Ancient Law - Softcover

Sumner Maine, Henry James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1545589356 ISBN 13: 9781545589359

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Ancient Law By Henry James Sumner Maine

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From the Publisher

This book is engrossing reading for all who may be interested in the growth of human ideas and the origins of human society. Its object is to reveal some of the earliest ideas of mankind, reflected in Ancient Law, to point out the relation of those ideas to later thought. Early society, reflected in the law, begins with the group (the family), not with the individual. Covered are: ancient codes; legal fictions; law of nature and equity; the modern history of the law of nature; primitive society and ancient law; the early history of testamentary succession; ancient and modern ideas respecting wills and successions; the early history of property, contract, and delict and crime.

From the Author

English lawyer and historian SIR HENRY JAMES SUMNER MAINE (1822-1888) lectured on legal issues at Oxford and Cambridge and contributed to the codification of law in India. His works include Village Communities in the East and the West, The Early History of Institutions, and Popular Government.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1545589356
• ISBN 13: 9781545589359
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132