Focusing on the private law of England, Scotland, France, Quebec and the Netherlands, this volume explores how the private law concepts of trust and patrimony interact in various... Læs mere
This book surveys the traditional classifications of private law to establish the cognitive techniques used by medieval Italian and French jurists to transform Roman law into the ius commune of Western Europe.
The first coherent analysis of the topic of possession from a comparative and historical legal perspective. The volume comprises contributions from some very distinguished... Læs mere
This book is a fundamental reassessment of the nature and impact of legal humanism on the development of law in Europe. It brings together the... Læs mere
This collection brings together a selection of the most cited articles published by Professor John W. Cairns. Essays range... Læs mere
A Festschrift in honour of Sir Gerald Gordon: one of the most influential figures in Scottish criminal law and procedure in the last century.
Selected essays by Professor William Gordon on Roman law and Scots law.
Enlightenment, Legal Education, and Critique deals with broad themes in Legal History, such as the development of Scots Law through the major legal thinkers of the Enlightenment, essays on Roman law and miscellaneous essays on the literary and philosophical traditions within law.
A comparative study of the 'mixed jurisdictions' of Scotland and Louisiana.
This volume examines key issues in succession law from a variety of perspectives: national, historical and comparative. In particular it seeks to extend the techniques of legal comparison into an area of law where hitherto they have been little used.
This volume tests the claim that, as combinations of Civil and Common Law influences, the mixed systems of contract law in Scotland and South... Læs mere
Looks at specific areas – such as law and empire, codes and codification, death and economics, commerce and procedure – to contribute to the larger debate about Roman private law in Roman society.