A short history of European law: the last two and a half millennia

Introduction : the making of law in Europe

Part one. Ancient times: Roman law : now you see it, now you don't

The creation of Latin Christendom

Part two. The early middle ages: An age with no jurists?

Lords, emperors, and popes around the year 1000

Part three. The later middle ages: The birth of a European ius commune

The birth of an English common law

Part four. The early modern period: Crisis and reaffirmation of ius commune

Crisis and reinvention of common law

From ius gentium to natural law : making European law universal I

Part five. Modernity: North American developments

The French Revolution

Part six. The nineteenth century: Codifying the laws of Europe : making European law universal II

Codifying common law

Epilogue : a market, a community, and a union.

Introduction : the making of law in Europe

Part one. Ancient times: Roman law : now you see it, now you don't

The creation of Latin Christendom

Part two. The early middle ages: An age with no jurists?

Lords, emperors, and popes around the year 1000

Part three. The later middle ages: The birth of a European ius commune

The birth of an English common law

Part four. The early modern period: Crisis and reaffirmation of ius commune

Crisis and reinvention of common law

From ius gentium to natural law : making European law universal I

Part five. Modernity: North American developments

The French Revolution

Part six. The nineteenth century: Codifying the laws of Europe : making European law universal II

Codifying common law

Epilogue : a market, a community, and a union.