Henry Maine's study of how legal systems evolve, famous for the claim that progress moves 'from status to contract.' It helped found comparative and historical jurisprudence.
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Henry Maine's study of how legal systems evolve, famous for the claim that progress moves 'from status to contract.' It helped found comparative and historical jurisprudence.