A Companion to Western Legal Tradition

This volume offers an extensive introduction to Western legal traditions from antiquity to the twentieth century. Drawing from a variety of scholarly writings, both in English and in translation, thirteen leading scholars present the current state of western legal history research and pave the way for new debates and future study. This is the ideal sourcebook for graduate students, as it enables them to approach the key questions of the field in an accessible way.

Contributors are: Aniceto Masferrer, C.H. (Remco) van Rhee, Sean P. Donlan, Stephan Dusil, Gerald Schwedler, Jean-Louis Halperin, Jan Hallebeek, Agustin Parise, Heikki Pihlajamaeki, Dirk Heirbaut, Bernd Kannowski, Adolfo Giuliani, Olivier Moreteau, and Jacques Vanderlinden.