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The Reception of Continental Ideas in the Common Law World 1820–1920

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Reimann, M. (Ed.) (1993). The Reception of Continental Ideas in the Common Law World 1820–1920. Duncker & Humblot. https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-47682-4
Reimann, Mathias. The Reception of Continental Ideas in the Common Law World 1820–1920. Duncker & Humblot, 1993. Book. https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-47682-4
Reimann, M (ed.) (1993): The Reception of Continental Ideas in the Common Law World 1820–1920, Duncker & Humblot, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-47682-4

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The Reception of Continental Ideas in the Common Law World 1820–1920

Editors: Reimann, Mathias

Comparative Studies in Continental and Anglo-American Legal History, Vol. 13

(1993)

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Section Title Page Action Price
Inhaltsverzeichnis 5
Mathias Reimann: Introduction: Patterns of Reception 7
Michael H. Hoeflich: Roman and Civil Law in the Anglo-American World Before 1850: Lieber, Legaré and Walker, Roman Lawyers in the Old South 19
Alan Watson: Chancellor Kent’s Use of Foreign Law 45
I. 45
II. 49
III. 52
IV. 61
David S. Clark: The Civil Law Influence on David Dudley Field’s Code of Civil Procedure 63
I. The Ideology of Codification 66
II. The Form of Codification 75
III. The Substance of Codification 81
IV. Assessment of the Civil Law Influence 86
Stefan Riesenfeld: The Impact of German Legal Ideas and Institutions on Legal Thought and Institutions in the United States 89
I. The Channels of Transmission 89
II. Basic Notions and Methods of German origin finding acceptance in the United States 92
III. Methods of Resolving Conflicts: Jurisprudence of Interests 94
IV. Acceptance of German Legal Institutions 96
Conclusion 97
Richard M. Buxbaum: The Provenance of No-Par Stock: A Comparative History 99
Introduction 99
I. 100
II. 106
III. 107
IV. 111
Conclusion 114
Michele Graziadei: Changing Images of the Law in XIX Century English Legal Thought (The Continental Impulse) 115
I. Introduction 115
II. Civil Law Dresses for the Common Law 122
1. Trusts and the Roman Law 122
2. Consideration in Contracts 129
3. Bailments and Degrees of Negligence 135
4. Bailments and Possession 139
III. The Emperor Has No Clothes 141
IV. The Return of the Anglo-Saxons 149
V. The "Englishry of English Law" 158
Mathias Reimann: A Career in Itself. The German Professiorate as a Model for American Legal Academica 165
Introduction 165
I. The Elements of the Model: Three Dimensions 169
1. Professional Expertise: "The Learning of a German Professor" 169
2. Specialized Responsibility: "A Wholesome Influence Upon the Development of the Law" 177
3. Institutional Status: " They Have Always Been University Men" 183
II. The Attraction of the Model: Three Contexts 188
1. The Professionalization of Jobs 188
2. The Specialization of Functions 190
3. The Institutionalization of Science 192
III. The Fate of the Model: Three Developments 194
1. The Decline of the Image 194
2. The Effects on Legal Academia 198
3. The Impact on the Legal Culture 200
James Ε. Herget: The Influence of German Thought on American Jurisprudence, 1880-1918 203
Jhering 205
Jhering’ Influence on the Americans 207
The European Sociologists 209
Gumplowicz 210
Gumplowicz’ Influence on the Americans 210
Simmel 211
Simmel’s Influence on the Americans 212
Ratzenhofer 212
Ratzenhofer’s Influence on the Americans 213
From Sociology to Jurisprudence 214
The Free Law Thinkers 215
Influence of Free Law Thinking on the Americans 221
The "New" American Legal Theory 227
James Q. Whitman: Early German Corporatism in America: Limits of the "Social" in the Land of Economics 229
I. 230
II. 236
III. 240
IV. 243
V. 248
Verzeichnis der Mitarbeiter 253