The Eye of the Law: Two Essays on Legal History

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Michael Stolleis (Michael Stolleis is Professor of Public Law and Legal History at the University of Frankfurt and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History)

The Eye of the Law

Two Essays on Legal History

Michael Stolleis (Michael Stolleis is Professor of Public Law and Legal History at the University of Frankfurt and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History)

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Birkbeck Law Press
17 September 2008

History; Jurisprudence & general issues; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

Series: Birkbeck Law Press

Written by the eminent German legal historian, Michael Stolleis, these two ‘Essays on Legal History’ offer an original and compelling history of the symbolism through which law is characterised as being 'above' us. In ‘The Eye of the Law’, the history of this metaphor is followed from antiquity through to the present day: from the Greek Eye of Justice, the eye of the impartial judge of the Underworld, the Eye of God watching past, present and future, the Eye of the Prince, guiding his subjects, to the almighty Eye of the Law. While our belief in the law may have become brittle, nothing escapes what is now the Eye of Big Brother. ‘In the Name of the Law’ takes up the various formulas used to legitimate the decisions of the courts, from the times of absolutism over the 19th century until today. The speaker who speaks in the name of a higher being underlines his function: his authority comes from above. And it is ‘in the name of’ god, king, people, state, nation, or law, that a weak, earthly, justice receives its support.

By: Michael Stolleis (Michael Stolleis is Professor of Public Law and Legal History at the University of Frankfurt and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History)
Imprint: Birkbeck Law Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780415472739
ISBN 10: 0415472733
Series: Birkbeck Law Press
Pages: 94
Publication Date: 17 September 2008
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Eye of the Law In the Name of the Law

Michael Stolleis is Professor of Public Law and Legal History at the University of Frankfurt and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History