of Groningen and associate professor in Roman law at KU Leuven. Her research interests are in Roman and Byzantine law and especially their influence on the European Legal tradition. She is the author of Byzantine Law: The Law of the Eastern Roman Empire (Cambridge University Press), A Sourcebook on Byzantine Law: Illustrating Byzantine Law through the Sources (with Roos Meijering; Brill), and co-editor of A Companion to Byzantine Law (Brill).