The Evolution of Western Private Law

By: Alan Watson

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Hardcover | 14 December 2000 | Edition Number 2

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344 Pages

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In The Evolution of Western Private Law, renowned legal scholar Alan Watson presents a comprehensive overview of legal change in the Western world. Watson explains why and how such change occurs in mature systems, in underdeveloped systems, and when legal systems of different levels of sophistication and from different societal roots -- such as those of the Romans and of Germanic tribes -- come into contact.

Originally intended as a second edition of the author's widely acclaimed The Evolution of Law (1985), this expanded edition has been completely restructured with more than double the number of examples. The result is a work that incorporates all the ideas that Watson has put forward during his twenty-five years studying comparative law and the development of legal systems, combining a remarkable range of sources with superb insight.

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""The Evolution of Western Private Law is an innovative look at the development of the Western legal tradition. It makes an important contribution to the literature on legal history, and Watson has carefully examined the sources and the relevant legal documents. Although highly detailed and somewhat technical, Watson writes with great clarity.""

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Non-Fiction Law Jurisprudence & General Issues Legal History History Regional & National History European History Legal Skills & Practice Specific Events & Topics in History Comparative Law

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xv
Legislation	p. 1
Jurists	p. 19
Judges	p. 54
Custom	p. 91
Legislation and Jurists: French Delit	p. 113
Jurists, Judges, Custom, Legislation: Water Rights	p. 138
Legal Transplants 1: The Cause of the Reception of Roman Law	p. 193
Legal Transplants 2: Other Receptions	p. 218
The Case of English Common Law	p. 234
Humanism, the Law of Reason, Codification	p. 248
Conclusions	p. 261
Notes	p. 267
Glossary	p. 311
Index	p. 315
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