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Subject(s)

• Law—Interpretation and construction—History [Browse]

Series

Book collections on Project MUSE. [More in this series]

Summary note

In this masterful choreography of legal philosophy, legal history, and comparative law, Alan Watson draws from ancient Roman, English, and French law to assess how lawmakers fail to envision ways to provide society with laws geared toward precise political or social goals.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

System details

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Source of description

Print version record.

ISBN

• 1512821578 ((electronic bk.))
• 9781512821574 ((electronic bk.))

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