The Common Law through Civilian Eyes

The papers collected in this volume, authored by German and English legal historians, present visions of the Common Law 'through Civilian eyes', focusing on doctrines and structures (e.g. comparative law, the law of succession, and tort law) as well as commonality and divergence (including a comparative look at South African law), on personal connections (e.g. between Jacob Grimm and John Mitchell Kemble or Tobias Asser and John Westlake) and intellectual community, and on the English Civilians (e.g. Henry de Bracton, John Cowell, and Arthur Duck).