Randall Lesaffer

European Legal History (eBook, PDF)

A Cultural and Political Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The rediscovery of Roman law and the emergence of classical canon law around AD 1100 marked the beginnings of the civil law tradition in Europe. Between the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, a highly sophisticated legal science of a truly European dimension was developed. Since then the different European States have developed their own national legal systems, but with the exception of England and Ireland they are all heirs to this tradition of the ius commune. This historical introduction to the civil law tradition, from its original Roman roots to the present day, considers the political and cultural context of Europe's legal history. 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. This contextual approach makes for a fascinating story, accessible to any reader regardless of legal or historical background.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107302211
• Artikelnr.: 38230985

Autorenporträt

Randall Lesaffer studied law as well as history at the Universities of Ghent and Leuven. He obtained his LLD at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1998. He is currently Professor of Legal History at Tilburg University and part-time Professor of International and European Legal History at the University of Leuven. From 2008 to 2012 he was Dean of Tilburg Law School.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; Part I. Ancient Roman Law: 2. Suum Cuique Tribuere (Ancient Rome, c. 1000 BC
565 AD); Part II. The Civil Law Tradition: 3. Correctio (The Early Middle Ages, c. 500
1000); 4. Auctoritas (The Late Middle Ages, c. 1000
1453); 5. Emulatio (The Early Modern Age, 1453
1648); 6. Ratio (The Modern Age, 1648
1914); 7. Voluntas (The Post
Modern Age, 1914
2004).