The Conceptual Change of Conscience
Erkkilä, Ville
The Conceptual Change of Conscience Franz Wieacker and German Legal Historiography 1933-1968 / Ville Erkkilä. - 1 online resource (329 p.)
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How did the drastic experiences of the turbulent twentieth century affect the works of a legal historian? What kind of an impact did they have on the ideas of justice and rule of law prominent in legal historiography? Ville Erkkilä analyses the way in which the concepts of 'Rechtsgewissen' and 'Rechtsbewusstsein' evolved over time in the works of the prestigious legal historian Franz Wieacker. With the help of previously unavailable sources such as private correspondence, the author reveals how Franz Wieacker's personal experiences intertwined in his legal historiography with the tradition of legal science as well as the social and political destinies of twentieth century Germany.
9783161566929
Law
Law
Electronic books.
The Conceptual Change of Conscience Franz Wieacker and German Legal Historiography 1933-1968 / Ville Erkkilä. - 1 online resource (329 p.)
Access copy available to the general public.
How did the drastic experiences of the turbulent twentieth century affect the works of a legal historian? What kind of an impact did they have on the ideas of justice and rule of law prominent in legal historiography? Ville Erkkilä analyses the way in which the concepts of 'Rechtsgewissen' and 'Rechtsbewusstsein' evolved over time in the works of the prestigious legal historian Franz Wieacker. With the help of previously unavailable sources such as private correspondence, the author reveals how Franz Wieacker's personal experiences intertwined in his legal historiography with the tradition of legal science as well as the social and political destinies of twentieth century Germany.
9783161566929
Law
Law
Electronic books.