European Law in the Past and Future: Unity and Diversity over Two Millennia - Couverture souple

Caenegem, R. C.

 
9780521006484: European Law in the Past and Future: Unity and Diversity over Two Millennia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521006481 ISBN 13 : 9780521006484
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

As Europe moves towards economic and political unification, many wonder why legal unification makes so little headway. In this concise but wide-ranging book, R. C. van Caenegem considers the historical reasons behind this legal diversity. He stresses the importance of the adoption on the Continent - but not in England - of the classical law of the Romans, and shows how the rise of the nation states led to a multitude of national codes of law. The impact of politics on legal development is another key factor, and as a graphic example van Caenegem provides a detailed account of how the German past was extolled in Nazi Germany. The book concludes with a consideration of the ongoing debate on the desirability - indeed, on the possibility - of European legal unification and of a federal constitution for a united Europe.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

As Europe moves towards economic and political unification, many wonder why legal unification makes so little headway. In this concise but wide-ranging book, R. C. van Caenegem considers the historical reasons behind this legal diversity. He stresses the importance of the adoption on the Continent - but not in England - of the classical law of the Romans, and shows how the rise of the nation states led to a multitude of national codes of law. The impact of politics on legal development is another key factor, and as a graphic example van Caenegem provides a detailed account of how the German past was extolled in Nazi Germany. The book concludes with a consideration of the ongoing debate on the desirability - indeed, on the possibility - of European legal unification and of a federal constitution for a united Europe.

Revue de presse

'... a valuable discussion of the role of law (along with lawyers and courts) in the development of a 'federal' Europe.' Contemporary Review

'For anyone interested in the ... legal past and the possibility of a common European law of the future, this book is an ideal starting point ... extremely well written ...' Political Studies

'This book takes the reader along a brisk, pleasant stroll down well-trodden paths - filled as they usually are with familiar turns and the occasional, unexpected gem.' Legal History

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521006481
ISBN 13 
9780521006484
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
184
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780521809382: European Law in the Past and the Future: Unity and Diversity over Two Millennia

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  052180938X ISBN 13 :  9780521809382
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2001
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