num_pages: 288
description: In witty, engaging essays for a wide-reading audience, distinguished attorney Alfred Knight reveals the nature of the law as a constantly evolving tradition, and recounts the particulars of some 20 cases, from King Alfred to Rodney King, that have made the law what it is today.
language: English
title: The Life of the Law: The People and Cases that Have Shaped Our Society, from King Alfred to Rodney King
titlecomplete: The Life of the Law: The People and Cases that Have Shaped Our Society, from King Alfred to Rodney King
genres: Law
ratings_count: 14
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award
category: Books
publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.