Common Law, Civil Law, and Colonial Law builds upon the legal historian F.W. Maitland's famous observation that history involves comparison, and that those who

Common Law, Civil Law, and Colonial Law builds upon the legal historian F.W. Maitland's famous observation that history involves comparison, and that those who

In this collection of essays, leading legal historians address significant topics in the history of judges and judging, with comparisons not only between Britis

Hong Kong is one of the very few places in the world where the common law can be practiced in a language other than English. Introduced into the courtroom over

William E. Nelson's first volume of the four-volume The Common Law of Colonial America (2008) established a new benchmark for study of colonial era legal histor