Comparative Studies in Continental and Anglo-American Legal History: Anglo-American Law and Canon Law: Canonical Roots of the Common Law TraditionHauptbeschreibung In the book at issue, the author endeavors to demonstrate a fact that has often been neglected by many Anglo-American legal historians: the Anglo-American legal tradition has more elements in common with Continental law than is frequently believed (Continent = European; continental law and doctrine: see also ""ius commune, ius utrumque""). The ""insularity"" of English law has never been complete. The learned laws, and particularly the canon law, have also played a very significant role in the historical evolution of English law. The formative process of the common. |
Contents
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Isolation and European Inspiration on AngloAmerican Law | 19 |
Part II | 33 |
The Court of Chancery | 51 |
Jurisprudence or Legal Doctrine | 81 |
The Law of Succession | 109 |
Contract Law | 125 |
Constitutional Law and Theory | 143 |
Other Areas of Law | 161 |
Conclusion | 183 |
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