| The Nature of Customary Law Contributor(s): Perreau-Saussine, Amanda (Editor), Murphy, James B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521875110 ISBN-13: 9780521875110 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Some legal rules are not laid down by a legislator but grow instead from informal social practices. In contract law, for example, the customs of merchants are used by courts to interpret the provisions of business contracts; in tort law, customs of best practice are used by courts to define professional responsibility. Nowhere are customary rules of law more prominent than in international law. The customs defining the obligations of each State to other States and, to some extent, to its own citizens, are often treated as legally binding. However, unlike natural law and positive law, customary law has received very little scholarly analysis. To remedy this neglect, a distinguished group of philosophers, historians and lawyers has been assembled to assess the nature and significance of customary law. The book offers fresh new insights on this neglected and misunderstood form of law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Customary - Law | Jurisprudence |
| Dewey: 340.5 |
| LCCN: 2007279134 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.3" W x 9.13" (1.51 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Some legal rules are not laid down by a legislator but grow instead from informal social practices. In contract law, for example, the customs of merchants are used by courts to interpret the provisions of business contracts; in tort law, customs of best practice are used by courts to define professional responsibility. Nowhere are customary rules of law more prominent than in international law. The customs defining the obligations of each State to other States and, to some extent, to its own citizens, are often treated as legally binding. However, unlike natural law and positive law, customary law has received very little scholarly analysis. To remedy this neglect, a distinguished group of philosophers, historians and lawyers has been assembled to assess the nature and significance of customary law. The book offers fresh insights on this neglected and misunderstood form of law. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murphy, James B.: - James B. Murphy is Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.Perreau-Saussine, Amanda: - Amanda Perreau-Saussine is University Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Newnham College. |