Law and revolution : the formation of the Western legal tradition / Harold J. Berman.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1983.Description: viii, 657 pages : Illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN: - 0674517741
- 340.09 23rd ed. BER
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Law Library | 340.09 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2830 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content
Introduction
Part 1. The papal revolution and the canon law
The background of the western legal tradition: the Folk law - - The origin of the western legal tradition in the Papal revolution - - The Origin of the western legal science in the European Universities - - Theological sources of the western legal tradition - - Canon law: the first modern western legal system - - Structural elements of the system of Canon law - - Becket versus Henry II: The competition of concurrent jurisdictions.
Part II
The Formation of secular legal systems - - The concept of secular law - - feudal law - - Manorial law - - Urban law - - Royal law: Sicily, England, Normandy, France - - Royal law: Germany, Spain, Flanders, Hungary, Denmark.
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