A Short History of Western Legal Theory

ISBN-13: 9780198762430 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 488 str.

John Maurice Kelly

Opis

This unique publication outlines the development of legal theory from pre-Roman times through the twentieth century. It relates the evolution of legal theory to parallel developments in political theory and history. This work also discusses the relevant contemporary events in politics, economics, and religion. Each chapter begins with a synopsis of related historical background for the period, going on to discuss how these events are related to political and legal theory as well as how they become an influence on one another. Avoiding the conventional approach of "traditions" or "schools" of thought, this work aims to anchor legal theory to contemporary general history.

Recenzje

'Kelly's History gives a clear and reasonably comprehensive account and, to some extent, an analysis of Western legal theories. It is eminently readable (with delightful little touches, such as the footnote on p.323), and happily fills a gap, from a particularly Irish perspective.' O.F. Robinson, University of Glasgow, Journal of Legal History

Spis treści

The Greeks; The Romans; The Early Middle Ages (to 1100); The High Middle Ages (1100-1350); Renaissance and Reformation (1350-1600); The Seventeenth Century; The Eighteenth Century; The Nineteenth Century; The Earlier Twentieth Century; The Later Twentieth Century; Index.

O autorze

John M. Kelly, who died in January 1991, was a Fellow of Trinity College Oxford (1961-65) and Professor of Roman Law and Jurisprudence at University College Dublin (1965-91). He became a Senator in 1969 and served as a Deputy from 1973 to 89. He held several posts in the Irish government, including that of Attorney-General.