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A Mixed Legal System in Transition: T. B. Smith and the Progress of Scots Law

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This collection of essays considers the work of Professor Sir Thomas Smith QC and, through that work, the development of Scots law as a mixed legal system. Smith was a leading figure in the revival of Scots law which began in the 1950s. Well-known internationally as a comparatist, he was the pioneer of the idea of a grouping of mixed legal systems. Yet in Scotland he was a controversial figure, whose advocacy of the civil law tradition was challenged and whose legacy is disputed. This volume is the first sustained attempt to assess Smith's career, and his writing, methodology, ideology and influence. The contributors approach their subject from different angles and in different ways. Two contributors are from other mixed legal systems .

Language: English

Pages: 340

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Release: July 20, 2005

ISBN: 0748623353

ISBN 13: 9780748623358

A Mixed Legal System in Transition: T. B. Smith and the Progress of Scots Law

3/5 ( ratings)

This collection of essays considers the work of Professor Sir Thomas Smith QC and, through that work, the development of Scots law as a mixed legal system. Smith was a leading figure in the revival of Scots law which began in the 1950s. Well-known internationally as a comparatist, he was the pioneer of the idea of a grouping of mixed legal systems. Yet in Scotland he was a controversial figure, whose advocacy of the civil law tradition was challenged and whose legacy is disputed. This volume is the first sustained attempt to assess Smith's career, and his writing, methodology, ideology and influence. The contributors approach their subject from different angles and in different ways. Two contributors are from other mixed legal systems .

Language: English

Pages: 340

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Release: July 20, 2005

ISBN: 0748623353

ISBN 13: 9780748623358

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