A review by passifloraincarnata
Legal Systems Very Different From Ours by Peter T. Leeson, David Skarbek, David D. Friedman

challenging informative reflective

5.0

Fascinating survey of different legal systems, past and present, how they functioned, their strengths and weaknesses. Covers the legal systems of Imperial China, medieval Iceland, Ireland, Ye Olde Englande, the Romani, Somalia, and ancient Rome, and looks at the problems of revenge, perverse incentives, enforcement, deterrence, civil vs. criminal complaints, and other things. Avoids romanticising medieval Iceland as many libertarians are wont to do. Dry reading for long stretches, but rewarding for the persistent.