Great Christian Jurists in French History

Comprises biographical portraits of leading jurists and judges, assessing the influence of their Christianity.

Olivier Descamps (Edited by), Rafael Domingo (Edited by)

9781108484084, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 May 2019

498 pages, 1 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.7 x 3 cm, 0.83 kg

'… the precise and subtle analyses offered in this volume are to be warmly welcomed and commended as an important contribution to and source of information on these broader reflections on law and political theory.' Myriam Hunter-Henin, Journal of Church and State

French legal culture, from the Middle Ages to the present day, has had an impressive influence on legal norms and institutions that have emerged in Europe and the Americas, as well as in Asian and African countries. This volume examines the lives of twenty-seven key legal thinkers in French history, with a focus on how their Christian faith and ideals were a factor in framing the evolution of French jurisprudence. Professors Olivier Descamps and Rafael Domingo bring together this diverse group of distinguished legal scholars and historians to provide a unique comparative study of law and religion that will be of value to scholars, lawyers, and students. The collaboration among French and non-French scholars, and the diversity of international and methodological perspectives, gives this volume its own unique character and value to add to this fascinating series.

Introduction Olivier Descamps and Rafael Domingo
1. Ivo de Chartres (Yves de Chartres) Christof Rolker
2. Stephen of Tournai (Étienne de Tournai) Ken Pennington
3. Guillaume Durand Orazio Condorelli
4. Jacques de Revigny Paul J. du Plessis
5. Pierre de Belleperche Yves Mausen
6. Charles Dumoulin Wim Decock
7. John Calvin (Jean Calvin) John Witte, Jr
8. Jacques Cujas Xavier Prevost
9. Francois Hotman Mathias Schmoeckel
10. Hugues Doneau Christian Hattenhauer
11. Jean Bodin Daniel Lee
12. Jean Domat David Gilles
13. Henri François d'Aguesseau Isabelle Brancourt
14. Robert-Joseph Pothier Olivier Descamps
15. Jean-Etienne-Marie Portalis Nicolas Laurent-Bonne
16. Alexis de Tocqueville Mary Ann Glendon
17. Paul Viollet Anne-Sophie Chambost
18. Paul Fournier Brigitte Basdevant-Gaudemet and Rafael Domingo
19. Raymond Saleilles Marco Sabbioneti
20. Maurice Hauriou Julien Barroche
21. Léon Duguit M. C. Mirow
22. Georges Ripert Frédéric Audren
23. Jacques Maritain William Sweet
24. Robert Schuman Rafael Domingo
25. Gabriel Le Bras Kathleen Cushing
26. Jean Carbonnier Laetitia Guerlain
27. Michel Villey Luisa Brunori
Index.

Subject Areas: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law [LAB], Religion: general [HRA], European history [HBJD]