The Yale Law School Guide to Research in American Legal History
- ISBN-10
- 0300235682
- ISBN-13
- 9780300235685
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-06-19
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Authors
- Morris L. Cohen, John B. Nann
Description
The study of legal history has a broad application that extends well beyond the interests of legal historians. An attorney arguing a case today may need to cite cases that are decades or even centuries old, and historians studying political or cultural history often encounter legal issues that affect their main subjects. Both groups need to understand the laws and legal practices of past eras. This essential reference is intended for the many nonspecialists who need to enter this arcane and often tricky area of research.
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