Empire of Law: Nazi Germany, Exile Scholars and the Battle for the Future of Europe

ISBN-13: 9781108483636 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 328 str.

Kaius Tuori

Opis

The history of exiles from Nazi Germany and the creation of the notion of a shared European legal tradition.

Recenzje

'... Tuori's study is a very good example of how to make use of actor-centered methods to engage with legal intellectual history and the legal history of Europe.' Sara Weydner, H-Soz-Kult

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Legal refugees from Nazi Germany and the idea of liberty; 3. Redefining the rule of law, jurisprudence and the totalitarian state; 4. The long legal tradition and the European heritage in Nazi Germany; 5. Reconfiguring European legal tradition after the war; 6. The European narrative and the tradition of rights; 7. Conclusions.