1st Edition

Primitive Law, Past and Present

By A.S. Diamond Copyright 1971
    440 Pages
    by Routledge

    440 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is a study of the beginnings of law and the 'primitive' stages of its development, from the first rudimentary rules of conduct to the codes of the legal systems. Its scope extends to both cultures and legal systems from the ancient and medieval past: those of the Babylonians and Assyrians, Hittites, Hebrews, Romans, Hindus, English and other German peoples, and those of Africa, Australia and America. Correlating early economic and legal development, the book illustrates how laws change with the development of material culture.
    Originally published in 1971.

    Part 1 1. Introduction2. The Legal Legacy of the Past3. The Legal Legacy of the Past (cont)4. The Earliest Literature and the Codes5. The Early Codes of the Past 6. The Central Codes of the Past 7. The Late Codes of the Past 8. The Late Codes of the Past (cont)9. The Early Law of India10. The Roman Twelve Tables11. The Law of the Hebrews12. The Hebrew CodePart 2 13. The Food Gatherers14. Early Hunters, Agriculturists and Pastoralists15. Agriculturists, Hunters and Pastoralists of the Second Grade16. Cattle Keepers 17. Cattle Keepers 18. Cattle Keepers 19. The Recent Peoples of the Early Codes 20. The Recent Peoples of the Early Codes 21. Trial by Ordeal in the Early Codes22. The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes 23. The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes 24. The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes 25. The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes26. The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes 27. The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes 28. The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes 29. The Recent Peoples of the Late Codes

    Biography

    A S Diamond