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EDINBURGH STUDIES IN LAW Series Editor: Elspeth Christie Reid Volume 12 Law, Lawyers, and Humanism Selected Essays on the History of Scots Law, Volume 1 John W Cairns A collection of the most influential essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns The first volume of two, this collection of essays on Scots law represents a selection of the most cited articles published by Professor John W Cairns over a distinguished career in legal history. It is a mark of his international eminence that much of his prolific output has been published outside the UK, in a wide variety of journals and collections. This collection reproduces essays covering the foundation and continuity of Scots law from 16th- and 17th-century Scotland through the 18th-century influence of Dutch Humanism into the 19th century and the further development of the Scots legal system and profession. John W Cairns holds the Chair of Civil Law in the University of Edinburgh. He is co-editor (with Paul du Plessis) of two successful volumes in the Edinburgh Studies in Law Series published by Edinburgh University Press: Beyond Dogmatics: Law and Society in the Roman World (2007) and The Creation of the Ius Commune: From Casus to Regula (2010).
About the author
John W. Cairns is Professor of Civil Law at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include law and the Enlightenment, the history of Scots law, codification in Louisiana, and law and slavery. He has published two collections of essays in the Edinburgh Studies in Law series: Law, Lawyers, and Humanism: Selected Essays on the History of Scots Law, Volume 1 and Enlightenment, Legal Education, and Critique: Selected Essays on the History of Scots Law, Volume 2 (Edinburgh University Press, 2015). He is the co-editor, with Paul J. du Plessis, of The Creation of the Ius Commune: From Casus to Regula (Edinburgh University Press, 2010) and Beyond Dogmatics: Law and Society in the Roman World (Edinburgh University Press, 2007).
Summary
Presents a collection of essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns. This collection covers the foundation and continuity of Scots Law from 16th and 17th century, Scotland through the 18th century influence of Dutch Humanism into the 19th century and the further development of the Scots legal system and profession.
