How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day.

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

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

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