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Record Nr.

UNINA9910142525303321

Autore

Watson Alan

Titolo

The Evolution of Western private law / / Alan Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-8018-7708-3

Edizione

[Expanded ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WatsonAlan

Disciplina

340/.09

Soggetti

Law - History

Roman law - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: The evolution of law. 1985.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-309) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Legislation -- 2 Jurists -- 3 Judges -- 4 Custom -- 5 Legislation and Jurists -  French Délit -- 6 Jurists, Judges, Custom, Legislation -  Water Rights -- 7 Legal Transplants I - The Cause of the Reception of Roman Law -- 8 Legal Transplants 2 - Other Receptions -- 9 The Case of English Common Law -- 10 Humanism, The Law of Reason, Codification -- 11 Conclusions -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The result is a work that incorporates all the ideas that Watson has put forward during his twenty-five years studying comparative law and the development of legal systems, combining a remarkable range of sources with superb insight.