He studied the history of continental and English common law, and why they diverged so sharply. He revealed the significance of power struggles between the judiciary, legislators, and legal scholars. He wrote in Dutch and English, with some of his most notable works being translated into other European languages.
The Birth of the English Common Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1973, 2nd edition 1988.
An Historical Introduction to Private Law, translated by D. E. L. Johnston, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992.
An Historical Introduction to Western Constitutional Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995 ISBN0521476933
Literatureedit
G.R. Elton, Return to Essentials: Some Reflections on the Present State of Historical Studies, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Th. Denoël, Le nouveau dictionnaire des Belges, 1992
S. Dauchy, J. Monballyu, A. Wijffels (eds.) Auctoritates. Xenia R.C. Van Caenegem oblata (De auteurs van de rechtsontwikkeling), Brussels, Paleis der Academiën, 2000.
Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 2002; Annuaire 2004
Referencesedit
^. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^Obituary on the blog of Standen & Landen - Anciens Pays et Assemblées d'États.
April 14, 2024
raoul, caenegem, raoul, charles, baron, caenegem, july, 1927, june, 2018, belgian, historian, noted, expert, field, european, legal, history, contents, biography, family, works, literature, referencesbiography, edit, born, ghent, july, 1927, became, professor,. Raoul Charles Baron Van Caenegem 14 July 1927 15 June 2018 was a Belgian historian and noted expert in the field of European legal history Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Works 4 Literature 5 ReferencesBiography editRaoul Van Caenegem was born in Ghent on 14 July 1927 He became a professor at the University of Ghent In 1974 he was awarded the Francqui Prize in human sciences for his work on medieval history He studied the history of continental and English common law and why they diverged so sharply He revealed the significance of power struggles between the judiciary legislators and legal scholars He wrote in Dutch and English with some of his most notable works being translated into other European languages Van Caenegem became a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1977 1 In 1995 he was awarded the title of baron ad personam He died on 15 June 2018 2 Family editVan Caenegem was married to the British born historian Patricia Carson who was ennobled in 1996 with the personal title of Baroness Works edit Foundations c 750 c 1150 Government Law amp Society in The Cambridge History of Medieval Political Thought c 350 1450 ed J H Burns Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1988 The Birth of the English Common Law Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1973 2nd edition 1988 An Historical Introduction to Private Law translated by D E L Johnston Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1992 An Historical Introduction to Western Constitutional Law Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1995 ISBN 0521476933Literature editG R Elton Return to Essentials Some Reflections on the Present State of Historical Studies Cambridge University Press 1991 Th Denoel Le nouveau dictionnaire des Belges 1992 S Dauchy J Monballyu A Wijffels eds Auctoritates Xenia R C Van Caenegem oblata De auteurs van de rechtsontwikkeling Brussels Paleis der Academien 2000 Oscar Coomans de Brachene Etat present de la noblesse belge Annuaire 2002 Annuaire 2004References edit R C Van Caenegem Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on 29 January 2016 Retrieved 29 January 2016 Obituary on the blog of Standen amp Landen Anciens Pays et Assemblees d Etats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raoul Van Caenegem amp oldid 1133042217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
