The evolution of Western private law
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The evolution of Western private law
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
Expanded ed
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The evolution of law
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Rev. ed. of: The evolution of law, 1985
Includes index
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Description
In The Evolution of Western Private Law, renowned legal scholar Alan Watson presents a comprehensive overview of legal change in the Western world. Watson explains why and how such change occurs in mature systems, in underdeveloped systems, and when legal systems of different levels of sophistication and from different societal roots-such as those of the Romans and of Germanic tribes-come into contact. Originally intended as a second edition of the author's widely acclaimed The Evolution of Law (1985), this expanded edition has been completely restructured with more than double the number of examples. The result is a work that incorporates all the ideas that Watson has put forward during his twenty-five years studying comparative law and the development of legal systems, combining a remarkable range of sources with superb insight.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Legislation
2. Jurists
3. Judges
4. Custom
5. Legislation and Jurists: French Delit
6. Jurists, Judges, Custom, Legislation: Water Rights
7. Legal Transplants I: The Cause of the Reception of Roman Law
8. Legal Transplants 2: Other Reception of Roman Law
9. The Case of English Common law
10. Humanism, The Law of Reason, Codification
11. Conclusions
Notes
Glossary
Index
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