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European law in the past and the future : unity and diversity over two millennia /

R.C. van Caenegem considers the historical reasons behind European legal diversity, stressing the adoption of the classical law of the Romans, the influence of the rise of the nation states, and the impact of politics on legal development. He concludes with a consideration of the desirability of Eur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caenegem, R. C. van
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 The national codes: A transient phase; 2 Ius commune: The first unification of European law; 3 Common law and civil law: Neighbours yet strangers; 4 The holy books of the law; 5 Why did the ius commune conquer Europe?; 6 Law is politics; Epilogue: A look into the twenty-first century; Bibliography; Index.