Book contents
- Empire of Law
- Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
- Empire of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Legal Refugees from Nazi Germany and the Idea of Liberty
- 3 Redefining the Rule of Law, Jurisprudence and the Totalitarian State
- 4 The Long Legal Tradition and the European Heritage in Nazi Germany
- 5 Reconfiguring European Legal Tradition after the War
- 6 The European Narrative and the Tradition of Rights
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Conclusions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2020
Book contents
- Empire of Law
- Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
- Empire of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Legal Refugees from Nazi Germany and the Idea of Liberty
- 3 Redefining the Rule of Law, Jurisprudence and the Totalitarian State
- 4 The Long Legal Tradition and the European Heritage in Nazi Germany
- 5 Reconfiguring European Legal Tradition after the War
- 6 The European Narrative and the Tradition of Rights
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The narrative of the shared tradition of European law, the idea that the legal heritage of Europe was an inherent source of unity and was traceable all the way back to antiquity and Roman law took shape in a long process, beginning from the 1930s. This book was the story of that process.
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- Empire of LawNazi Germany, Exile Scholars and the Battle for the Future of Europe, pp. 263 - 272Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020