The Birth of the English Common Law
R. C. van Caenegem
Cambridge University Press
First published in 1973, The Birth of the English Common Law has come to enjoy classic status.  In a new preface, Professor van Caenegem discusses some recent developments in the study of English law under the Norman and earliest Angevin kings.  The book provides a challenging interpretation of the emergence of the Common Law in Anglo-Norman England, against the background of the general development of legal institutions in Europe.