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Commentaries on the Laws of England
William Blackstone
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Description for Commentaries on the Laws of England
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) stands as the first great effort to reduce the English common law to a unified and rational system. Blackstone demonstrated that the English law as a system of justice was comparable to Roman law and the civil law of the Continent. Clearly and elegantly written, the work achieved immediate renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education in England and in America which was to last into the late nineteenth century. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece.
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Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) stands as the first great effort to reduce the English common law to a unified and rational system. Blackstone demonstrated that the English law as a system of justice was comparable to Roman law and the civil law of the Continent. Clearly and elegantly written, the work achieved immediate renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education in England and in America which was to last into the late nineteenth century. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226055381
SKU
V9780226055381
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