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A History of Law in Europe: From the Early Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century

A History of Law in Europe: From the Early Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century

Author: Antonio Padoa-Schioppa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107180697

Published In: August 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781316632307

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With its roots in ancient Greece, Roman law and Christianity, European legal history is the history of a common civilisation.

The exchange of legislative models, doctrines and customs within Europe included English common law and has been extensive from the early middle ages to the present time. In this seminal work which spans from the fifth to the twentieth century, Antonio Padoa-Schioppa explores how law was brought to life in the six main phases of European legal history.

By analysing a selection of the institutions of private and public law which are most representative of each phase and of each country, he also sheds light on the common features throughout the history of European legal culture. Translated in English for the first time, this new edition has been revised to include the recent developments of the European Union and the legal-historical works of the last decade.

Adopts a comparative approach to European legal history
Explores the interconnections between legal sources throughout the development of European legal culture
Considers legal theory alongside religious, philosophical, economic and political doctrine

Part I. Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages (V–XI Century):

1. Law in late antiquity

2. Christianity, Church and law

3. Law of the Germanic Kingdoms

4. The Carolingian and Feudal age

5. Customs and legal culture

6. Church reform

Part II. The Age of the Classical Ius Commune (XII–XV Century):

7. The Glossators and the new legal science

8. Canon law

9. Law and institutions

10. University - students and teachers