Legal history

In the aftermath of sixth-century barbarian invasions, the legal profession that had grown and flourished during the Roman Empire vanished.

A great deal of contemporary law has a direct connection to the Holocaust.

New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S.

New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S.

Foundational Texts in Modern Criminal Law presents essays in which scholars from various countries and legal systems engage critically with formative texts in criminal legal thought since Hobbes.

Foundational Texts in Modern Criminal Law presents essays in which scholars from various countries and legal systems engage critically with formative texts in criminal legal thought since Hobbes.

This Handbook triangulates the disciplines of history, legal history, and literature to produce a new, interdisciplinary framework for the study of early modern England.

This Handbook triangulates the disciplines of history, legal history, and literature to produce a new, interdisciplinary framework for the study of early modern England.

A Columbia Law School team's in-depth examination of one man's 1989 wrongful conviction and execution for murder.

A Class by Herself explores the historical role and influence of protective legislation for American women workers, both as a step toward modern labor standards and as a barrier to equal rights.

In this sweeping and revealing insider study, Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel shine a bright light on the life, career, and thought of William Brennan (1906-1997), widely considered the Supreme Courts most influential twentieth-century justice, as well as its greatest liberal and preeminent strategist.

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life.

This is the first book on Royal Wills since 1780 and aims to take over where the previous ones (in 1775 and 1780) left off.

Roman law has shaped the Civil law tradition but its influence undoubtedly also extends to Common law countries.

Any student of American history knows of Washington, Jefferson, and the other statesmen who penned the documents that form the legal foundations of our nation, but many other great minds contributed to the development of the young republic's judicial systemfigures such as William Littell, Ben Monroe, and John J.

El gran historiador argentino del derecho, Víctor Tau Anzoátegui, escribió en 1987 una reseña en la revista Historia de la UC, en la que indicaba que «El libro que nos sirve de material básico para la reflexión fue impreso en Santiago en 1951 y publicado por la Facultad de Filosofía y Educación de la Universidad de Chile.

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Diese Studie widmet sich der Auswertung und Rekonstruktion von Notizen zum jungen Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779–1861), die Stephan Meder 2024 unter dem Titel »Franz Peter Bremer.

This book transports prevailing criminal legal problems back to their Gothic origins at the close of the nineteenth century.

Legal orders do not emerge from a prior social contract or abstract norms.