Authorities in Early Modern Law Courts
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:5th Dec '22
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Bringing together some of the most distinguished scholars in the field, this volume looks at the comparative development of legal practice in the early modern period across Europe. Focusing deliberately on the impact of law courts on substantive law – and not on its systematisation by learned jurists – it studies similarities and differences in the development of the law across different jurisdictions. In doing so it evaluates whether and to what extent it is possible to consider this development as a unitary and truly European phenomenon. This collection re-evaluates current debates surrounding the development of civil law in the early modern period in the context of the grand narratives of European legal history and sets out to challenge current orthodox views about early modern civil law.
This is a stimulating and thought-provoking collection discussing an issue of fundamental concern to lawyers through the ages. It is a testament to the editor that the whole is greater than the sum of the valuable individual parts. * Edinburgh Law Review *
The volume shows clearly the importance for the legal historians of Early Modern Europe of understanding the role of superior courts in the development of law in the various jurisdictions but also suggests there is still much more work to be done. -- Paul Brand * Forum Historiae Iuris *
This is a stimulating and thought-provoking collection discussing an issue of fundamental concern to lawyers through the ages. It is a testament to the editor that the whole is greater than the sum of the valuable individual parts. -- Ian Williams, University College of London * The Edinburgh Law Review *
ISBN: 9781474451017
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320 pages