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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
From Renaissance Poland To Poland's Renaissance, Daniel H. Cole
From Renaissance Poland To Poland's Renaissance, Daniel H. Cole
Michigan Law Review
Poland is located in Eastern Europe - the "other Europe" - which shares a continent, but seemingly little else, with Western Europe. Most histories of Europe, legal histories included, are actually histories of Western Europe only. The "euro-centrism" some scholars complain about is, more accurately, a "western eurocentrism." The eastern half of the continent is ignored like the embarrassing black sheep of the European family. Economic historians have described Eastern Europe as a "backward" place, where feudal and mercantilist economies persisted as Western European economies modernized and industrialized. In geopolitical terms, Eastern Europe has been characterized as a region of …
Note: English Child Custody Law, 1660-1839: The Origins Of Judicial Intervention In Parental Custody, Sarah Abramowicz
Note: English Child Custody Law, 1660-1839: The Origins Of Judicial Intervention In Parental Custody, Sarah Abramowicz
Law Faculty Research Publications
Many legal historians see pre-1839 English child custody law as consisting of near-absolute paternal rights. These historians believe that the weakening of fathers' rights began with the 1839 Custody of Infants Act, which created certain maternal custody rights. Other historians have noted that paternal custody was qualified even before 1839 by the Court of Chancerys application of the doctrine of parens patriae. This Note tells a different story and argues that the origin of incursions into the so-called "empire of the father" was the 1660 Tenures Abolition Act, a statute that ironically seemed designed to strengthen fathers' rights. The …
Book Review. Roman Law After The Fall Of Rome, David V. Snyder
Book Review. Roman Law After The Fall Of Rome, David V. Snyder
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Review of: Stein, Peter, Roman Law in European History. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
International Law's Contributions To Peace, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 319 (1999), Barry E. Carter
International Law's Contributions To Peace, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 319 (1999), Barry E. Carter
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
Notaries In The American Colonies, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 863 (1999), John E. Seth
Notaries In The American Colonies, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 863 (1999), John E. Seth
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
New Technology And A Global Economy Demand That American Notaries Better Prepare For The Future: Upgrading The Current Common Law System May Mean Establishing A New Class Of Cyber Professional, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 935 (1999), Milton G. Valera
UIC Law Review
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