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The medieval origins of the legal profession : canonists, civilians, and courts /

In the aftermath of sixth-century barbarian invasions, the legal profession that had grown and flourished during the Roman Empire vanished. Nonetheless, professional lawyers suddenly reappeared in Western Europe seven hundred years later during the 1230s when church councils and public authorities b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brundage, James A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The foundation : the Roman legal profession
  • Law without lawyers : the early Middle Ages
  • The legal revival of the twelfth century
  • Church courts, civil procedure, and the professionalization of law
  • Pre-professional lawyers in twelfth-century church courts
  • The formation of an educated elite : law schools and universities
  • Attaining professional status
  • Professional canon lawyers: advocates and proctors
  • Judges and notaries
  • The practice of canon law
  • Rewards and hazards of the legal profession.