The Creation of the Ius Commune: From Casus to Regula (Edinburgh Studies in Law) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0748638970 ISBN 13: 9780748638970

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This book surveys the traditional classifications of private law to establish the cognitive techniques used by medieval Italian and French jurists to transform Roman law into the ius commune of Western Europe.

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About the Author:

John W. Cairns is a legal historian and graduate of the University of Edinburgh (LLB PhD). His research interests cluster around law and the Enlightenment, the history of Scots law, codification in Louisiana, and law and slavery. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) and Professor of Legal History in the University of Edinburgh. Paul J du Plessis is a legal historian who holds a PhD (Law) from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. His research interests include Roman law, medieval interpretations of Roman law, the historical development of the civilian tradition in mixed jurisdictions, the relationship between law and history as well as between law and society in a historical context. Secondary research interests include the development of European Private Law, Comparative Law and International Private Law..

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0748638970
• ISBN 13: 9780748638970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: John W. Cairns, Paul J. Du Plessis