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Legal history is a term that has at least two meanings.
(1) Among certain jurists and historians of legal process it has been seen as the recording of the evolution of laws and the technical explanation of how these laws have evolved with the view of better understanding the origins of various legal concepts, some consider it a branch of intellectual history.
(2) Twentieth century historians have viewed legal history in a more contextualized manner more in line with the thinking of social historians. They have looked at legal insistutions as complex systems of rules, players and symbols and have seen these elements interact with society to change, adapt, resist or promote certain aspects of civil society. Such legal historians haved tended to analyze case histories from the parameters of social science inquiry, using statistical methods, analyzing class distinctions among litigants, petitioners and other players in various legal processes. By analyzing case outcomes, transaction costs, number of settled cases the have begun an analysis of legal institutions, practices, procedures and briefs that give us a more complex picture of law and society that the study of jurisprudence, case law and civil codes can achieve.
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Blackmun, Harry A.
Blackstone, William
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Dershowitz, Alan
Hand, Learned
Harlan, John Marshall
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
Jay, John
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aishadec (Aisha Decima) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:20:27 -0000
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@svkenney ...from social philosophy. It has no basis in the social contract, none in our secular legal or governmental history.
the_jaded_jd (The Jaded JD) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:08:35 -0000
@svkenney ...from social philosophy. It has no basis in the social contract, none in our secular legal or governmental history.
Legal History Blog: Introducing Clara Altman, Facebook Coordinator http://bit.ly/7zOJuz
Historized (Black) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:18:16 -0000
Legal History Blog: Introducing Clara Altman, Facebook Coordinator http://bit.ly/7zOJuz
I'm still holding out on Facebook, but Clara's in my program and I'm sure she'll do interesting things for legal history on FB.
cliotropic (Shane Landrum) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:58:00 -0000
I'm still holding out on Facebook, but Clara's in my program and I'm sure she'll do interesting things for legal history on FB.
RT @legalhistory: Introducing Clara Altman, Facebook Coordinator: The Legal History Blog welcomes Clara Altman. http://bit.ly/5kiNIY
cliotropic (Shane Landrum) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:56:13 -0000
RT @legalhistory: Introducing Clara Altman, Facebook Coordinator: The Legal History Blog welcomes Clara Altman. http://bit.ly/5kiNIY
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divorcesecrets (Jim) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:05:46 -0000
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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - United States Congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873.
Meta Description: [ A Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation provides access to U.S. congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873. The Law Library of Congress houses one of the most complete collections of U.S. Congressional documents in their original format. ]
American Legal History - Documents from American legal history, with commentary and questions for your consideration.
Ancient Law - Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property, inheritance, crime, and civil law.
Aztec and Mayan Law - A bibliography, with summaries, from the Tarlton Law Library.
British Library - Magna Carta - Translation of the Magna Carta into modern English, intended to convey the sense rather than the precise wording of the original Latin.
Meta Description: [ English translation of Magna Carta ]
Code of Hammurabi - The Avalon Project - Translation of the Code of Hammurabi, with commentary.
Connections - Unannotated links with an emphasis on ancient law, from Bernard J. Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
English Legal History Materials - Materials for a history course presented at the University of Houston.
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Famous American Trials - Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law.
Meta Description: [ This site contains accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to over 44 famous trials, from Socrates to the Scopes to O. J. Simpson. The Web's largest collection of primary documents and original materials pertaining to famous trials.
H-Law Discussion Network - List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Site includes information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book reviews and a substantial selection of well-annotated links.
History of Law - Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods.
Meta Description: [ Describing the development of law throughout the history of mankind. ]
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History on Trial - Information and discussion about some of the most famous and controversial trials in American history, from HistoryChannel.com.
John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin - Transcripts, images and links to primary and secondary sources addressing the state's experience with the death penalty and why it has eschewed capital punishment longer than any other.
LawBuzz - Stories of famous (and infamous) trials and legal events, with commentary, political cartoons, and information about legal history and legal rights.
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Brockovich - The story behind the movie, and Jack the Ripper. A... ]
LII Supreme Court Collection: Decisions by Justice - United States Supreme Court decisions, categorized by the Justice who authored them.
LONANG Library - Presenting historical writings in the natural law tradition.
Meta Description: [ Reference documents, online library resources, legal commentaries and contributor articles on the laws of nature, natural law, the laws of nature's God, divine law and revealed law. ]
Lynette's Legal History page - British legal history links.
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Medieval Law - Introduction to medievel legal history.
Meta Description: [ Lectures in Medieval History,
by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. ]
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School - Documents in law, history and diplomacy.
The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox - Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.
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The Legal History Project - Promoting an understanding of legal history.
Meta Description: [ Central clearing-house for legal history knowledge and education. The Legal History Project promotes legal history's study and application to current events. ]
The Women's Legal History Project - Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
Western Legal Tradition - Web links to resources on Western law, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through 17th century England.
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