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Paul Koschaker (1879-1951) : rediscovering the Roman foundations of European legal tradition

Title
Paul Koschaker (1879-1951) : rediscovering the Roman foundations of European legal tradition / Tommaso Beggio.
Author
Beggio, Tommaso
Publication
Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, [2018]

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Description
332 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles; 25 cm
Summary
The aim of this book is to investigate the life and work of Paul Koschaker (1879-1951), who was one of the most prominent legal historians in the first half of the 20th century. From the 1930s onwards, Koschaker is renowned for having attempted to reaffirm the authority of Roman law, which was experiencing a major crisis at German universities at the time, mainly due to the Nazi regime's disdain for this subject. Above all, he sought to emphasise the role Roman law played as the cornerstone of European legal tradition, as was masterfully depicted in his book "Europa und das römische Recht". Yet Koschaker also had many other areas of interest throughout his career, including cuneiform law and comparative legal history. More specifically, this book attempts to provide the first comprehensive study of Koschaker's biographical experiences, as well as his scientific and academic stances, which have come to light as a result of the discovery and analysis of numerous previously unpublished archival sources.
Subject
  • Koschaker, Paul, 1879-1951
  • Koschaker, Paul 1879-1951
  • Law teachers > Germany > Biography
  • Roman law > Study and teaching
  • Roman law > History
  • Law teachers
  • Roman law
  • Rechtsdenken
  • Römisches Recht
  • Germany
Genre/Form
  • Biography
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-321) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- From Graz to Leipzig (1897-1936) -- Koschaker in Berlin (1936-1941) -- 1941-1951 : the years in Tübingen and after WWII -- Roman law at the time of the crisis : from Die Krise to Europa und das römische Recht -- Koschaker's legacy -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 9783825368845
  • 382536884X
  • 3825369552
  • 9783825369552
LCCN
2019297121
OCLC
  • on1039997320
  • 1039997320
  • SCSB-9217136
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library