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Digest of Justinian, Volume 4
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2009
799 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Evolution of Law
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 1989
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
279 kr
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One of the world's foremost scholars of Roman and comparative law here describes the nature of legal traditions and develops a general and coherent view of legal change.
Digest of Justinian, Volume 1
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 2011
1192 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Digest of Justinian, Volume 2
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 2011
1192 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Digest of Justinian, Volume 3
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 2011
1166 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Digest of Justinian, Volume 4
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 2011
1192 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Sources of Law, Legal Change, and Ambiguity
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 1997
305 kr
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Why is the law notoriously unclear, arcane, slow to change in the face of changing circumstances? In this sweeping comparative analysis of the lawmaking process from ancient Rome to the present day, Alan Watson argues that the answer has largely to do with the mixed ancestry of modern law, the …
Digest of Justinian, Volume 1
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2009
799 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Digest of Justinian, Volume 2
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2009
799 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Digest of Justinian, Volume 3
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2009
799 kr
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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, …
Failures of the Legal Imagination
Av Alan Watson
Inbunden, 1988
474 kr
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In this masterful choreography of legal philosophy, legal history, and comparative law, Alan Watson draws from ancient Roman, English, and French law to assess how lawmakers fail to envision ways to provide society with laws geared toward precise political or social goals.
Roman Law and Comparative Law
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 1991
486 kr
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To understand how law develops and how legal rules and structures relate to society, one must examine the issues both comparatively and historically, Alan Watson asserts. And in the Western world, he adds, in order to understand law comparatively, one must have knowledge of Roman law.As his title …
Legal Transplants: An Approach to Comparative Law, Second Edition
Av Alan Watson
Inbunden, 2006
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
610 kr
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Spirit of Roman Law
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2008
461 kr
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This book is not about the rules or concepts of Roman law, says Alan Watson, but about the values and approaches, explicit and implicit, of those who made the law. The scope of Watson's concerns encompasses the period from the Twelve Tables, around 451 B.C., to the end of the so-called classical …
Ancient Law and Modern Understanding
At the Edges
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
366 kr
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In Ancient Law and Modern Understanding Alan Watson proposes that ancient law is relevant and important for understanding history, theology, sociology, and literature. "Law, though technical," he writes, "is not remote from scholarship on other matters, and law is a central element in society."From …
Law Out of Context
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
426 kr
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Law and society are closely related, though the relationship between the two is both complicated and understudied. In a world of rapidly changing people, places, and ideas, law is frequently taken out of context, often with surprising and unnecessary consequences. As societies and their structures, …
Slave Law in the Americas
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
388 kr
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In this book, Alan Watson argues that the slave laws of North and South America—the written codes defining the relationship of masters to slaves—reflect not so much the culture and society of the various colonies but the legal traditions of England, Europe, and ancient Rome.A pathbreaking study …
State, Law and Religion
Pagan Rome
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
410 kr
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Written by one of our most respected legal historians, this book analyzes the interaction of law and religion in ancient Rome. As such, it offers a major new perspective on the nature and development of Roman law in the early republic and empire before Christianity was recognized and encouraged by …
Joseph Story and the Comity of Errors
A Case Study in Conflict of Laws
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
410 kr
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Joseph Story and the Comity of Errors examines the decisions of Supreme Court justice and Harvard law professor Joseph Story (1779–1845). According to Alan Watson, Story erred in his interpretation of Dutchman Ulrich Huber’s theory of comity—the respect accorded by one sovereignty to another …
Jesus and the Jews
The Pharisaic Tradition in John
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
398 kr
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In Jesus and the Jews, Alan Watson reveals and substantiates a central yet previously unrecognized source for the composition of the Gospel of John. Strikingly antithetical to John’s basic message, this source originated from an anti-Christian tradition promulgated by the Pharisees, the powerful …
Trial of Jesus
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
463 kr
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In The Trial of Jesus Alan Watson argues that by virtue of Jesus’s conviction and crucifixion at the hands of the Romans he failed to fulfill the prophecy of his messiahship in the manner he had intended. Jesus’s destiny, as he saw it, was to be condemned by the Jewish authorities to death by …
Jesus and the Law
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
398 kr
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In Jesus and the Law, Alan Watson measures the success of Jesus’s ministry by explaining his attitude toward, and knowledge of, certain laws and legal customs. Watson argues that Jesus engendered harsh responses from his fellow Jews by his apparently contemptuous or insensitive behavior that …
Trial of Stephen
The First Christian Martyr
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
398 kr
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In The Trial of Stephen Alan Watson studies the first Christian martyr, who was stoned to death by a mob outside of Jerusalem around A.D. 36 during his trial by the supreme rabbinic court for blasphemy against the Jewish faith. Watson focuses on Stephen’s enthralling defense speech, as found solely …
Jesus
A Profile
Av Alan Watson
Häftad, 2012
398 kr
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Alan Watson argues that a close examination of the Gospels in their historic and religious context reveals St. Mark’s text as the most plausible account of how Jesus saw himself and how he was perceived by his contemporaries. In the gospel of Mark, Watson says that we see a Jesus who felt he was …
Studies in Roman Private Law
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 1990
2026 kr
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This edited collection brings together recent scholarship on the understanding of Roman private law. From studying the Latin texts of some of the most famous and influential Roman scholars such as Livy and Cicero, Watson has built an invaluable resource on the details of Roman law. The topics …
Churchill's Legacy
Two Speeches to Save the World
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 2016
188 kr
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Churchill''s Legacy describes how Churchill wielded his influence in post-war politics to enable the restoration of Europe through two key speeches in 1946. Having first helped bring victory to the Allies in 1945, Churchill went on to preserve the freedom of the world by gaining the support of the …
Sources of Law, Legal Change, and Ambiguity
Av Alan Watson
E-bok, 2016
390 kr
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Why is the law notoriously unclear, arcane, slow to change in the face of changing circumstances? In this sweeping comparative analysis of the lawmaking process from ancient Rome to the present day, Alan Watson argues that the answer has largely to do with the mixed ancestry of modern law, the …
