Legal History category: 1513 books
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To Establish Justice for All: The Past and Future of Civil Legal Aid in the United States [3 volumes]
The Past and Future of Civil Legal Aid in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
American statesman Sargent Shriver called the Legal Services Program the "most important" of all the War on Poverty programs he started; American Bar Association president Edward Kuhn said its creation was the most important development in the history of the legal profession. Earl Johnson...
Essays in the History of Canadian Law
The Legal History of British Columbia and the Yukon
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1995
This sixth volume in the Osgoode Society's distinguished series on the history of Canadian law turns to the a central theme in the history of British Columbia and the Yukon - law and order. In the early days of British sovereignty, the frenzied activity of the fur trade and the gold rush, along with...
by George Mousourakis
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Roman law forms an important part of the intellectual background of many legal systems currently in force in continental Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world. This book traces the historical development of Roman law from the earliest period of Roman history up to and including Justinian's...
Women's Legal Landmarks
Celebrating the history of women and law in the UK and Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2018
Women's Legal Landmarks commemorates the centenary of women's admission in 1919 to the legal profession in the UK and Ireland by identifying key legal landmarks in women's legal history. Over 80 authors write about landmarks that represent a significant achievement or turning point in women's engagement...
Gold Mountain Turned to Dust
Essays on the Legal History of the Chinese in the Nineteenth-Century American West
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Some half million Chinese immigrants settled in the American West in the nineteenth century. In spite of their vital contributions to the economy in gold mining, railroad construction, the founding of small businesses, and land reclamation, the Chinese were targets of systematic political discrimination...
English Legal History and its Sources
Essays in Honour of Sir John Baker
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
This volume honours the work and writings of Professor Sir John Baker over the past fifty years, presenting a collection of essays by leading scholars on topics relating to the sources of English legal history, the study of which Sir John has so much advanced. The essays range from the twelfth century...
by Professor Lawrence M. Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
In this long-awaited successor to his landmark work A History of American Law, Lawrence M. Friedman offers a monumental history of American law in the twentieth century.
The first general history of its kind, American Law in the Twentieth Century describesthe explosion of law over the past...
From Chaos to Continuity
The Evolution of Louisiana's Judicial System, 1712–1862
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
Historians have long viewed Louisiana as an anomaly in the American judicial system-an eccentric appendage at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The diverse Creole culture and civilian heritage of the state's legal system have led many scholars to conclude that it is an anachronism in American law...
Civil Society in China
The Legal Framework from Ancient Times to the "New Reform Era"
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
This is the definitive book on the legal and fiscal framework for civil society organizations (CSOs) in China from earliest times to the present day. Civil Society in China traces the ways in which laws and regulations have shaped civil society over the 5,000 years of China's history and looks at...
The American Legal Profession in Crisis
Resistance and Responses to Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Throughout history, the American legal profession has tried to hold tight to its identity by retreating into its traditional values and structure during times of self-perceived crisis. The American Legal Profession in Crisis: Resistance and Responses to Change analyzes the efforts of the legal profession...
The Law under the Swastika
Studies on Legal History in Nazi Germany
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1997
In the Law under the Swastika, Michael Stolleis examines the evolution of legal history, theory, and practice in Nazi Germany, paying close attention to its impact on the Federal Republic and on the German legal profession. Until the late 1960s, historians of the Nazi judicial system were mostly judges...
Essays in the History of Canadian Law
A Tribute to Peter N. Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
Written to honour the life and work of the late Peter N. Oliver, the distinguished historian and editor-in-chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History from 1979-2006, this collection assembles the finest legal scholars to reflect on the issues in and development of the field of legal history...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Virginia men of law constituted one of the first learned professions in colonial America, and Virginia legal culture had an important and lasting impact on American political institutions and jurisprudence. Exploring the book collections of these Virginians therefore offers insight into the history...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Long regarded as a center for middle-American values, Indiana is also a cultural crossroads that has produced a rich and complex legal and constitutional heritage. The History of Indiana Law traces this history through a series of expert articles by identifying the themes that mark the state’s legal...