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A House Of Lords' Judgment, And Other Tales Of The Absurd, Alan Watson
A House Of Lords' Judgment, And Other Tales Of The Absurd, Alan Watson
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In this paper I want to look at four approaches to deciding a case in different societies-contemporary England, uncodified civil or 'mixed' law systems (with an example from 17th century Scot-land and another from early 20th century South Africa), 19th century France after codification, 15th century Germany with a glance at 13th and 14th century Spain-where the attempt is made each time to reach the correct decision by applying the mental process thought most appropriate. None of the approaches examined here is result-oriented, and to outsiders, especially to lawyers brought up in a different legal culture, the mental process seems …
The Well-Ordered Police State: Social And Institutional Change Through Law In The Germanies And Russia, 1600-1800, Michigan Law Review
The Well-Ordered Police State: Social And Institutional Change Through Law In The Germanies And Russia, 1600-1800, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Well-Ordered Police State: Social and Institutional Change Through Law in the Germanies and Russia, 1600-1800 by Marc Raeff