The Influence of the Roman Law on the Law of England

by Thomas Edward Scrutton

Book Overview

The extent of Roman influence on English common law, long a keenly debated topic, was subjected to careful scrutiny during the establishment of modern English legal historiography in the late 1800s. Scrutton's revisionist essay, a path-breaking work that won Cambridge University's prestigious Yorke Prize, evaluates and mostly discredits the work of his predecessors, most notably Finlason, Coote and Seebohm. In its place he offers a history from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616190353
• ISBN13: 9781616190354
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"