The eye of the law : two essays on legal history

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Edition Details

Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Michael Stolleis
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Birkbeck Law Press, 2009
Publication Type (Medium): History
Type: Book
Other titles: Auge des Gesetzes.
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Short Description

XVII, 75 pages : ILlustrations ; 23 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The eye of the law : two essays on legal history is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publishers: Oxon ; Birkbeck Law Press
Responsable Person: Michael Stolleis.
Publication Date: 2009
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 11 editions
First edition Date: 2008
Last edition Date: 2009
Languages: English, German
Library of Congress Code: K152
Dewey Code: 340.09
ISBN: 9780415472739 0415472733 9780415472746 0415472741 9780203889817 0203889819
OCLC: 224447195

Main Contents

The eye of the law
In the name of the law.

Summary Note

Presents the history of the symbolism through which law is characterised as being ‘above’ us. This title presents the history of this metaphor from antiquity onwards: from the Greek Eye of Justice, the eye of the impartial judge of the Underworld, the Eye of God watching past, present and future, to the almighty Eye of the Law.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

Law (Philosophical concept)

The eye of the law : two essays on legal history