Primitive Law, Past and Present.

Primitive Law, Past and Present.

This book is a study of the beginnings of law and the 'primitive' stages of its development, from the first rudimentary rules of conduct to the codes of the legal systems. Its scope extends to both cultures and legal systems from the ancient and medieval past: those of the Babylonians and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diamond, A. S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Customary law.
Law > History.
Jurisprudence > History.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Jurisprudence
Law
Customary law
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Primitive Law Past and Present; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Table of Abbreviated References; A Short Glossary; Part I; 1 Introduction; 2 The Legal Legacy of the Past; 3 The Legal Legacy of the Past (continued); 4 The Earliest Literature and the Codes; 5 The Early Codes of the Past
  • Barbarism; 6 The Central Codes of the Past
  • Early Civilization; 7 The Late Codes of the Past
  • The Flowering of Civilization; 8 The Late Codes of the Past (continued); 9 The Early Law of India; 10 The Roman Twelve Tables.
  • 11 lIThe Law of the Hebrews12 The Hebrew Code; Part II; 13 The Food Gatherers; 14 Early Hunters, Agriculturists and Pastoralists; 15 Agriculturists, Hunters and Pastoralists of the Second Grade; 16 Cattle Keepers
  • The Third Agricultural Grade, First Stage; 17 Cattle Keepers
  • The Law; 18 Cattle Keepers
  • Crimes and Civil Injuries; 19 The Recent Peoples of the Early Codes
  • Third Agricultural Grade, Second Stage; 20 The Recent Peoples of the Early Codes
  • The Law; 21 Trial by Ordeal in the Early Codes; 22 The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes
  • Third Agricultural Grade, Third Stage.
  • 23 The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes
  • Feudalism24 The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes
  • The Law; 25 The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes; 26 The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes
  • Kinship, Marriage, Property and Inheritance; 27 The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes
  • Transactions and Contract; 28 The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes
  • Religion, Letters and Procedure; 29 The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes
  • Crimes and Civil Injuries; Index.

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