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Law and revolution : the formation of the Western legal tradition / Harold J. Berman.

By: Publication details: London : Harvard University Press, 2013.Description: viii, 657 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780674517769
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.09 BER
Contents:
Introduction I. The Papal Revolution and the Canon Law 1. The Background of the Western Legal Tradition: The Folklaw 2. The Origin of the Western Legal Tradition in the Papal Revolution 3. The Origin of Western Legal Science in the European Universities 4. Theological Sources of the Western Legal Tradition 5. Canon Law: The First Modern Western Legal System 6. Structural Elements of the System of Canon Law 7. Becket versus Henry II: The Competition of Concurrent Jurisdictions II. The Formation of Secular Legal Systems The Concept of Secular Law Feudal Law Manorial Law Mercantile Law Urban Law Royal Law: Sicily, England, Normandy, France Royal Law: Germany, Spain, Flanders, Hungary, Denmark Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index
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Introduction I. The Papal Revolution and the Canon Law 1. The Background of the Western Legal Tradition: The Folklaw 2. The Origin of the Western Legal Tradition in the Papal Revolution 3. The Origin of Western Legal Science in the European Universities 4. Theological Sources of the Western Legal Tradition 5. Canon Law: The First Modern Western Legal System 6. Structural Elements of the System of Canon Law 7. Becket versus Henry II: The Competition of Concurrent Jurisdictions II. The Formation of Secular Legal Systems The Concept of Secular Law Feudal Law Manorial Law Mercantile Law Urban Law Royal Law: Sicily, England, Normandy, France Royal Law: Germany, Spain, Flanders, Hungary, Denmark Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index