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Roman Law And English Law: Two Patterns Of Legal Development, Alan Watson Jul 1990

Roman Law And English Law: Two Patterns Of Legal Development, Alan Watson

Scholarly Works

It is commonplace among scholars to link in thought the growth of Roman law and of English law. S.F.C. Milsom begins his distinguished Historical Foundations of the Common Law with the words: "It has happened twice only that the customs of European peoples were worked up into intellectual systems of law; and much of the world today is governed by laws derived from the one or the other." More strikingly, some scholars see an essential similarity in legal approaches in the two systems. Fritz Pringsheim entitled a well-known article The Inner Relationship Between English and Roman Law. W.W. Buckland and …


The Hohfeldian Approach To Law And Semiotics, J. M. Balkin May 1990

The Hohfeldian Approach To Law And Semiotics, J. M. Balkin

University of Miami Law Review

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Of Persons And Property: The Politics Of Legal Taxonomy, David Cohen, Allan C. Hutchinson May 1990

Of Persons And Property: The Politics Of Legal Taxonomy, David Cohen, Allan C. Hutchinson

Dalhousie Law Journal

To talk of law without politics or history is nonsensical. All lawyers must concede that what they do takes place in historical circumstances and has political consequences. Every piece of law-making and law-application is a governmental act; it relies on political authority and claims binding force. Moreover, all legal activity occurs within a particular historical context; it is intended to respond to or influence a past, existing or anticipated state of affairs. This means that the study of law must concern itself with politics and history generally: it must not confine itself to only the politics and history of law. …


History's Challenge To Feminism, Jeanne L. Schroeder May 1990

History's Challenge To Feminism, Jeanne L. Schroeder

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe by James A. Brundage


Falling Off The Vine: Legal Fictions And The Doctrine Of Substituted Judgment, Louise Harmon Jan 1990

Falling Off The Vine: Legal Fictions And The Doctrine Of Substituted Judgment, Louise Harmon

Scholarly Works

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A Brief Argument For Greater Control Of Litigation Discretion - The Public Interest And Public Choice Contexts, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 215 (1990), Walter J. Kendall Iii Jan 1990

A Brief Argument For Greater Control Of Litigation Discretion - The Public Interest And Public Choice Contexts, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 215 (1990), Walter J. Kendall Iii

UIC Law Review

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On The Steadfastness And Courage Of Government Lawyers, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 165 (1990), Roger C. Cramton Jan 1990

On The Steadfastness And Courage Of Government Lawyers, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 165 (1990), Roger C. Cramton

UIC Law Review

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Meeting The Enemy, Robert F. Nagel Jan 1990

Meeting The Enemy, Robert F. Nagel

Publications

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Alive And Well: Religious Freedom In The Welfare State, Anita L. Allen Jan 1990

Alive And Well: Religious Freedom In The Welfare State, Anita L. Allen

All Faculty Scholarship

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Scots Law In Post-Revolutionary And Nineteenth-Century America: The Neglected Jurisprudence, C. Paul Rogers Iii Jan 1990

Scots Law In Post-Revolutionary And Nineteenth-Century America: The Neglected Jurisprudence, C. Paul Rogers Iii

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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