The law merchant and the common law before 1700

The Cambridge Law Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1979, Pages 295-322

  Baker, J H ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84972271644     PISSN: 00081973     EISSN: 14692139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008197300094204     Document Type: Article

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