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Divisions of Law

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Legal Science in the Iuris Universi Distributio of Jean Bodin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvDaniel Lee

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Legal science begins in the early modern effort to transform the academic study of classical Roman law into a systematic, rational discipline. In Divisions of Law, Daniel Lee investigates this transformation and focuses on the achievements of one major contributor to this effort, Jean Bodin (ca.1530-1596). The volume also includes the first English translation of Bodin's Iuris Universi Distributio, prepared by Jason Aaron Brown.Remembered today for his work concerning the theory of state sovereignty, historical methodology, and religious toleration, Bodin was formally trained as a lawyer during a golden age of French jurisprudence. In that context, he authored a groundbreaking legal treatise, the Iuris Universi Distributio, that aspired to outline the essential elements of all legal systems in history. The author examines how early modern legal science broke away from the techniques of medieval jurisprudence, and how Bodin reorganized the whole of Roman law into a more orderly and rational system using the methods of Ramism, ultimately crafting a theory of justice modelled on the Pythagorean ideal of harmony. By studying Bodin's legal reasoning, Divisions of Law invites specialists in jurisprudence, legal history, and the history of political thought to understand how jurisprudence became a science.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-03-05
Mått156 x 13 x 234 mm
Vikt468 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieThe History and Theory of International Law
Antal sidor206
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198810483
ÖversättareBrown, Jason Aaron (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, St. Paulas College, University of Manitoba)

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Daniel Lee is Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a specialist in the history of political thought and jurisprudence, with a special focus on the influence of Roman law on modern jurisprudence and social science. His other major works include Popular Sovereignty in Early Modern Constitutional Thought and The Right of Sovereignty, also published by Oxford University Press.Jason Aaron Brown is a Research Fellow at St. Paul's College in the University of Manitoba and the author of St Antoninus of Florence on Trade, Merchants, and Workers. His scholarship centers on medieval legal and pastoral literature. He has taught history, Latin, and manuscript studies at the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, and Durham University.

In recent years, Daniel Lee has provided transformative new accounts of Jean Bodin's theory of sovereignty that have had a significant influence on our understanding of the history of political thought. In this volume, he turns to Bodin's fascinating jurisprudence, again furnishing a compelling reading as well as making the work available through Jason Aaron Brown's meticulous translation. The book fascinatingly suggests the ways in which Bodin's political theories in particular as well as political theory more generally are connected with jurisprudence. Divisions of Law is a must-read for anyone working in legal history, whether they focus on civil, common, or international law traditions, as well as those interested in political theory and the history of political thought.