Rechtsgeschichte und Ordnungsdenken. Zum rechtshistorischen Werk von Paolo Grossi by Thomas Duve

“…The article, which is also a tribute to the long-standing member of the Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, reconstructs some aspects of his legal historical work, analyses the close connection between legal history and legal theory in his thought, and asks about the potential of Grossi’s method for legal history today. …”
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Reconstruction's Lessons by Susan Carle

“…What the history of Reconstruction teaches is that legal prescription and doctrinal manipulation alone will not bring about greater racial equality; having learned that lesson from Reconstruction’s history, today’s racial justice activists and scholars should direct their efforts towards exploring what new approaches might be effective despite today’s less than optimal legal and political conditions. …”
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