Studies in Juridical Law (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Studies in Juridical Law<br><br>It is the design of the author to present his readers with a treatise which, so far as practicable under existing conditions of our juridical literature and requirements for admission to the bar, shall be acceptable and useful, both to the legal profession and to such general readers as may wish to acquire a knowledge of the cardinal principles of government and law as essential to a liberal education, and a valuable aid to the best qualifications for citizenship under a republican government. As the idea of the last-named use of law may be new to some of my readers whom it may concern, a brief historical sketch will tend to bring reader and writer to a mutual understanding.<br><br>Three hundred years before the Christian era there was an educational institution at Some with thirty-one professors, two of whom were professors of law. Afterwards law schools were founded at Berytus, Constantinople, and several of less note in other places. At a later period in the eleventh century, a school was established at Bologna which was frequented by a multitude of pupils from all parts of Italy, France, and other countries. In all these institutions the Roman law was taught and studied as a preparation for professional life, and also as a branch of polite learning, constituting one of the accomplishments of a liberal education. Speaking of the Roman law thus taught and studied.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.