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The Moral World of the Law

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Moral World of the Law
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Peter Coss
SeriesPast and Present Publications
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9780521648332
ClassificationsDewey:340.112
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 2 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 August 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The dominant and deceptively simple theme of this book is the relationship between the moral environment of the courtroom and that of the society in which the court is situated. Like other Past and Present conference proceedings, the volume ranges widely across time and space, from ancient Greece to twentieth-century Africa. As a consequence, it encompasses not only the highly professional legal systems of the Roman, later medieval and modern worlds, but also the relatively unprofessionalized courts of classical Athens and of the early Middle Ages and the alien, imposed legal systems of colonial Rhodesia and Kenya. The Moral World of the Law is based upon papers delivered at the conference of that name, sponsored by the journal Past and Present and held at the University of Birmingham in 1996.