The Creation of the Lus Commune - From Casus to Regula (Hardcover, New)

This book discusses in detail how medieval scholars reacted to the casuistic discussions in the inherited Roman texts, particularly the Digest of Justinian. It shows how they developed medieval Roman law into a system of rules that formed a universal common law for Western Europe. Because there has been little research published in English beyond grand narratives on the history of law in Europe, this book fills an important gap in the literature. With a focus on how the medieval Roman lawyers systematised the Roman sources through detailed discussions of specific areas of law, it considers: *the sources of medieval law and how to access them *the development from cases to rules *medieval lawyers' strategies for citing each other and their significance *growth of a conceptual approach to the study of law. With contributions from leading international scholars in the field, this book therefore fills an important gap in the literature.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Edinburgh Studies in Law
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	John W. Cairns • Paul Du Plessis
Contributors:	K. Bezemer • J. Gordley • W. Ernst
Dimensions:	240 x 163 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7486-3897-0
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > Roman law / Civil law Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-7486-3897-0
Barcode:	9780748638970

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