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Ordeal In Iceland, William I. Miller Jan 1988

Ordeal In Iceland, William I. Miller

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Ordeal holds a strange fascination with us. It appalls and intrigues. We marvel at the mentality of those cultures that officialize it; we feel a sense of horror as we imagine ourselves intimately involved with boiling water or glowing irons. And we don't feel up to it. So our terror and cowardice becomes their brutality and irrationality. I am not about to urge to reinstitution of ordeals, although most practicing lawyers will tell you that that is still what going to law is, a crapshoot they say. What I want to do is call attention to the difficulty of not …


The Law Of Piracy: Appendices, Alfred P. Rubin Jan 1988

The Law Of Piracy: Appendices, Alfred P. Rubin

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Piracy: The Evolution Of The Concept Of Piracy In England, Alfred P. Rubin Jan 1988

The Law Of Piracy: The Evolution Of The Concept Of Piracy In England, Alfred P. Rubin

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Beating Up On Women And Old Men And Other Enormities: A Social Historical Inquiry Into Literary Sources, William I. Miller Jan 1988

Beating Up On Women And Old Men And Other Enormities: A Social Historical Inquiry Into Literary Sources, William I. Miller

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The Icelandic sagas, besides being one of the most impressive literatures existing in any language, preserve detailed accounts of feud and legal action, and describe with intelligence and care the general techniques and strategies of dispute processing. They also contain, incidental to the narrative, information about values and law, marriage and death, householding arrangements and the systems of exchange, naming patterns, and so on, for those who care to coax such information from the texts.


The Civilian Writers Of Doctors' Commons, London: Three Centuries Of Juristic Innovation In Comparative, Commercial And International Law, Daniel Coquillette Dec 1987

The Civilian Writers Of Doctors' Commons, London: Three Centuries Of Juristic Innovation In Comparative, Commercial And International Law, Daniel Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

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Accademie Studentesche A Roma Nel Cinquecento. De Modis Docendi Et Discendi In Iure, 1985, Laurent Mayali, E. Conte Dec 1987

Accademie Studentesche A Roma Nel Cinquecento. De Modis Docendi Et Discendi In Iure, 1985, Laurent Mayali, E. Conte

Laurent Mayali

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Article Iii As A Fundamental Value -- The Demise Of Northern Pipeline And Its Implications For Congressional Power, George D. Brown Dec 1987

Article Iii As A Fundamental Value -- The Demise Of Northern Pipeline And Its Implications For Congressional Power, George D. Brown

George D. Brown

No abstract provided.