Early modern european legal history : a textbook

The textbook aims to offer some outline information and a basis for reflection on Europe’s legal systems during the early modern age as well as their shared characteristics. The discussion focuses on the role of the languages of law, the ways of doing justice (especially criminal justice) and the Copernican shift brought about by the proponents of legal Enlightenment. The general issues are contextualised within a specific reference framework, the Duchy of Milan in the 16th and 17th centuries.