Der Kampf um's Recht

Reprint! Pb, in-8, xii + 95 pp. Recht = strijd = lutte = struggle. Vermeld in 19650073: 66. Conservatieve rechtsfilosofen zullen beweren dat Recht orde schept. Kritische stemmen beweren dat het recht de status quo dient. First published in German in 1872 as Der Kampf ums Recht, the work attracted wide attention and was reissued in several revised editions and translated into a dozen foreign languages (Struggle for Law). The author was a renowned scholar of Roman law who wrote in a lively style. One legal historian called him "the Mark Twain of German jurisprudence." In this essay he discusses what the law is and how the law changes. It is a classic in the perennial struggle to make the law a means for achieving social change. Jhering (1818-1892)