Anglo: Legal History of the United States

Author: Friedrich G. Carping
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the history of Anglo-American law, offering clear and concise arguments, making it an excellent introductory read for understanding the history of American law. The book partly introduces the background of common law, primarily narrating the institutional level of courts, juries, and lawyers; the second part discusses each major legal source separately; the third part also discusses each major legal source; the third part tells the evolution of the three main areas of common law — real property, torts, and contracts; the last part is about the codification of common law, analyzing the legal evolution of bills of exchange and commercial organizations in the context of the interaction between law and business.