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.

A Modern Legal History of Treasure
Palgrave Macmillan

A Modern Legal History of Treasure

April 2023
Norma Dawson
HKD 1,689.87
The History of the Technology and Construction Court on Its 150th Anniversary: Rewriting the Rules −3%
Hart Publishing

The History of the Technology and Construction Court on Its 150th Anniversary: Rewriting the Rules

April 2023
Peter Coulson; David Sawtell
HKD 1,387.10 −3%
HKD 1,430.00
The King's Felons: Church, State and Criminal Confinement in Early Tudor England −3%
Oxford University Press

The King's Felons: Church, State and Criminal Confinement in Early Tudor England

March 2023
Margaret McGlynn
HKD 1,765.40 −3%
HKD 1,820.00
State Liability and the Law: A Historical and Comparative Analysis −3%
Routledge

State Liability and the Law: A Historical and Comparative Analysis

March 2023
Bartłomiej Wróblewski
HKD 1,840.93 −3%
HKD 1,897.87
Law and the idea of liberty in Ireland from Magna Carta to the present
Four Courts Press

Law and the idea of liberty in Ireland from Magna Carta to the present

March 2023
Peter Crooks; Thomas Mohr
HKD 665.00
Property Rights in Wartime: Sequestration, Confiscation and Restitution in Twentieth-Century Europe −3%
Routledge

Property Rights in Wartime: Sequestration, Confiscation and Restitution in Twentieth-Century Europe

March 2023
Daniela Luigia Caglioti; Catherine Brice
HKD 1,840.93 −3%
HKD 1,897.87
Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring, 1200-1800
Edinburgh University Press

Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring, 1200-1800

March 2023
Andrew R.C. Simpson; Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde
HKD 1,228.50
Contract Before the Enlightenment: The Ideas of James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair, 1619-1695 −3%
Oxford University Press

Contract Before the Enlightenment: The Ideas of James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair, 1619-1695

March 2023
Stephen Bogle
HKD 1,355.58 −3%
HKD 1,397.50
Beyond Deviant Damsels: Re-evaluating Female Criminality in the Nineteenth Century −3%
Oxford University Press

Beyond Deviant Damsels: Re-evaluating Female Criminality in the Nineteenth Century

March 2023
Anne-Marie Kilday; David Nash
HKD 1,355.58 −3%
HKD 1,397.50
The Austrian Codification of Administrative Procedure: Diffusion and Oblivion (1920-1970) −3%
Oxford University Press

The Austrian Codification of Administrative Procedure: Diffusion and Oblivion (1920-1970)

February 2023
Giacinto della Cananea; Angela Ferrari Zumbini; Otto Pfersmann
HKD 1,355.58 −3%
HKD 1,397.50
The Necessity of Nature: God, Science and Money in 17th Century English Law of Nature −3%
Cambridge University Press

The Necessity of Nature: God, Science and Money in 17th Century English Law of Nature

February 2023
Mónica García-Salmones
HKD 1,651.91 −3%
HKD 1,703.00
Christianity and Constitutionalism −3%
Oxford University Press

Christianity and Constitutionalism

February 2023
Nicholas Aroney; Ian Leigh
HKD 1,418.63 −3%
HKD 1,462.50
Subversive Legal History: A Manifesto for the Future of Legal Education −3%
Routledge

Subversive Legal History: A Manifesto for the Future of Legal Education

January 2023
Russell Sandberg
HKD 554.71 −3%
HKD 571.87
A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity

January 2023
Julen Etxabe
HKD 358.97
A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment

January 2023
Rebecca Probert; John Snape
HKD 358.97
A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Reform
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Reform

January 2023
Ian Ward
HKD 358.97
A Cultural History of Law in the Early Modern Age
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law in the Early Modern Age

January 2023
Peter Goodrich
HKD 358.97
A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages

January 2023
Emanuele Conte; Laurent Mayali
HKD 358.97
A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age

January 2023
Richard K. Sherwin; Danielle Celermajer
HKD 358.97
A Cultural History of Law, Volumes 1-6
Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Law, Volumes 1-6

January 2023
Gary Watt
Price on request
Instruments of Peacemaking 1870-1914 −3%
Hart Publishing

Instruments of Peacemaking 1870-1914

January 2023
Michael Reynolds
HKD 529.49 −3%
HKD 545.87
Shakespeare's Strangers and English Law −3%
Hart Publishing

Shakespeare's Strangers and English Law

January 2023
Paul Raffield
HKD 1,134.90 −3%
HKD 1,170.00
Women in the Medieval Common Law c.1200–1500 −3%
Routledge

Women in the Medieval Common Law c.1200–1500

January 2023
Gwen Seabourne
HKD 554.71 −3%
HKD 571.87
The Inns of Court under Elizabeth I and the Early Stuarts 1590–1640 2nd Edition −3%
Cambridge University Press

The Inns of Court under Elizabeth I and the Early Stuarts 1590–1640 2nd Edition

January 2023
William R. Prest
HKD 1,109.68 −3%
HKD 1,144.00
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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.