Thomas J McSweeney, Priests of the Law: Roman Law and the Making of the Common Law’s First Professionals (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019). Pp. 304. £ 70 (Hardback). ISBN: 9780198845454. The extent of Roman and canon laws’ influence upon the development of the English Common Law in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is a matter of long-standing debate. At their best, these discussions are very fertile, be they concentrated on suggesting neglected aspects of influence or on exploring possible explanations for the limits of influence … (more)
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John Hudson, ‘Thomas J McSweeney, Priests of the Law: Roman Law and the Making of the Common Law’s First Professionals’, American Journal of Legal History, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajlh/njaa016. Published: 30 September 2020.
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