Category: The Rhine as Legal Entity
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Thursday 11 June 2026, Marco in ‘t Veld and Wenneke Bos held a lecture for the Historische Vereniging Schoonhoven about medieval toll- and staple rights. In this presentation they argued that the medieval staple rights of Dordrecht (established in 1299) were a next step on the escalation latter of toll enforcement. As toll collectors were…
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This interview was originally published on the website of Tilburg Law School: [link]. Legal historian Marco In ’t Veld places a river at the center of his research. And wine. But what does the EU have to do with the Rhine, and the trade carried on it between the 14th and 17th centuries? In ’t…