Hamann on "iudex non calculate": A Scavenger Hunt in Legal History @HanjoHamann @EBSuniversitaet

Hanjo Hamann, EBS Law School; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, has published "iudex non calculat": A Scavenger Hunt in Legal History. Here is the abstract.

IUDEX NON CALCULAT is widely assumed to be an ancient Roman wisdom, but no evidence of its existence prior to 1850 has ever been presented. So where does it come from? This paper seeks to trace its origin and (failing to do so) documents its surprising prominence among European lawyers. Complementarily, the paper also focusses on the United States. It is a work in progress originally drafted for a workshop on “Social and Historical Perspectives on Calculation in the Law” at Harvard Kennedy School. Any feedback or additional historical material will be incorporated with grateful attribution.

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