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TLHS on Hiatus 2017-2018

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The Triangle Legal History Seminar will not convene for the 2017-2018 academic year, in part due to changes in leadership and departures by longtime organizers.  While this is unfortunate, the timing coincides with a one-year seminar on corporations and international law at Duke University.  Those in the Triangle area seeking legal-historical events should check out this seminar while awaiting the return of TLHS in fall 2018.

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