A Companion to Western Legal Traditions

A Companion to Western Legal Traditions

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-12-28

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9004687254

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This volume offers an extensive introduction to Western legal traditions from antiquity to the twentieth century. Drawing from a variety of scholarly writings, both in English and in translation, thirteen leading scholars present the current state of western legal history research and pave the way for new debates and future study. This is the ideal sourcebook for graduate students, as it enables them to approach the key questions of the field in an accessible way. Contributors are: Aniceto Masferrer, C.H. (Remco) van Rhee, Seán P. Donlan, Stephan Dusil, Gerald Schwedler, Jean-Louis Halpérin, Jan Hallebeek, Agustín Parise, Heikki Pihlajamäki, Dirk Heirbaut, Bernd Kannowski, Adolfo Giuliani, Olivier Moréteau, and Jacques Vanderlinden.


A Short History of European Law

A Short History of European Law

Author: Tamar Herzog

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0674980344

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Tamar Herzog offers a road map to European law across 2,500 years that reveals underlying patterns and unexpected connections. By showing what European law was, where its iterations were found, who made and implemented it, and what the results were, she ties legal norms to their historical circumstances and reveals the law’s fragile malleability.


Empire of Law

Empire of Law

Author: Kaius Tuori

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-04-02

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1108483631

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The history of exiles from Nazi Germany and the creation of the notion of a shared European legal tradition.