The impulse to interpret seems to me what makes personal essay writing compelling. Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination Mindy Farabee December 26, 2014 In âNot What It Used To Be,â you write about talking to your younger self, which is an impulse I think many of us will understand.
When William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066, he combined the best of this Anglo-Saxon law with Norman law, which resulted in the English common law, much of which was by custom and precedent rather than by written code.
The common law tradition emerged in England during the Middle Ages and was applied within British colonies across continents. The civil law tradition developed in continental Europe at the same time and was applied in the colonies of European impe-rial powers such as Spain and Portugal.he common law tradition emerged in England during the Middle Ages and was applied within British colonies across continents. The civil law tradition developed in continental Europe at the same time and was applied in the colonies of European impe-rial powers such as Spain and Portugal.