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Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law: From Antiquity to Modern Times
Edited By Paul Brand
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Description for Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law: From Antiquity to Modern Times
Paperback. Leading historical research analysing the history of judges and judging, allowing comparisons between British, American, Commonwealth and Civil Law jurisdictions. Editor(s): Brand, Paul; Getzler, Joshua. Num Pages: 366 pages, 3 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: LAM; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
In this collection of essays, leading legal historians address significant topics in the history of judges and judging, with comparisons not only between British, American and Commonwealth experience, but also with the judiciary in civil law countries. It is not the law itself, but the process of law-making in courts that is the focus of inquiry. Contributors describe and analyse aspects of judicial activity, in the widest possible legal and social contexts, across two millennia. The essays cover English common law, continental customary law and ius commune, and aspects of the common law system in the British Empire. The volume ... Read more
In this collection of essays, leading legal historians address significant topics in the history of judges and judging, with comparisons not only between British, American and Commonwealth experience, but also with the judiciary in civil law countries. It is not the law itself, but the process of law-making in courts that is the focus of inquiry. Contributors describe and analyse aspects of judicial activity, in the widest possible legal and social contexts, across two millennia. The essays cover English common law, continental customary law and ius commune, and aspects of the common law system in the British Empire. The volume ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107542549
SKU
V9781107542549
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About Edited By Paul Brand
Paul Brand is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. Joshua Getzler is a fellow and tutor at St Hugh's College, Oxford and Professor of Law and Legal History in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.
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