William Blackstone
Commentaires sur les lois anglaises is a French translation of William Blackstone’s influential Commentaries on the Laws of England. This edition, published in Paris by Bossange in 1822-1823, makes Blackstone’s comprehensive overview of English law accessible to a French-speaking audience. The Commentaries, originally published in the 1760s, provided a systematic and coherent account of English common law, and became a foundational text for legal education and practice in both England and the United States. This French edition offers valuable insights into the reception and interpretation of English legal thought in continental Europe during the early 19th century, and remains an important resource for legal historians and scholars of comparative law.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
