The birth of American law
Subtitle: an Italian philosopher and the American Revolution
By: John D. Bessler, Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
Series: Legal history series; Legal history series (Durham, N.C.)
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 677
ISBN-13: 9781611636048
Subjects: Philosophy; Law; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-578) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Cesare Beccaria : "the celebrated marquis" --; title: The runaway bestseller : On crimes and punishments --; title: The founding fathers : the American revolution --; title: American penal reform : reshaping the law --; title: Rethinking bloody codes : the rise of the penitentiary --; title: An enduring legacy : toward a more perfect union.