An Historical Introduction to Private Law

An Historical Introduction to Private Law

In this book one of the world's foremost legal historians attempts to explain what produced the private law of the Western world as we know it today. Professor van Caenegem pays particular attention to the origins of the common law-civil law dichotomy, and how it arose that England and the continent of Europe, although sharing the same civilization and values, live under two different legal systems. The chronological coverage extends from the Germanic invasion in the early Middle Ages to the present day, incorporating analysis of the medieval Roman and canon law (both products of the law schools), and that of the School of Natural Law that inspired the great national codifications of the modern age. He evaluates the role of the lawgivers--emperors, kings, and parliaments--and that of the judges, particularly, of course, in the lands of the English common law. The book is based on both an extensive secondary literature in several languages, and on evidence accumulated by Professor van Caenegem over the past forty years.

Country	USA
Author	R. C. van Caenegem
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521427456
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0521427452
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	224
PublicationDate	1992-03-27
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Studio	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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