The Just and the Good: How Law Made the Western World

Explore how the pillars of the rule of law-from the courts of ancient Athens to the Constitution of the United States-were built

In The Just and the Good, William Magnuson takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of the law in Western civilization. He explains how foundational institutions like courts, codes, and constitutions magically transform the worlds they govern. And he argues that if we want to understand the foundations of freedom, justice, and democracy, we need to begin by ...