History of the common law : the development of Anglo-American legal institutions

Author(s)

• Langbein, John H.
• Lerner, Renée Lettow
• Smith, Bruce P.

Bibliographic Information

History of the common law : the development of Anglo-American legal institutions

John H. Langbein, Renée Lettow Lerner, Bruce P. Smith

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business , Aspen Publishers, c2009

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to distinguish it from European legal systems. The book contains both text and extracts from historical sources and literature. The book is published in color, and contains over 250 illustrations, many in color, including medieval illuminated manuscripts, paintings, books and manuscripts, caricatures, and photographs.

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Details

• NCID: BB00404419
• ISBN:
  • 9780735562905
• LCCN: 2009015121
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Austin,New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxvii, 1141 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : K588
  • DC22 : 340.5/709
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Common law -- History
  • LCSH : Law -- England -- History
  • LCSH : Law -- United States -- History
  • LCSH : Common law