A Short History of Western Legal Theory. By J.M. Kelly. [Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1992. xvi454 and (Index) 12 pp. Hardback £40·00, paperback £14–95 net.]

1992 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-570
Author(s):  
Michael Ford
Keyword(s):  
Legal Theory ◽  
Short History ◽  
History Of

A Short History of Western Legal Theory

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 497
Author(s):  
Harold J. Berman ◽  
Charles J. Reid ◽  
J. M. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Legal Theory ◽  
Short History ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals A Short History of Western Legal Theory by J M Kelly

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 901
Author(s):  
Sandra Petersson
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Natural Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
The State ◽  
Short History ◽  
History Of

This article is a book review of J M Kelly A Short History of Western Legal Theory (reprint, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1997) (466 + xvi pages, $75). Kelly's aim was to make the reader see jurisprudence in its historical setting, something that Petersson agrees was done well. The book discusses the history of Western legal theory through the ages, tracing key themes including Theory of the State, Validity of Law, Rule of Law, Nature and Purpose of Law, Natural Law, Equality, Property, Equity, Criminal Law and Punishment, and International Law. Petersson notes that Kelly's work is notably non-Anglocentric. However, Petersson comments on Kelly's failure to treat positivism as its own separate conception of law, as well as Kelly's omission of feminist legal theories. 

A Short History of Bridge Building

1892 ◽  
Vol 34 (866supp) ◽  
pp. 13832-13832
Author(s):  
C. R. Manners
Keyword(s):  
Short History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bridge Building
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