Abstract
This paper explores the changing attitudes of Scots lawyers to the formal sources of their law, tracking and explaining a move from the usus modernus pandectarum towards reliance on case-law. In this the differing attitudes to statutes plays a major role, especially when influenced by the Enlightenment
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-78 |
| Number of pages | 78 |
| Journal | Tulane European and Civil Law Forum |
| Volume | 22 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Enlightenment, Adam Smith, Stair, Lord Kames, John Millar, George Mackenzie