Since the mid-1980s there has been a Legal History Discussion Group in the University of Edinburgh. Originally founded by Professor Peter Birks, it was very…
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On the morning of 8 April 2014, Reuven Yaron died in his sleep. He was five months short of his ninetieth birthday. I first met…
Comments closedThis blog has a distinct and definite interest in slavery, particularly historical. Regular readers will be aware of this. Today, 8th April 2014, the new draft…
Comments closedAll those who research in the legal history of Louisiana are aware of the enduring value of the Compiled Edition of the Civil Codes of…
Comments closedLegal Eagle is what the OED describes as a rhyming collocation. The term goes back to the 1940s, and is first found in the U.S.A.…
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