{"product_id":"9780521809382","title":"European Law in the Past and the Future","description":"As Europe moves towards economic and political unification, many wonder why legal unification makes so little headway. In this concise but wide-ranging book, R. C. van Caenegem considers the historical reasons behind this legal diversity. He stresses the importance of the adoption on the Continent - but not in England - of the classical law of the Romans, and shows how the rise of the nation states led to a multitude of national codes of law. The impact of politics on legal development is another key factor, and as a graphic example van Caenegem provides a detailed account of how the German past was extolled in Nazi Germany. The book concludes with a consideration of the ongoing debate on the desirability - indeed, on the possibility - of European legal unification and of a federal constitution for a united Europe.","brand":"R. C. van van Caenegem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780633715006,"sku":"9780521809382","price":3503.72,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780521809382_e3c1fa69-e9c7-498c-8184-33a1f3747263.jpg?v=1707292200","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780521809382","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}