“美国人写过最好的法律书”,法律体系成长史的忠实记录。
《普通法》是霍姆斯大法官最重要的著作,最为清晰地展现了霍姆斯的法律思想,被誉为"美国人写过的最好的法律书"。霍姆斯的这《普通法》具有浓厚的历史色彩,展示了我们所不熟悉的法律体系的生长过程,它主要是由法官、经常借助于陪审团的帮助、通过个别案件的裁决积累而成的。霍姆斯举了大量案例及其中的法律,透过对各个法律部门的历史辨析,我们可以由此较为清晰地了解普通法法律家的思考方式。这样的一本书籍对中国读者具有较大的启示。
The Common Law is a classic work from the great Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes. In The Common Law, Holmes examines many aspects of the common law giving great attention to the historical perspective and precedence and its influence on modern common law. In this work you will lengthy discussions on several areas of law including: liability, criminal laws, torts, contracts, and successions. Extensively annotated, this edition of The Common Law will make great reading for any lawyer or student of the law.
- PREFACE
- LECTURE I. EARLY FORMS OF LIABILITY.
- LECTURE II. THE CRIMINAL LAW.
- LECTURE III. TORTS.—TRESPASS AND NEGLIGENCE.
- LECTURE IV. FRAUD, MALICE, AND INTENT.—THE THEORY OF TORTS.
- LECTURE V. THE BAILEE AT COMMON LAW.
- LECTURE VI. POSSESSION.
- LECTURE VII. CONTRACT.—I. HISTORY.
- LECTURE VIII. CONTRACT. II. ELEMENTS.
- LECTURE IX. CONTRACT.—III. VOID AND VOIDABLE.
- LECTURE X. SUCCESSIONS AFTER DEATH.
- LECTURE XI. SUCCESSIONS.—II. INTER VIVOS.
“But this argument is a fallacy.” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
谬误
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“ Furthermore, as there is an historical difference between...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
约定,允诺
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melee n.混战,冲突
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“trespass” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
trespass n.非法入侵
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DE PACE ET PLAGIS Legal terms, 法律词汇 / DE PACE ET PLAGIS de pace et plagis (dee pay-see et play-jis), n. [Law Latin “of breach of peace and wounds”] Hist. A type of criminal appeal used in cases of assault, wounding, and breach of the peace.
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“encroachment” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
encroachment n.侵入,入侵
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“compulsory” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
compulsory 义务
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“composition” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
*composition 和解协议
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bring off 成功
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