TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erkkilä,Ville
TI  - The Conceptual Change of Conscience: Franz Wieacker and German Legal Historiography 1933-1968 
SN  - 9783161566929
PB  - Mohr Siebeck
KW  - Law
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Access copy available to the general public
N2  - 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
UR  - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/d1dccdbe-29dd-4947-b433-4049da78681b
ER  -