History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions

by John H. Langbein, Renée Lettow Lerner, Bruce P. Smith

This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to distinguish it from European legal systems. The book contains both text and extracts from historical sources and literature. The book is published in color, and contains over 250 illustrations, many in color, including medieval illuminated manuscripts, paintings, books and manuscripts, caricatures,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735562903
• ISBN13: 9780735562905
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Aspen Publishing
• Length: 1184 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 7.9" x 10.1"