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2 vols. xxxiii, 1035 pp. 118 b&w illustrations. The Origins of Western Law from Athens to the Code Napoleon charts the horizon of Western legal origins. Eternal Platonic truths versus the Sophists of individual preferences, medieval Realists against Nominalists, natural lawyers of the 17th and later centuries, Montesquieu and other Enlightenment thinkers fighting through principles and personhood. These and many more figures and ideas come alive in this comprehensive survey of the antecedents of our modern legal system.
Published by Talbot Publishing, an imprint of the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Published by Talbot Publishing, an imprint of the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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JOHN E. ECKLUND [1916-2000] a lifelong student of legal history, was a 1938 graduate of Yale College and 1941 cum laude graduate of the Yale Law School. At the Law School, Mr. Ecklund was named the case editor of the Yale Law Journal. During World War II, Mr. Ecklund served on the general counsel's staff of the Board of Economic Warfare in Washington, D.C. Mr. Ecklund was a partner in the law firm of Wiggin & Dana, serving as general counsel for Yale for 12 years. He was appointed treasurer of Yale University in 1965.
Constance Cryer Ecklund, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude Northwestern, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and Yale Ph.D., married John E. Ecklund in 1975. A National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, and Michael Dukakis Fellow to Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, she has written articles and given talks on French literature and pedagogy. In 2002, Southern CT State University awarded her Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching, she is currently doing scholarship on Victor Hugo.
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Constance Cryer Ecklund, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude Northwestern, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and Yale Ph.D., married John E. Ecklund in 1975. A National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, and Michael Dukakis Fellow to Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, she has written articles and given talks on French literature and pedagogy. In 2002, Southern CT State University awarded her Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching, she is currently doing scholarship on Victor Hugo.
This is a magisterial book written by a magisterial man, John Ecklund, and his wife and editor Dr. Constance Cryer Ecklund. The subject, scope, and depth of the book seem to flow naturally from the man I was privileged to know in New Haven and at Yale for decades. On first meeting, most people would be struck by John's physical presence (he was tall), then by his civility, and then by his great intellect and thoughtfulness. He served Yale and New Haven as few others have. This excellent book is a living legacy that, I hope, will educate generations to come about the philosophical and historical antecedents of our system of law which remains one of America's greatest assets. --Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
A loyal and dedicated servant to his city and his university, John Ecklund has produced with this book the crowning achievement of a remarkable career. Across the administrations of four Yale presidents, John showed ingenuity and insight as he oversaw the university s legal affairs and finances. He was a profound thinker who possessed a panoramic vision, and who brought extraordinary range and originality to everything he touched. --Robert C. Post, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Yale Law School
This is a formidable work. Of particular interest is Mr. Ecklund s illuminating descriptions of the remarkable thinkers who, over a span of more than 2,000 years, have shaped the course of western law from its classical roots to the promulgation of the Napoleonic Code. This history ends with that 200-year-old event for a very good reason: that code remains today the basis of the law of much of Europe and Latin America, and of our own state of Louisiana. --James L. Buckley
A loyal and dedicated servant to his city and his university, John Ecklund has produced with this book the crowning achievement of a remarkable career. Across the administrations of four Yale presidents, John showed ingenuity and insight as he oversaw the university s legal affairs and finances. He was a profound thinker who possessed a panoramic vision, and who brought extraordinary range and originality to everything he touched. --Robert C. Post, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Yale Law School
This is a formidable work. Of particular interest is Mr. Ecklund s illuminating descriptions of the remarkable thinkers who, over a span of more than 2,000 years, have shaped the course of western law from its classical roots to the promulgation of the Napoleonic Code. This history ends with that 200-year-old event for a very good reason: that code remains today the basis of the law of much of Europe and Latin America, and of our own state of Louisiana. --James L. Buckley
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- PublisherLawbook Exchange Ltd
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1616193719
- ISBN 13 9781616193713
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages1080
- EditorConstance C. Ecklund
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