The medieval origins of the legal profession : canonists, civilians, and courts / James A. Brundage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brundage, James A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law, Medieval.

Law--Europe--History.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (626 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the aftermath of sixth-century barbarian invasions, the legal profession that had grown and flourished during the Roman Empire vanished. Nonetheless, professional lawyers suddenly reappeared in Western Europe seven hundred years later during the 1230's when church councils and public authorities began to impose a body of ethical obligations on those who practiced law. James Brundage's The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession traces the history of legal practice from its genesis in ancient Rome to its rebirth in the early Middle Ages and eventual resurgence in the courts of the medieval...

Contents:

The foundation : the Roman legal profession

Law without lawyers : the early Middle Ages

The legal revival of the twelfth century

Church courts, civil procedure, and the professionalization of law

Pre-professional lawyers in twelfth-century church courts

The formation of an educated elite : law schools and universities

Attaining professional status

Professional canon lawyers: advocates and proctors

Judges and notaries

The practice of canon law

Rewards and hazards of the legal profession.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-578) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612004766

9781282004764

128200476X

9780226077611

0226077616

OCLC:

449250095