Full Description
Ditlev Tamm has with this book collected a series of articles concerning Danish history of law that has not before been available in English. The subjects concentrate on the main topics of legal history, legislation, courts and legal thinking from the middle ages till our times. This is not quite the complete history of Danish law but a mere introduction to those interested in Danish law and who wishes to seek information on the historical background.
Contents
Preface The Danes and Their Legal Heritage How Nordic are the Old Nordic Laws? The Birth of Danish Legal Science in the 16th and 17th Centuries Crime and Courts in Early Modern Denmark and Norway The Danish Code of 1683: An Early European Code in an International Context The Danish Debate om Montesquieu: Holberg, Kofod Ancher, Stampe, Sneedorf and Schytte Anders Sandoe Oersted and the Influence from the Civil Law upon Danish Private Law at the Beginning of the 19th Century The Danish Constitution of 5 June 1849: Genesis and Impact Professors and Politics in the 19th Century Harmonization of Nordic Law in the 19th and 20th Centuries Alf Roos 1899-1979 - a Biographical Outline Phases of Collaboration, Shades of Guilt: Coping with the Tangled Web of Collaboration in Post-war Denmark By Way of Conclusion: From European to a Global Approach? Danish Legal History: Selected Bibliography of Boooks and Articles in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish Acknowledgements Illustrations
