European Legal History: A Cultural and Political Perspective

European Legal History: A Cultural and Political Perspective
ISBN-10
0521877989
ISBN-13
9780521877985
Category
History
Pages
561
Language
English
Published
2009-06-25
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Randall Lesaffer

Description

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.

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