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Dave De ruysscher (1978) (MA, LLM, PhD) is a legal historian and lawyer. He specializes in the history of commercial and private law until the present day. The focus of his research is on early modern and nineteenth-century commercial law, in particular concerning companies, maritime trade and bankruptcy.
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FWOAL1144: Cities as breeding grounds: legal change in financial law (c. 1620-c. 1750)
De Ruysscher, D. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL1149: Collective negotiations in sovereign default and corporate insolvency (1890-1920)
De Ruysscher, D. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental
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FWOEOS17: Construction History, Above and Beyond. What History Can Do for Construction History
Van de Voorde, S. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)), Wouters, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Ruysscher, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Devos, R. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)), Lagae, J. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)), Dehaene, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Fivez, R. (Collaborator), Debersaques, L. (Collaborator), Bloch, I. (Collaborator), Broes, T. (Collaborator), De Nys-Ketels, S. (Collaborator), Lammens, W. (Collaborator) & Verstraete, R. (Collaborator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
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OZR3595: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UGent, FIEREMANS Niels
De Ruysscher, D. (Administrative Promotor)
13/07/20 → 12/07/24
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL899: Catering pre-insolvency restructurings for the needs of SMEs: Belgium (1850-1910)
De Ruysscher, D. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Fundamental
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Bibliography History of International Economic and Commercial Law (BiHIECL) 4.1. (Sept. 2026)
De Ruysscher, D., 27 Aug 2026, 92 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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De ene eed is de andere niet
De Ruysscher, D., 2 Feb 2026, Straf in het recht. Een vriendenboek voor Erik Jan Broers. 2026: Tilburg University, p. 23-34 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Vulgarizing
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International trade in a polarized world – lessons from history (4): war risk and marine insurance: from Florence to the Strait of Hormuz
De Ruysscher, D., 6 Mar 2026Research output: Other contribution
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International trade in a polarized world – lessons from history (5): the Supreme Court’s take on tariffs and taxes
De Ruysscher, D., 2 Jun 2026, 2 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Introduction: Construction sites - Sites of Construction: Connected Histories
Heindryckx, L., De Ruysscher, D., Bloch, I., Broes, T., Debersaques, L., Dehaene, M., De Nys-Ketels, S., Devos, R., Fivez, R., Lagae, J., Van de Voorde, S., Wambacq, M. & Wouters, I., 15 Jul 2026, Sites of construction: Connected Histories. Heindryckx, L. & De ruysscher, D. (eds.). Owl Press, p. 9-25 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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nomination Frans van Cauwelaert prize 2010
De Ruysscher, D. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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prix Charles Duvivier 2012
De Ruysscher, D. (Recipient), 6 May 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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prix de Stassart 2021
De Ruysscher, D. (Recipient), 14 May 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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prix Jean Stengers 2025
De Ruysscher, D. (Recipient), 22 May 2026
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Faculty of Law and Criminology (Organisational unit)
Beyens, K. (Chair), Breuls, L. (Member), De Melo Melgaço, L. (Member), De Ruysscher, D. (Member), Van Doninck, J. (Member) & Wirtgen, A. (Member)
3 Jun 2025 → …Activity: Membership › Work on academic committees and working groups
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Agency in trade (fifteenth-sixteenth centuries): legal and economic history perspectives
De Ruysscher, D. (Speaker)
24 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Mirroring the monarch: the extraterritorial sovereignty of cities of trade (15th-16th centuries)
De Ruysscher, D. (Speaker)
30 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Non-intervention in public international law (R. Viggiano, MA Thesis exchange student Napoli)
Dhondt, F. (Chair), Viggiano, R. (Participant), Horvat, S. (Participant), Cattelan, S. (Participant), Debersaques, L. (Participant), Van Der Smissen, R. (Participant) & De Ruysscher, D. (Participant)
16 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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The Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of Entities Besides the State, with a Focus on Cities (Late Middle Ages-Early Modern Period)
De Ruysscher, D. (Speaker)
26 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press/Media
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Gedisciplineerde vrijheid. Een geschiedenis van het handels- en economisch recht
15/01/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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'Naer het Romeinsch recht alsmede den stiel mercantiel' wint Charles Duvivierprijs 2013
26/06/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Thesis
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De gewoonte en het gebruik: naar een nieuwe typologie
De Ruysscher, D. (Promotor) & Milagros, J. ((PhD) Student), 2026Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De hervorming van het familiale vermogensrecht
De Ruysscher, D. (Jury), Alofs, E. ((PhD) Student) & De Wijngaert, S. ((PhD) Student), 29 Jun 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De impact van insolventieprocedures op de relatievermogensrechtelijke situatie van partners
De Ruysscher, D. (Jury), Alofs, E. ((PhD) Student) & De Wachter, J. ((PhD) Student), 29 Jun 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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In welke mate hebben de rechtsleer en rechtspraak van de 19de eeuw de wet van 1874 beïnvloed?
De Ruysscher, D. ((PhD) Student) & Delcorte, C. J. ((PhD) Student), 2021Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Raaklijnen van het alimentatierecht en het insolventierecht met een bijzondere aandacht voor de collectieve schuldenregeling
De Ruysscher, D. (Jury), De Meyer, L. ((PhD) Student) & Alofs, E. (Promotor), 29 Jun 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis