Foreign Legal History (Law Series)

Author: He Qinhua Li Xiuching
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Publish Date: 2002-07-02
Features: This book systematically discusses the basic development of legal systems in various regions from ancient Egypt to the modern world. In terms of structure, it introduces significant innovations. It combines the legal systems of ancient Egypt, Babylon, India, Greece, and other countries, which are typically each given a chapter in other foreign legal history textbooks, into a single chapter titled "The Origins of Legal Civilization." The second chapter begins directly with Roman law. Additionally, it is the first to include chapters on Canadian law, African law, and modern Asian law. Furthermore, the book strengthens the coverage of ancient Egyptian law, Hebrew law, Roman public law, Islamic law, and European Union law in other chapters. The book also features over 40 valuable photographs from original works, selected and used as illustrations in each chapter. The content is rich and the structure is novel, making it suitable as a textbook for undergraduate students in higher law schools and as a reference for graduate students in law.