The research association was founded by 4 chairs at European universities:

Prof. Dr. Martin Löhnig,
Chair for Private Law, German and European Legal History, University of Regensburg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Ignacio Czeguhn,
Chair for Private Law, German and European Legal History and Comparative Legal History,
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Prof. Dr. Antonio Sánchez Aranda,
Department for History of Law, University of Granada, Spain

Prof. Dr. José Antonio Pérez Juan,
Department for History of Law, University of Elche, Spain

Further participating chairs:

Prof. Dr. Lukas Gschwend,
Chair for History of Law and Sociology of Law, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Dirk Heirbaut,
Department for History of Law, University of Ghent, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Müßig,
Chair for Civil Law, German and European Legal History, University of Passau, Germany

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Gómez Rivero,
Department for History of Law, University of Elche, Spain

Prof. Dr. Peeter Järvelaid,
Institute of Legal Theory, University of Tallinn, Estonia

Prof. Dr. José Antonio López Nevot,
Chair for History of Law, University of Granada, Spain