Propaedia Outline of Knowledge

Part Five V › Division V V › Section 551 551

Philosophies and Systems of Law; the Practice of Law

Subject Outline

AWestern and non-Western philosophies of law
- 1Western philosophy of law
  - aThe scope of the Western philosophy of law and its relationship to other branches of philosophy
  - bProblems of the philosophy of law, various approaches to a theory of law or jurisprudence
  - cThe relationship between law and morality; the influence of the principles of natural law
  - dHistorical survey of legal theories from the ancient world to the 20th century
- 2Non-Western philosophies of law: Islamic, Chinese, and other non-Western philosophies of law
BAncient and modern legal systems
- 1Primitive law: the legal systems of nonliterate peoples
- 2Ancient systems of law
  - aEgyptian law
  - bCuneiform law
  - cChinese law
  - dGreek law
  - eHellenistic law
  - fRoman law
  - gGermanic law
- 3Medieval European law
  - aOrigins and development of medieval European law
  - bSources and institutions of medieval constitutional law
  - cInstitutions of private law in medieval Europe
  - dDevelopment of canon law
- 4Modern systems of law
  - aAnglo-American common law
  - bContinental civil law
  - cSoviet and socialist law
CThe study of the distinctions and parallels among diverse legal systems
DThe profession and practice of law
- 1The profession of law
- 2Legal ethics

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