Historical Introduction to Anglo-American Law in a Nutshell

Historical Introduction to Anglo-American Law in a Nutshell
Author: Frederick G. Kempin
Publisher: Thomson Publishing Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780314747082

Presents the development of the basic institutions of the Anglo-American common-law system. Explores the sources of law from cases, legislation, and codification, to doctrinal writings. The text also discusses the development of legal concepts such as property in land, contracts, liability for injury, negotiability of commercial paper, and the business corporation.

History of the Common Law

History of the Common Law
Author: John H. Langbein
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Total Pages: 1310
Release: 2009-08-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0735596042

This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to distinguish it from European legal systems. The book contains both text and extracts from historical sources and literature. The book is published in color, and contains over 250 illustrations, many in color, including medieval illuminated manuscripts, paintings, books and manuscripts, caricatures, and photographs.