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The making of legal authority : non-legislative codifications in historical and comparative perspective /

From 'Justinian's Institutes' and 'Blackstone's Commentaries' to modern examples such as the 'American Law Institute's Restatements', this book offers the first comparative analysis of non-legislative codifications.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jansen, Nils
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Jurisprudence > History.
Law > Codification > History.
Legal literature > History.
Legal authorities > History.
Droit > Codification > Histoire.
Droit > Documentation > Histoire.
Recueils juridiques faisant autorité > Histoire.
Jurisprudence
Law > Codification
Legal authorities
Legal literature
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:From 'Justinian's Institutes' and 'Blackstone's Commentaries' to modern examples such as the 'American Law Institute's Restatements', this book offers the first comparative analysis of non-legislative codifications.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 175 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-170) and index.
ISBN:9780191723315
0191723312