The Crossroads of Justice: Law and Culture in Late Medieval France (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) [Hardcover]

Esther Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1992 | ISBN-10: 9004095691 | ISBN-13: 978-9004095694

An analysis of the cultural and social functions of law, legal processes and legal rituals in late medieval Northern France. It is centred around a time and a place in which European law underwent major transformations, from a plethora of local oral systems to a fairly coherent systems of national written customary law. In this process, law and legal procedures came to reflect a variety of cultural traditions, ranging from popular perceptions of animals and the human body to learned ideas of Roman jurisprudence. Drawing on a range of sources, including judical, legal, literary and historical, Cohen analyzes the various influences on the shaping of law as a cultural manifestation and its application as an actual system of justice.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 231 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004095691
• ISBN-13: 978-9004095694
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #632,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This review is from: The Crossroads of Justice: Law and Culture in Late Medieval France (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) (Hardcover)

Esther Cohen's book, The Crossroads of Justice, is intriguing. Her analysis of law and justice gives a fascinating look at the dynamics of community life as well as the relationship of the state to crime and criminal prosecution.