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Book SynopsisThis historical introduction to the civil law tradition considers the political and cultural context of Europe's legal history from its Roman roots. Political, diplomatic and constitutional developments are discussed, and the impacts of major cultural movements, such as scholasticism, humanism, the Enlightenment and Romanticism, on law and jurisprudence are highlighted.
Trade Review'… Lesaffer has identified a key feature of the legal culture of each period and has structured his discussion around it … this new approach works well and Lesaffer has produced an interesting new perspective on the established grand narrative of European legal history.' The Edinburgh Law Review
Table of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Ancient Roman Law: 2. Suum Cuique Tribuere (Ancient Rome, c. 1000 BC–565 AD); Part II. The Civil Law Tradition: 3. Correctio (The Early Middle Ages, c. 500–1000); 4. Auctoritas (The Late Middle Ages, c. 1000–1453); 5. Emulatio (The Early Modern Age, 1453–1648); 6. Ratio (The Modern Age, 1648–1914); 7. Voluntas (The Post–Modern Age, 1914–2004).
