name: J. Duncan M. Derrett
birth_date: 1922-01-01 00:00:00
genres: Nonfiction
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about: John Duncan Martin Derrett was Professor of Oriental Laws in the University of London from 1965 to 1982, whereupon he became Emeritus Professor. He has published mainly in the fields of law and the history of systems of law, comparative religion (especially Christianity and Buddhism), and a number of translations into English.