The making of legal authority: non-legislative codifications in historical and comparative perspective
Jansen, Nils
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Throughout the history of modern legal systems texts have come to gain legal authority without being issued by a legislature or a court. From Justinian's Institutes and Blackstone's Commentaries to modern examples such as the American Law Institute's Restatements, this book offers the first comparative analysis of non-legislative codifications. INDICE: Introduction; Part I. Textual Authorities in Legal Discourse; 1: Historical Observations; 2: Non-Legislative Codifications in Modern Law; Part II. Analysis; 3: Textual Authorities: a Classification; 4: The Making of Legal Authority; Conclusion; Appendix
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958876-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés