History of European Law

Paolo Grossi (Autor)

Software / Digital Media

224 Seiten

2010
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Hersteller)
978-1-4443-1924-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the development of law in Europe from its medieval origins to the present day, charting the transformation from law rooted in the Church and local community towards a recognition of the centralised, secular authority of the state. Shows how these changes reflect the wider political, economic, and cultural developments within European history Demonstrates the diversity of traditions between European states and the possibilities and limitations in the search for common European values and goals

Autor

Paolo Grossi (born in Florence in 1933) is Professor of History of Medieval and Modern Law at the University of Florence, and a member of the Accademia dei Lincei. He has recently been appointed judge in the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic. His most recent publications include Italian Civil Lawyers: An Historical Profile (2002), Law between Power and the Judicial System (2005), Society, Law, State: A Recovery for Law (2007), The Medieval Judicial System (2008) and First Lesson on Law (2008).

Inhalt

Preface Preliminaries 1. Medieval Roots 2. Medieval Roots II 3. The Foundations of the Modern legal System 4. Journeys in Contemporary law Further Reading Notes Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.2.2010
• Übersetzer: Laurence Hooper
• Verlagsort: Chicester
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 486 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-1924-8 / 1444319248
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-1924-8 / 9781444319248
• Zustand: Neuware