Failures of the legal imagination /

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In this masterful choreography of legal philosophy, legal history, and comparative law, Alan Watson draws from ancient Roman, English, and French law to assess how lawmakers fail to envision ways to provide society with laws geared toward precise political or social goals.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Watson, Alan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1988.
Subjects:
Law > Interpretation and construction > History.
Droit > Interprétation > Histoire.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Law > Interpretation and construction.
Gesetzgebung
Rechtsphilosophie
Rechtsgeschiedenis (wetenschap)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • ONE: The Law of Delict and Quasi-Delict in the French Code Civil
  • TWO: Legal Evolution and Legislation
  • THREE: Medical Malpractice Law in Ancient Rome
  • FOUR: Opportunism and Pragmatism in the Law
  • FIVE: Natural Law and English Legal Positivism
  • SIX: Some Legal Phenomena
  • Index

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