An analysis of the Roman legal tradition, describing Justinian’s crucial role in establishing a permanent legal code, and then taking it area by area, starting from philiosophical first principles about society and government and explaining how the law developed. Strongly recommended to my lawyer friends. I then go on to discuss democracy and sex (warning – gruesome details regarding the latter).
From the Heart of Europe
Books, politics, languages and life
Shortlisted women? Probably still a short list, so to speak.