The first English translation of a comprehensive legal history of Europe from the early middle ages to the twentieth century, encompassing both the common aspec

Comprehensive and accessible, this book offers a concise synthesis of the evolution of the law in Western Europe, from ancient Rome to the beginning of the twen

This historical introduction to the civil law tradition considers the political and cultural context of Europe's legal history from its Roman roots. Political,

In this volume, Franz Wieacker tells how legal thinking, writing and teaching started in Europe and how it developed. One of the great strengths of the book lie

The "Europeanization" of European private law has recently received much scrutiny and attention. Harmonizing European systems of law represents one of the great