Theory of Legal Evolution (Theory of Legal Sources)

Author: (Japanese) Komeiji Shigeharu, translated by Huang Zunsan and others
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Publishing Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The Theory of Legal Evolution is the work of Komeiji Shigeharu in his later years, and the entire book is divided into three volumes. The first and second volumes were published before his death (1924), while the third volume was compiled by his relatives and friends after his passing (1927). The original book's framework is structured as follows: Volume I: General Principles, Part I: Theory of the Origin of Law, Upper Volume: Preliminary Theory of Original Form, Part II: Inorganic Law. The second volume includes: Upper Volume: Postliminary Theory of Original Form, Second Part: Formative Law, Third Part: Theory of Legal Cognition. The third volume: Middle Volume: Preliminary Theory of Original Substance, General Theory, Part III: Theory of Normative Beliefs. Komeiji's extensive exploration of the early customs, social norms, and other aspects of various ethnic groups worldwide, his abundant references to the achievements of anthropology, history, archaeology, and sociology, as well as his masterful application of historical and comparative methods, also give The Theory of Legal Evolution the nature of an encyclopedia of the early legal culture history of humanity.