Since the 12th century the map of Germany began to cover itself with hundreds of cities, townships with a certain though limited degree of auto- nomy. This meant a new aggravation of the dis integration of legal unity that was already under way. This phenomena was, however, modified by the formation of families of communallaw, where the law of a mother-city was simply transferred to a various number of daughter-cities. Simultane- ously arose the obligation...
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