Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession

图书信息

作者	Brundage, James A.
出版社	University of Chicago Press
ISBN	9780226077611
出版时间	2008-11-15
字数	144.7万
分类	University of Chicago Press,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

In the aftermath of sixth-century barbarian invasions, the legal profession that had grown and flourished during the Roman Empire vanished. Nonetheless, professional lawyers suddenly reappeared in Western Europe seven hundred years later during the 1230s when church councils and public authorities began to impose a body of ethical obligations on those who practiced law. James Brundage's The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession traces the history of legal practice from its genesis in ancient Rome to its rebirth in the early Middle Ages and eventual resurgence in the courts of the medieval church.By the end of the eleventh century, Brundage argues, renewed interest in Roman law combined with the rise of canon law of the Western church to trigger a series of consolidations in the profession. New legal procedures emerged, and formal training for proctors and advocates became necessary in order to practice law in the reorganized church courts. Brundage demonstrates that many features?that characterize legal advocacy today were already in place by 1250, as lawyers trained in Roman and canon law became professionals in every sense of the term. A sweeping examination of the centuries-long power struggle between local courts and the Christian church, secular rule and religious edict, The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession will be a resource for the professional and the student alike.

目录

Cover

Copyright

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction

1: The Foundation: The Roman Legal Profession

2: Law without Lawyers: The Early Middle Ages

3: The Legal Revival of the Twelfth Century

4: Church Courts, Civil Procedure, and the Professionalization of Law

5: Pre-Professional Lawyers in Twelfth-Century Church Courts

6: The Formation of an Educated Elite: Law Schools and Universities

7: Attaining Professional Status

8: Professional Canon Lawyers: Advocates and Proctors

9: Judges and Notaries

10: The Practice of Canon Law

11: Rewards and Hazards of the Legal Profession

Conclusion: The Tradition of the Legal Profession

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Citations Index