Sources of Law, Legal Change, and Ambiguity

By Alan Watson

Book Overview

Why is the law notoriously unclear, arcane, slow to change in the face of changing circumstances? In this sweeping comparative analysis of the lawmaking process from ancient Rome to the present day, Alan Watson argues that the answer has largely to do with the mixed ancestry of modern law, the confusion of sources--custom, legislation, scholarly writing, and judicial precedent--from which it derives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812216393
• ISBN13: 9780812216394
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"