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The Evolution of Western Private Law

By Alan Watson

Book information

Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0801864844, 9780801864841, 9780801877087
LCC
K150 .W37 2000
Open Library ID
OL6791579M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3084888 bytes)
Edition
Expanded
Pages
345\345
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In The Evolution of Western Private Law, renowned legal scholar Alan Watson presents a comprehensive overview of legal change in the Western world. Watson explains why and how such change occurs in mature systems, in underdeveloped systems, and when legal systems of different levels of sophistication and from different societal roots—such as those of the Romans and of Germanic tribes—come into contact.Originally intended as a second edition of the author's widely acclaimed The Evolution of Law (1985), this expanded edition has been completely restructured with more than double the number of examples. The result is a work that incorporates all the ideas that Watson has put forward during his twenty-five years studying comparative law and the development of legal systems, combining a remarkable range of sources with superb insight.

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