Laws, Lawyers and Texts

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"...In Anerkennung seiner grossen Verdienste um die anglophone Rechtsgeschichte haben seine Freunde, Kollegen und Schueler die vorliegende Festschrift verfasst. Sie enthaelt ausser einer einfuehlsamen Wuerdigung [...] insgesamt 16 eindringliche Studien [...] Eine Bibliographie der zahlreichen weiterfuehrenden Arbeiten des Geehrten und ein umfangreicher Index schliessen das mit Illustrationen und einem Brustbild Brands geschmueckte vielseitige Werk benutzerfreundlich ab und zugleich auf." - Gerhard Koebler, Innsbrueck, February 2014 (www.koeblergerhard.de/ZIER-HP/ZIER-HP-04-2014/LawsLawyersandTexts.htm)

"This volume is both a worthy tribute to the person it honours, Professor Paul Brand, formerly of All Souls, Oxford, and recently visiting Professor in the University of Michigan Law School, and a significant contribution in its own right to the areas of research made possible by Brand's scholarship. [...] There is much here for readers interested in the history of specific actions in the English common law [...] This book deserves a wider readership than the specialist nature of its subject matter will no doubt allow. This is to compliment the editors and contributors for appositely paying tribute to their dedicatee; on the other hand, such rich scholarship deserves to read by all." - Jason Taliadoros, School of Law, Deakin University, in: Parergon, Vol. 30, 2 (2013), pp. 202-204

"...This festschrift is a richly-deserved tribute to Brand's continuing collegiality and influence. [...] Taken as a whole, this collection not only stands as a testament to the influence of Paul Brand himself on his friends, colleagues, and students, but as a testament to the high quality of scholarly production among current historians of medieval English law. [...] all demonstrate the kind of meticulous scholarship and accessible presentation for which Brand is justifiably well known. [...] In the final analysis, this is not only a welcome addition to the body of work on English law and procedure, it is also a fitting tribute to one of the most productive and significant members of that community. Those interested in the topics of the articles themselves will find much to value in them; those curious about the state of English legal history today will find it well represented here." - Linda E. Mitchell, University of Missouri--Kansas City, in: The Medieval Review 13.09.46

"...einem sauber bearbeiteten umfangreichen Index...die hohe Konsistenz der Einzelbeitraege untereinander...Alle Beitraege beziehen sich ganz explizit auf das zentrale Arbeitsgebiet des Jubilars: Recht und Rechtspflege im England des >>langen<< 13. Jahrhunderts....Damit ist schon ein weiterer Schwerpunkt angesprochen, der die meisten der versammelten Beitraege durchzieht: der staendig wiederkehrende und wohltuende Bezug zur Quellenkunde und Quellenkritik...Diese Festschrift stellt einen facettenreichen und doch thematisch konsistenten Beitrag zur englischen Rechtsgeschichte des hohen und spaeten Mittelalters dar, mit der die Forschungsinteressen des Jubilars aufgegriffen und ueberzeugend weitergefuehrt werden." - Hiram Kuemper, Universitaet Bielefeld, in: Francia-Recensio (Mittelalter - Moyen Age (500-1500)) 2013/3

"...The focus of the volume is predominantly on the Common Law and the English legal system, reflecting Brand's expert knowledge and interpretation of medieval law and legal practice, and it would have been easy to locate the essays purely within this comfortable domain. One of the key strengths of this book, however, is that many of the contributions range more broadly, examining overlaps between other legal traditions and jurisdictions..." - Anthony Musson, Bracton Centre for Legal History Research, University of Exeter, in: Edinburgh Law Review, Volume 17 (Online May 2013), pp. 268-269 [DOI: 10.3366/elr.2013.0159]