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Dave De ruysscher (1978) (MA, LLM, PhD) is 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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Building the law: law-making and lobbying in Belgium’s construction sector (c. 1890-c. 1940)
De Ruysscher, D. & De Nys-Ketels, S., 27 Jun 2025, In: Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit / The Legal History Review. 93, 1-2, p. 237-263 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Historisch privaatrecht: begrippen en visies
De Ruysscher, D., 2 Sept 2025, Skribis. 276 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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International trade in a polarized world - lessons from history (1): neutrality and triangular trade
De Ruysscher, D., 24 Jun 2025, davederuysscher.eu 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Blog › Vulgarizing
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International trade in a polarized world - lessons from history (2): regime change as trade policy
De Ruysscher, D., 12 Jul 2025, davederuysscher.eu 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Blog › Vulgarizing
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International trade in a polarized world – lessons from history (3): concessions and public debt
De Ruysscher, D., 22 Oct 2025, Davederuysscher.eu 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Blog › Vulgarizing
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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
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Prix de Stassart 2021
De Ruysscher, D. (Recipient), 14 May 2022
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prize Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht 2011
De Ruysscher, D. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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The agency and sovereignty of commercial cities in Western Europe (c. 1400-c. 1700)
De Ruysscher, D. (Speaker)
3 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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The Emergence of a Municipal Legal Culture of Insolvency (Low Countries, c. 1450-c. 1570)
De Ruysscher, D. (Speaker)
15 May 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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Variations locales et nationales dans le droit commercial européen du XVIe siècle
De Ruysscher, D. (Speaker)
20 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Urban Professionals and Commerce in the Low Countries, c. 1400-1700
De Ruysscher, D. (Invited speaker)
26 Mar 2025Activity: 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 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
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Schuldgevangenschap (19de eeuw) – Frankrijk en België vergeleken
De ruysscher, D. (Promotor) & Van Ingelghem, A. ((PhD) Student), 2016Student thesis: Master's Thesis