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European Law in the Past and the Future - Unity and Diversity Over Two Millennia

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R. C. van Caenegem considers the historical reasons behind European legal diversity.

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Preface; 1. The national codes: a transient phase; 2. Ius commune: the first unification of European law; 3. Common law and civil law: neighbours yet strangers; 4. The holy books of the law; 5. Why did the ius commune conquer Europe?; 6. Law is politics; Epilogue: a look into the twenty-first century; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

R. C. van Caenegem considers the historical reasons behind European legal diversity, stressing the adoption of the classical law of the Romans, the influence of the rise of the nation states, and the impact of politics on legal development. He concludes with a consideration of the desirability of European legal unification.

Product details

Authors R. C. Caenegem, R. C. Van Caenegem, Caenegem R. C., R. C. van Caenegem
Publisher Cambridge University Press ELT
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 13.12.2001
 
EAN 9780521006484
ISBN 978-0-521-00648-4
No. of pages 184
Subjects Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law
Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries

European History, LAW / International, comparative law, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions

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