Historical Foundations of the Common Law, 9780406625038
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Uncover the evolving questions that shaped common law’s historical foundations.

Historical Foundations of the Common Law

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    24 March 1981

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Summary

Unearthing the Roots: A Journey Through Common Law’s Historical Foundations

This book confronts a central challenge in legal history: understanding earlier legal questions, distinct from modern concerns. Today, we view law as a system of rules, explained in textbooks, altered by legislation, and separate from society, with a simple relationship to other changes.

However, this perspective is recent. The common law reached this stage only in recent times. Fortunately, abundant…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780406625038
ISBN-10:0406625034
Author:S.F.C. Milsom
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:LexisNexis UK
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Edition:2nd
Release Date:24 March 1981
Weight:617g
Dimensions:216mm x 139mm x 25mm
About The Author

S.F.C. Milsom

S.F.C. Milsom is Emeritus Professor of Legal History, St John’s College, Cambridge.

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