History of Law | Professional literature for training, studies and practice

In the Legal History category, you will find scholarly literature on the development of law from antiquity to the present day. The works cover topics such as Roman private law, German legal history, the history of criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, and conflicts of international law. This includes analyses of historical processes, legal institutions, and the role of law in times of crisis, such as during the Nazi era or in the GDR.

The titles are aimed at students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of law, history, and archaeology. Typical types of works include handbooks such as the Concise Dictionary of German Legal History, introductions, commentaries, conference proceedings, and biographical encyclopedias. Interdisciplinary approaches, such as those on law and music or women in legal history, are also represented.