A Mixed Legal System in Transition: T B Smith and the Progress of Scots Law
Language: English
Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2005
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Hardcover. No jacket. x,332. Very good condition. Some pages (twenty percent at most) have light pencil markings, which could easily be erased. Corners are bumped. Rear board has a big bump along its bottom edge. Head and tail of the spine are pressed. Spine is tight and uncocked, with sound binding. There is no jacket. Dimensions: 6.25 x 9.5 x 1.125 inches. Weight: 637 grams. Bound in red cloth, with stamped gold lettering to the spine. If you order this from outside the United States, we are likely to request an additional payment to help cover the postage. Every order includes tracking and is wrapped and robustly packaged with care in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.
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- Title
- A Mixed Legal System in Transition: T B Smith and the Progress of Scots Law
- Author
- Elspeth Reid and David L Carey Miller (editors)
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0748623353
- ISBN 13
- 9780748623358
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 637 grams
- Dimensions
- 6.25 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 1.125 inches depth
- Series
- Book 11 of 15: Edinburgh Studies in Law
- Seller catalogs
- Law
This collection of essays considers the work of Professor Sir Thomas Smith QC (1915–1988) and, through that work, the development of Scots law as a mixed legal system. Smith was a leading figure in the revival of Scots law which began in the 1950s. Well-known internationally as a comparatist, he was the pioneer of the idea of a grouping of mixed legal systems. Yet in Scotland he was a controversial figure, whose advocacy of the civil law tradition was challenged and whose legacy is disputed. This volume is the first sustained attempt to assess Smith's career, and his writing, methodology, ideology and influence. The contributors approach their subject from different angles and in different ways. Two contributors are from other mixed legal systems (South Africa and Louisiana).
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About the Author
David Carey Miller is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Edinburgh and Analysis Editor of the Edinburgh Law Review
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