Information on ancient and modern legal history, from around the world.
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- John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin Transcripts, images and links to primary and secondary sources addressing the state's experience with the death penalty and why it has eschewed capital punishment longer than any other.
- Famous American Trials Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law.
- Ancient Law Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property, inheritance, crime, and civil law.
- Code of Hammurabi - The Avalon Project Translation of the Code of Hammurabi, with commentary.
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation United States Congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873.
- Western Legal Tradition Web links to resources on Western law, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through 17th century England.
- The Women's Legal History Project Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
- The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.
- H-Law Discussion Network List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book reviews and a substantial selection of well-annotated links.
- LONANG Library Presenting historical writings in the natural law tradition.
- The Legal History Project Promoting an understanding of legal history.
- History of Law Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods.
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 - 1875.