1 “...The concept of common law has been one of the most important conceptual instruments of the western...”

2 “...In the past few decades, economic analysis of law has been challenged by a growing body...”

3 “... about law that have been proposed by various recent legal theorists are unnecessary...”

4 “... distinguishing among three facets of morality, the author explores a variety of ways in which law has been...”

5 “...Current Western law has been shaped by the work of successive schools of jurists throughout...”

6 “... of proportionality have long been an instrumental part of the rule of law and an essential check on government power...”

7 “...By 1216 the foundations of the English common law had been laid. This book assesses the development...”

8 “... in which history has been used by lawyers...”

9 “... central to the study of jurisprudence. Care has been taken to make the legal elements of the book readily...”

10 “...However controversial, retrospective rule-making is not at all uncommon, and has been used...”

11 “...Sorting out the rights of succession in estates that have been built in two or more countries can...”

12 “... in Catholic natural law theories, but have not been seriously examined from a wider perspective...”

13 “.... In the US, the issue has been one of public debate, and it is still one of the major dividing issues...”

14 “... and outlook, written by a team of contributors whose own work has been influenced by Gardner...”

15 “...The structure of common law has for many years been the subject of intense debate between...”