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.

Rights and Civilizations: A History and Philosophy of International Law −3%
Cambridge University Press

Rights and Civilizations: A History and Philosophy of International Law

November 2020
Gustavo Gozzi
HKD 504.40 −3%
HKD 520.00
The Laws of Ancient Crete, c.650-400 BCE −3%
Oxford University Press

The Laws of Ancient Crete, c.650-400 BCE

November 2020
Michael Gagarin; Paula Perlman
HKD 466.44 −3%
HKD 480.87
Central Courts in Early Modern Europe and the Americas
Duncker & Humblot GmbH

Central Courts in Early Modern Europe and the Americas

November 2020
A.M. Godfrey; C.H. van Rhee
HKD 1,369.90
A.V. Dicey and the Common Law Constitutional Tradition: A Legal Turn of Mind −3%
Cambridge University Press

A.V. Dicey and the Common Law Constitutional Tradition: A Legal Turn of Mind

November 2020
Mark D. Walters
HKD 1,374.49 −3%
HKD 1,417.00
Capitalism As Civilisation: A History of International Law −3%
Cambridge University Press

Capitalism As Civilisation: A History of International Law

October 2020
Ntina Tzouvala
HKD 1,374.49 −3%
HKD 1,417.00
Justifying Injustice: Legal Theory in Nazi Germany −3%
Cambridge University Press

Justifying Injustice: Legal Theory in Nazi Germany

September 2020
Herlinde Pauer-Studer
HKD 1,374.49 −3%
HKD 1,417.00
The Dawn of a Discipline: International Criminal Justice and Its Early Exponents −3%
Cambridge University Press

The Dawn of a Discipline: International Criminal Justice and Its Early Exponents

September 2020
Frédéric Mégret; Immi Tallgren
HKD 1,727.57 −3%
HKD 1,781.00
Networks and Connections in Legal History −3%
Cambridge University Press

Networks and Connections in Legal History

September 2020
Michael Lobban; Ian Williams
HKD 1,374.49 −3%
HKD 1,417.00
Humanitarian Disarmament: An Historical Enquiry −3%
Cambridge University Press

Humanitarian Disarmament: An Historical Enquiry

August 2020
Treasa Dunworth
HKD 1,374.49 −3%
HKD 1,417.00
Felony and the Guilty Mind in Medieval England −3%
Cambridge University Press

Felony and the Guilty Mind in Medieval England

July 2020
Elizabeth Papp Kamali
HKD 504.40 −3%
HKD 520.00
The History of Chinese Legal Civilization: Modern and Contemporary China (From 1840 -)
Springer-Verlag

The History of Chinese Legal Civilization: Modern and Contemporary China (From 1840 -)

July 2020
Jinfan Zhang
HKD 1,728.00
Comparative Legal History −3%
Edward Elgar Publishing

Comparative Legal History

July 2020
Olivier Moréteau; Aniceto Masferrer; Kjell A. Modéer
HKD 705.53 −3%
HKD 727.35
Equity in Early Modern Legal Scholarship
Brill Nijhoff

Equity in Early Modern Legal Scholarship

July 2020
Lorenzo Maniscalco
HKD 1,848.00
Paul Jodrell’s Chancery Reports (1737 to 1751)
ACMRS Press

Paul Jodrell’s Chancery Reports (1737 to 1751)

June 2020
W.H. Bryson
HKD 1,330.00
Empire and Legal Thought: Ideas and Institutions from Antiquity to Modernity
Brill Academic Publishers

Empire and Legal Thought: Ideas and Institutions from Antiquity to Modernity

May 2020
Edward Cavanagh
HKD 2,407.30
The History of Chinese Legal Civilization: Ancient China
Springer-Verlag

The History of Chinese Legal Civilization: Ancient China

May 2020
Jinfan Zhang
HKD 1,861.00
The Eucharist in Medieval Canon Law −3%
Cambridge University Press

The Eucharist in Medieval Canon Law

May 2020
Thomas M. Izbicki
HKD 428.74 −3%
HKD 442.00
Court Number One: The Trials and Scandals that Shocked Modern Britain
John Murray

Court Number One: The Trials and Scandals that Shocked Modern Britain

April 2020
Thomas Grant
HKD 199.37
Medieval Women and Urban Justice: Commerce, Crime and Community in England, 1300-1500
Manchester University Press

Medieval Women and Urban Justice: Commerce, Crime and Community in England, 1300-1500

April 2020
Teresa Phipps
HKD 1,130.50
Great Britain, International Law, and the Evolution of Maritime Strategic Thought, 1856-1914 −3%
Oxford University Press

Great Britain, International Law, and the Evolution of Maritime Strategic Thought, 1856-1914

April 2020
Gabriela A. Frei
HKD 1,197.95 −3%
HKD 1,235.00
Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Edinburgh University Press

Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries

April 2020
Erin Sheley
HKD 1,345.50
Lesbianism and the Criminal Law: Three Centuries of Legal Regulation in England and Wales
Springer-Verlag

Lesbianism and the Criminal Law: Three Centuries of Legal Regulation in England and Wales

March 2020
Caroline Derry
HKD 1,329.00
The Oxford Handbook of English Law and Literature, 1500-1700 −3%
Oxford University Press

The Oxford Handbook of English Law and Literature, 1500-1700

March 2020
Lorna Hutson
HKD 579.93 −3%
HKD 597.87
Law Reform in Early Modern England: Crown, Parliament and the Press −3%
Hart Publishing

Law Reform in Early Modern England: Crown, Parliament and the Press

February 2020
Barbara J. Shapiro
HKD 1,071.85 −3%
HKD 1,105.00
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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.