Appointment of the Director of the Fiter i Rossell Chair of Legal History
At the proposal of the Vice-Rectorate for Research, the Academic Board of the eUniv approved, in the session of July 9, 2024, the appointment of Dr. Josep Serrano i Daura as Director of the Fiter i Rossell Chair of Legal History.
Dr. Serrano is currently the coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at the eUniv. He has been professor of Legal History at the Universities of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra and Internacional de Catalunya. He is also the director of the Journal of Catalan Historical Law, published by the Catalan Society of Legal Studies, a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans, and is also an active organizer of specialized scientific calls in the field of history legal throughout the Catalan-speaking territory.
Dr. Serrano is the author of a huge and continuous scientific production, which has earned him all the academic research accreditations from the quality agencies. Among his most recent works, the monumental Leyes Históricas de Cataluña (2024), published in four volumes in Madrid by the publisher of the Official Gazette of the Spanish State, stands out.
The Fiter i Rossell Chair of Law History is the result of the agreement between eUniv and the Layret Foundation, and the appointment agreement of Dr. Serrano establishes as the start date for the exercise of managerial functions the next September 1, 2024.