Overview
- The first book in English to examine the historical roots of legal literature and culture across the spectrum of legal traditions
- Covers some 150 legal works, each analyzed by an internationally recognized specialist in the specific field of interest
- Includes introductory essays, thematically-based and comparative in outlook, exploring the general features of Western legal literature and culture
Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Law and Justice (SHLJ, volume 7)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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About this book
The book goes beyond the study of institutions and traditions of individual countries to chart a broader perspective on the transmission of legal concepts across legal, political, and geographical boundaries. Examining the branches of this genealogical tree of books makes clear their pervasive influence on modern legal systems, including attempts at rationalizing custom or creating new hybrid systems by transplanting Western legal concepts into other jurisdictions.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Georges Martyn, Dr.jur. (Leuven 1996), is professor of legal history at Ghent University since 1999. He was advocaat at the Kortrijk Bar (1992-2009) and is a substitute justice of the peace and honorary member of the Ghent Bar.
Anthony Musson, PhD (Cantab 1994) and barrister of the Middle Temple (called 1997) is professor of legal history and Director of the Bracton Centre for Legal History Research at the University of Exeter.
Heikki Pihlajamäki, Dr.jur. (Helsinki 1996), is professor of comparative legal history at the University of Helsinki since 2009. He is an ordinary member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
Alain Wijffels, Dr.jur. (Amst.), PhD (Cantab.), DLitt. (Cantab.), teaches legal history and comparative law at the universities of Louvain-la-Neuve, Leuven and Leiden. He is senior research fellow of the French CNRS and a member of the ‘Centre for judicial history’ at the University of Lille.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture
Book Subtitle: 150 Books that Made the Law in the Age of Printing
Editors: Serge Dauchy, Georges Martyn, Anthony Musson, Heikki Pihlajamäki, Alain Wijffels
Series Title: Studies in the History of Law and Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45567-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45564-8Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45566-2Published: 06 January 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45567-9Published: 01 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2198-9842
Series E-ISSN: 2198-9850
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 571
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Philosophy of History