| Sources of Law, Legal Change, and Ambiguity Revised Edition Contributor(s): Watson, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812216393 ISBN-13: 9780812216394 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - Law | Comparative |
| Dewey: 340 |
| LCCN: 97222640 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.47" W x 8.41" (0.57 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why is the law notoriously unclear, arcane, slow to change in the face of changing circumstances? In this sweeping comparative analysis of the lawmaking process from ancient Rome to the present day, Alan Watson argues that the answer has largely to do with the mixed ancestry of modern law, the confusion of sources--custom, legislation, scholarly writing, and judicial precedent--from which it derives. |