9780735562905-0735562903-History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions (Aspen Casebook)

History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions (Aspen Casebook)

ISBN-13: 9780735562905
ISBN-10: 0735562903
Edition: 2
Author: John H. Langbein, Renee Lettow Lerner, Bruce P. Smith
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Format: Hardcover 1184 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780735562905
ISBN-10: 0735562903
Edition: 2
Author: John H. Langbein, Renee Lettow Lerner, Bruce P. Smith
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Format: Hardcover 1184 pages

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History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions (Aspen Casebook) (ISBN-13: 9780735562905 and ISBN-10: 0735562903), written by authors John H. Langbein, Renee Lettow Lerner, Bruce P. Smith, was published by Aspen Publishers in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Legal Education books. You can easily purchase or rent History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions (Aspen Casebook) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Legal Education books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $69.05.

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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, and photographs.

Two great themes dominate the book: (1) the origins, development, and pervasive influence of the jury system and judge/jury relations across eight centuries of Anglo-American civil and criminal justice; and (2) the law/equity division, from the emergence of the Court of Chancery in the fourteenth century down through equity's conquest of common law in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The chapters on criminal justice explore the history of pretrial investigation, policing, trial, and sentencing, as well as the movement in modern times to nonjury resolution through plea bargaining. Considerable attention is devoted to distinctively American developments, such as the elective bench, and the influence of race relations on the law of criminal procedure.

Other major subjects of this book include the development of the legal profession, from the serjeants, barristers, and attorneys of medieval times down to the transnational megafirms of twenty-first century practice; the literature of the law, especially law reports and treatises, from the Year Books and Bracton down to the American state reports and today's electronic services; and legal education, from the founding of the Inns of Court to the emergence and growth of university law schools in the United States.

History of the Common Law offers:

  • dynamic teaching materials that include primary sources, scholarship, summaries, notes, and questions
  • judiciously selected and edited sources
  • over 250 illustrations—many in full color
  • Living Law units that connect legal-historical developments to modern law
  • an illustrated timeline that highlights key dates
  • a comprehensive Teacher's Manual, with suggestions for using the book in a two- or three-credit course

Vivid writing, engaging source materials, and lavish illustrations breathe life into nearly 1,000 years of Anglo-American legal history. Concise summaries, manageable extracts, clear organization, and a detailed Teacher's Manual consistently support your teaching.

*Teacher’s Manuals are a professional courtesy offered to professors only. For more information or to request a copy, please contact Aspen Publishers at 800-950-5259 or legaledu@wolterskluwer.com.

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