Law and Revolution

The roots of modern Western legal institutions and concepts go back nine centuries to the papal revolution, when the Western church established its political and legal unity and its independence from emperors, kings, and feudal lords. Out of this upheaval came the Western idea of integrated legal systems consciously developed over generations and centuries.

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About the author

Harold J. Berman was Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University and Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Summary

The roots of modern Western legal institutions and concepts go back nine centuries to the papal revolution, when the Western church established its political and legal unity and its independence from emperors, kings, and feudal lords. Out of this upheaval came the Western idea of integrated legal systems developed over generations and centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Harold J Berman, Harold J. Berman, Harold Joseph Berman, Berman Harold J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1990
• EAN: 9780674517769
• ISBN: 978-0-674-51776-9
• No. of pages: 672
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 42 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / General, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Law enforcement, Jurisprudence & general issues, Revolutionary groups and movements