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

by Kaius Tuori

European legal integration is often justified with reference to the inherent unity of European legal traditions that extend to ancient Rome. This book explores the invention of this tradition, tracing it to a group of legal scholars divided by the onslaught of Nazi terror and totalitarianism in Europe. As exiles in Britain and the US, its formulators worked to build bridges between the Continental and the Atlantic legal traditions, incorporating ideas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108483631
• ISBN13: 9781108483636
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.1"