Legal History

Legal history books delve into the evolution of law, examining landmark cases, significant statutes, and the historical context that shaped modern legal systems. This category includes essential readings for legal professionals, historians, and students interested in understanding how legal principles have developed over time. Key topics include the history of constitutional law, the impact of landmark rulings, and the progression of legal thought. Leading publishers such as Sweet & Maxwell, LexisNexis, and CCH offer authoritative texts that serve as vital resources for anyone studying or practicing law.

Intellectual Property and Victorian Inquiry: The Royal Commissions on Patent and Copyright Pre-order −3%
Hart Publishing

Intellectual Property and Victorian Inquiry: The Royal Commissions on Patent and Copyright

Available December 2099
Barbara Lauriat
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HKD 910.00
Essays on the History of Equity Pre-order −3%
Hart Publishing

Essays on the History of Equity

Available September 2027
D. Foster; C. Mitchell
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HKD 649.87
Law and Politics at the National Industrial Relations Court 1970-75: 'Rather Peculiar Things' Pre-order
Hart Publishing

Law and Politics at the National Industrial Relations Court 1970-75: 'Rather Peculiar Things'

Available April 2027
Peter Oldham KC
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Informal Decision Making in the European Community Under the Luxembourg Compromise: The Law That Never Was Pre-order −3%
Hart Publishing

Informal Decision Making in the European Community Under the Luxembourg Compromise: The Law That Never Was

Available April 2027
Philip Bajon
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HKD 649.00
A History of Family Law in Europe, Volume 1: The Formation and Dissolution of Marriage, Religious Roots, and Diverging Histories Pre-order −3%
Hart Publishing

A History of Family Law in Europe, Volume 1: The Formation and Dissolution of Marriage, Religious Roots, and Diverging Histories

Available February 2027
Saskia Lettmaier; Rebecca Probert
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HKD 1,235.00
Performance as Intellectual Property: The Rights of Performers, Composers and Playwrights in France 1890-1950 Pre-order −3%
Hart Publishing

Performance as Intellectual Property: The Rights of Performers, Composers and Playwrights in France 1890-1950

Available February 2027
Anna Marie Skramesto Nesheim
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HKD 1,170.00
Cable Empires: The Co-Production of Infrastructure, Technology, and International Law Pre-order −3%
Cambridge University Press

Cable Empires: The Co-Production of Infrastructure, Technology, and International Law

Available January 2027
Roxana Vatanparast
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HKD 494.00
A History of Natural Law: From the Ancient World to the New Aristotelianism Pre-order −3%
Cambridge University Press

A History of Natural Law: From the Ancient World to the New Aristotelianism

Available December 2026
William M.R. Simpson; Justin Buckley Dyer
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HKD 1,170.00
Court, Credit, and Capital: Amsterdam's Insolvency Legislation in the Dutch Golden Age Pre-order −3%
Cambridge University Press

Court, Credit, and Capital: Amsterdam's Insolvency Legislation in the Dutch Golden Age

Available December 2026
Maurits den Hollander
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HKD 416.00
Constitutional Democracy and Political Philosophy: Selected Writings Pre-order −3%
Oxford University Press

Constitutional Democracy and Political Philosophy: Selected Writings

Available November 2026
Hans Kelsen
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HKD 1,365.00
A Global History of Corporal and Capital Punishment: Blood, Whips, and Nooses Pre-order −3%
Routledge

A Global History of Corporal and Capital Punishment: Blood, Whips, and Nooses

Available November 2026
Jennifer M. Miller
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HKD 545.00
Epidemics and the Law from Plague to the Present Pre-order −3%
Hart Publishing

Epidemics and the Law from Plague to the Present

Available November 2026
Emily Gordon; Charles Mitchell; Ian Williams
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HKD 584.00
Rival Legalities: International Laws of the Cold War Pre-order −3%
Cambridge University Press

Rival Legalities: International Laws of the Cold War

Available October 2026
Matthew Craven; Sundhya Pahuja; Gerry Simpson
HKD 529.62 −3%
HKD 546.00
A Federal History of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918 Pre-order −3%
Oxford University Press

A Federal History of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918

Available October 2026
Jana Osterkamp
HKD 441.35 −3%
HKD 455.00
First Among Equals: Visions of Equality Before Egalitarianism Pre-order
Harvard University Press

First Among Equals: Visions of Equality Before Egalitarianism

Available October 2026
Teresa M. Bejan
HKD 398.00
A Short History of Comparative Law: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century Pre-order −3%
Edward Elgar Publishing

A Short History of Comparative Law: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century

Available October 2026
Roberto Scarciglia
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Pardons: Discretionary Mercy and the Rule of Law in Britain and America, 1066-2026 Pre-order −3%
Cambridge University Press

Pardons: Discretionary Mercy and the Rule of Law in Britain and America, 1066-2026

Available October 2026
Frank O. Bowman III
HKD 630.50 −3%
HKD 650.00
The Consequences of Possession Pre-order
Edinburgh University Press

The Consequences of Possession

Available October 2026
Eric Descheemaeker
HKD 233.00
A Concise History of American Law Pre-order −3%
Oxford University Press

A Concise History of American Law

Available October 2026
William E. Nelson
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Imprisonment in Early Modern England: Politics, Debt and the Origins of a Carceral Society Pre-order −3%
Cambridge University Press

Imprisonment in Early Modern England: Politics, Debt and the Origins of a Carceral Society

Available October 2026
Richard Thomas Bell
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HKD 520.00
Enlightenment, Legal Education, and Critique: Selected Essays on the History of Scots Law, Volume 2 Pre-order
Edinburgh University Press

Enlightenment, Legal Education, and Critique: Selected Essays on the History of Scots Law, Volume 2

Available October 2026
John W. Cairns
HKD 350.00
Novel Constitutions and the Making of Race: A Literary and Legal History of Slavery in the Anglophone Atlantic, 1688-1818 Pre-order −3%
Oxford University Press

Novel Constitutions and the Making of Race: A Literary and Legal History of Slavery in the Anglophone Atlantic, 1688-1818

Available October 2026
Sarah Marsh
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HKD 1,196.00
Roman Law, Scots Law and Legal History: Selected Essays Pre-order
Edinburgh University Press

Roman Law, Scots Law and Legal History: Selected Essays

Available October 2026
William Gordon
HKD 292.00
Crime and Authority in Victorian England: The Black Country 1835-1860 ` Pre-order −3%
Routledge

Crime and Authority in Victorian England: The Black Country 1835-1860 `

Available September 2026
David Philips
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Frequently Asked Questions

Legal history books cover landmark cases, significant statutes, and the evolution of legal principles over time.

Major publishers include Sweet & Maxwell, LexisNexis, and CCH.

Legal history texts are beneficial for legal professionals, historians, and students seeking to understand the development of law.