Harold J. Berman Bücher
13. Februar 1918 – 13. November 2007
Harold J. Berman war über sechzig Jahre lang Ames-Professor für Rechtswissenschaften an der Harvard Law School und der Emory University. Er war ein Experte für vergleichendes, internationales und russisches Recht sowie Rechtsgeschichte und -philosophie und die Schnittstelle von Recht und Religion. Sein umfangreiches Wissen und seine tiefgründigen Überlegungen zur Natur des Rechts hinterließen einen unauslöschlichen Eindruck im Rechtsdenken.
The roots of modern Western legal institutions and concepts go back nine centuries to the papal revolution, when the Western church established its political and legal unity and its independence from emperors, kings, and feudal lords. Out of this upheaval came the Western idea of integrated legal systems developed over generations and centuries.
Solzhenitsyn at Harvard
The Address, Twelve Early Responses, Six Later Reflections
- 143 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
When Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn gave the commencement address at Harvard University in 1978, many Americans expected to hear their country praised by this celebrated refugee from a totalitarian state. Instead they heard some sharply critical views of their legal system, their press, their popular culture, and even their national will. The forthright and controversial speech makes up Part One of this book. A sampling of the avalanche of comment that followed it is included in Part Two. In Part Three, six thoughtful scholars reflect on the ideas and judgments expressed by the great Russian writer.
