John Hudson: Legal learning and learning law in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
31 January 17:00
2023 Carlyle Lectures: Custom, Common Law, and Civil Law
2023 Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought
John Hudson, Professor of Legal History, University of St. Andrews
5pm Tuesday 31 January
Location: Examination Schools
This lecture examines the English contribution to Roman and canon law learning and considers how interpretation may be affected by moving away from use of Bologna as the main comparator. It also looks at other aspects of learning the law in England and at developing forms of legal reasoning.