Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law: From Antiquity to Modern Times

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Paul Brand (University of Oxford) Joshua Getzler (Dr, University of Oxford)

Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law

From Antiquity to Modern Times

Paul Brand (University of Oxford), Joshua Getzler (Dr, University of Oxford)

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English

12 January 2012

Law; Comparative law; Legal history

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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 is innovative in its approach to legal history. None of the essays offer straight doctrinal exegesis; none take refuge in old-fashioned judicial biography. The volume is a selection of the best papers from the 18th British Legal History Conference.

Edited by: Paul Brand (University of Oxford), Joshua Getzler (Dr, University of Oxford)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9781107018976
ISBN 10: 1107018978
Publication Date: 12 January 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active