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Little Book of Big Ideas: Law

Little Book of Big Ideas: Law

by RobertC.Hockett (Author)

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    Hardcover 2009

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Synopsis

Little Book of Big Ideas: Law distils the essential history of two millennia of legal thought and practice, through the lives of 50 great legal minds. The great trial lawyers, judges, codifiers, and legal philosophers are all introduced, with 10 legal principles that underpin modern systems of justice. This little book includes succinct biographies on the greatest legal minds including Moses, Magna Carta, Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Jefferson and Cicero, and reveals the outstanding contribution that each has made to this pervasive discipline. From Hammurabi and the legal codes of ancient Babylon, to the ground-breaking legal theorists of the Enlightenment, and contemporary debate about the origins and extent of human rights, the Little Book of Big Ideas: Law charts the developments of the legal systems that rule our lives today.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 128
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 28 Feb 2009
ISBN 10: 1408111489
ISBN 13: 9781408111482
Book Overview: The ideas of 50 of the world's most influential legal minds 10 of the legal principles that underpin modern systems of justice, their place in history and in the development of the modern world Crucial ideas made accessible to everybody. The information is clearly presented in 'bite-sized chunks' Beautifully designed, 2-colour, small-format, hardback reference

Author Bio
Robert C. Hockett is a professor at Cornell Law School. His principal research, writing and teaching interests lie at the intersection of domestic and transnational law, finance and distributive justice. Prior to entering full-time academe he worked for the IMF and clerked for the Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.