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Product Identifiers

PublisherLiberty Fund, Incorporated

ISBN-100865978069

ISBN-139780865978065

eBay Product ID (ePID)92457915

Product Key Features

Number of Pages828 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConcise History of the Common Law

Publication Year2010

SubjectCustomary, Europe / Great Britain / General, Legal History

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, History

AuthorTheodore Plucknett

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight45.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2010-030981

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingA

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal340.5/70942

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisAs always during its long history, English common law, upon which American law is based, has had to defend itself against the challenge of civil law's clarity and traditions. That challenge to our common-law heritage remains today. To that end, Liberty Fund now makes available a clear and candid discussion of common law. A Concise History of the Common Law provides a source for common-law understanding of individual rights, not in theory only, but protected through the confusing and messy evolution of courts and their administration as they struggled to resolve real problems. Plucknett's seminal work is intended to convey a sense of historical development--not to serve merely as a work of reference. The first half of the book is a historical introduction to the study of law. Plucknett discusses the conditions in political, economic, social, and religious thought that have contributed to the genesis of law. This section is a brief but astoundingly full introduction to the study of law. The second half of the book consists of chapters introducing the reader to the history of some of the main divisions of law, such as criminal, tort, property, contract, and succession. These topics are treated with careful exposition so that the book will be of interest to those just embarking on their quest in legal history while still providing enough substantial information, references, and footnotes to make it meaningful for the well-versed legal history reader. Theodore F. T. Plucknett (1897-1965) was an English legal historian. At twenty-six, he was appointed by Roscoe Pound as professor of legal history at Harvard Law School. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes., As always during its long history, English common law, upon which American law is based, has had to defend itself against the challenge of civil law's clarity and traditions. That challenge to our common law heritage remains today. To that end, Liberty Fund now makes available a clear and candid discussion of common law. A Concise History of the Common Law provides a source for common-law understanding of individual rights, not in theory only, but protected through the confusing and messy evolution of courts, and their administration as they struggled to resolve real problems. Plucknett's seminal work is intended to convey a sense of historical development -- not to serve merely as a work of reference. The first half of the book is a historical introduction to the study of law. Plucknett discusses the conditions in political, economic, social, and religious thought that have contributed to the genesis of law. This section is a brief but astoundingly full introduction to the study of law. The second half of the book consists of chapters introducing the reader to the history of some of the main divisions of law, such as criminal, tort, property, contract, and succession. These topics are treated with careful exposition so that the book will be of interest to those just embarking on their quest in legal history while still providing enough substantial information, references, and footnotes to make it meaningful for the well-versed legal history reader.

LC Classification NumberKD671