Legal Science in the Early Republic : The Origins of American Legal Thought and Education.

By:

Macias, Steven J

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781498519472

Subject(s):

Jurisprudence - United States - History - 19th century

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Legal Science in the Early RepublicDDC classification:

340.10973

LOC classification:

KF380.M33 2016

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- An Introduction to the History of Law in the Early Republic -- Part I -- Chapter One: Expounding Legal Science -- Chapter Two: The Philosophy of Legal Science -- Part II -- Chapter Three: Knickerbocker as Legal Scientist -- Chapter Four: English Radical as Legal Scientist -- Chapter Five: Southern Scholar as Legal Scientist -- Chapter Six: New England Justice as Legal Scientist -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Summary: This work of legal history explores the intellectual underpinnings of law in the early republic by examining the thought of scientifically minded legal scholars. It understands legal science as a coherent jurisprudential movement that was responsible for the institutionalization of law in the university setting, the production of legal treatises and law journals, the codification movement, and other legal innovations that are still with us today.

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This work of legal history explores the intellectual underpinnings of law in the early republic by examining the thought of scientifically minded legal scholars. It understands legal science as a coherent jurisprudential movement that was responsible for the institutionalization of law in the university setting, the production of legal treatises and law journals, the codification movement, and other legal innovations that are still with us today.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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