MB - Legal History 2

In the 1870s Millicent Garrett Fawcett had her purse snatched by a young thief in London. When he appeared in court to testify, she heard the young man charged with 'stealing from the person of Mill……続きを見る

The American Civil War was the first military conflict in history to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developme……続きを見る

In 1803 in the colonial South American city of La Plata, Doña Martina Vilvado y Balverde presented herself to church and crown officials to denounce her husband of more than four years, Don Antonio ……続きを見る

Immigration and School Safety utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to expose the complex relationship between immigration and school safety in the United States. It addresses not only individual, i……続きを見る

Originalism and living constitutionalism, so often understood to be diametrically opposing views of our nation’s founding document, are not in conflictーthey are compatible. So argues Jack Balkin, o……続きを見る

Il crimen plagii dall’età dioclezianea al tardo Impero è diventato, rispetto al crimine in origine previsto dalla lex Fabia, un contenitore di fattispecie diverse che coesistono tra loro: in quest’e……続きを見る

In medieval England, a defendant who refused to plead to a criminal indictment was sentenced to pressing with weights as a coercive measure. Using peine forte et dure ('strong and hard punishment') ……続きを見る

This volume offers a long overdue appraisal of the dynamic interactions between Roman law and Latin literature. Despite there being periods of massive tectonic shifts in the legal and literary lands……続きを見る

Der Autor untersucht die Haftungsverfassung der Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts, die durch die Anerkennung ihrer eigenen Rechtsfähigkeit und das Bekenntnis zu einer akzessorischen Haftung der Gesel……続きを見る

After reflecting On the European and Asian origins of legal and political systems: views from Korea, Kazakhstan and France (2018), the authors address in this book three intertwined issues. First, h……続きを見る

Der Landrechtsentwurf 1526 stellt ein bedeutendes Zeugnis der vom Humanismus geprägten frühneuzeitlichen Wissenschaft vom Privatrecht sowie vom Zivilprozessrecht dar. Er enthält einführend auch eine……続きを見る

Der Landrechtsentwurf 1573 stellt in der Kette derartiger Entwürfe von 1526 bis 1654 insofern den bedeutendsten dar, da er trotz Fehlen der landesfürstlichen Sanktion große Verbreitung in der Praxis……続きを見る

This book carries out a comprehensive analysis of the María Luz incident, a truly significant episode in Japanese and world history, from a legal perspective. In July 1872, the María Luz, a barque f……続きを見る

“Turner tells fascinating stories of unlikely heroes and explains difficult legal issues clearly and concisely, educating and entertaining at the same time.” ーElizabeth Farnsworth, PBS NewsHour Rec……続きを見る

National Book Award Finalist: “A learned, thoughtful, witty legal history for the layman” (The New Yorker). What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America’s legal ……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘A fascinating and engrossing account of the man who is likely to be the UK’s next prime minister' FINANCIAL TIMES 'This will be the most important political book of the ……続きを見る

From one of the nation’s preeminent constitutional scholars, a sweeping rethinking of the uses of history in constitutional interpretation Fights over history are at the heart of most important cons……続きを見る

In 1882, Elmer Palmer was convicted of poisoning his grandfather Francis in rural northern New York State. In a famous decision in 1889, the New York Court of Appeals denied Elmer the right to inher……続きを見る