European Legal History
Author | : Randall Lesaffer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2009-06-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521877985 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521877989 |
Rating | : 4/5 (989 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis European Legal History by : Randall Lesaffer
Download or read book European Legal History written by Randall Lesaffer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical introduction to the civil law tradition considers the political and cultural context of Europe's legal history from its Roman roots. Political, diplomatic and constitutional developments are discussed, and the impacts of major cultural movements, such as scholasticism, humanism, the Enlightenment and Romanticism, on law and jurisprudence are highlighted.