Project Gutenberg 2000-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 1266 Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1841 1935 Holmes, O. W. (Oliver Wendell) The Common Law Produced by Stuart E. Thiel and David Widger "The Common Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. is a legal treatise written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work explores the development and underlying principles of the common law system, examining how laws have evolved from historical practices to their modern interpretations. The author emphasizes the role of historical context, societal needs, and the evolution of moral and political theories in shaping legal principles, presenting law as a living system interconnected with human experience. At the start of the text, Holmes sets the stage for his examination of the common law by discussing the notion of liability—both civil and criminal—and its historical roots. He outlines how early legal systems were influenced by human emotions, particularly the desire for vengeance, and how this influenced the development of legal principles over centuries. The opening portion delves into the transformation of liability concepts, tracing the progression from barbaric customs rooted in revenge to more nuanced understandings instilled in contemporary legal frameworks. Holmes seeks to illustrate that modern legal doctrines have grown from these early forms, often adapting once-primal impulses into elaborate rules that both reflect and serve the needs of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Common law K Text United States Law Browsing: History - American Browsing: Law & Criminology 929201 929210 2024-09-01T13:18:59.438210 2023-10-02T03:38:56.943756 text/html text/html 928562 2013-02-04T13:23:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 286178 2013-02-04T13:23:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 341380 2024-09-01T13:19:09.293165 application/epub+zip 351747 2024-09-01T13:19:01.365220 application/epub+zip 351747 2024-09-01T13:19:00.307201 application/epub+zip 603475 2024-09-01T13:19:15.354150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579402 2024-09-01T13:19:08.518189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579577 2022-09-02T04:09:49.553162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 765125 765098 2024-09-01T13:18:57.706219 2023-10-02T03:38:55.337744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 764854 2012-07-17T12:58:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266410 2012-07-17T13:02:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18200 2024-09-01T13:19:15.497117 application/rdf+xml 11230 2024-09-01T13:19:00.701184 image/jpeg 3158 2024-09-01T13:19:00.504194 image/jpeg 331823 2024-09-01T13:18:59.514255 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia