Legal Artifices: Ten Essays on Roman Law in the Present Tense

Yan Thomas taught at the École des Hautes Études (Paris) until his death in 2008 at the age of 56. Truly seminal as a specialist in Roman and legal history, Thomas left a work that consists mainly of numerous articles. His work is best described as an inventory of genealogical prolegomena to the understanding of the Western legal tradition. The essays collected here provide a clear insight into the stakes of Thomas' renowned inquiries. Thomas' investigations into Roman history and law focus, case-by-case, upon the law's operations - and, by extension, upon their expansion and transmission.

About the author

Yan Thomas (1943), a seminal specialist on Roman social and legal institutions and legal anthropology, taught at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes (Paris), until his death in 2008.

Summary

This volume collects and translates 10 essays by renowned Roman and legal history specialist Yan Thomas (1943–2008), the most renowned French jurist of the 20th century.

Product details

• Authors: FRANCIS COOPER, Yan Thomas
• Assisted by: Cooper Francis (Editor), Cooper (essayist and translator) Francis (Editor), Thanos Zartaloudis (Editor), Thanos (Reader in Legal Theory and History Zartaloudis (Editor), Chantal (Head of Department of Languages and Cultures Jaquet (Translation), Anton Schutz (Translation), Anton (Honourary Fellow of Kent Law School Schutz (Translation), Chantal Schutz (Translation)
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781474446679
• ISBN: 978-1-4744-4667-9
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Encounters in Law & Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law