The payment order of antiquity and the Middle Ages a legal history / Benjamin Geva.

Author/creator Geva, Benjamin, 1946-
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Publication InfoOxford ; Portland, OR : Hart Publishing,
Descriptionxlvi, 736 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesHart monographs in transnational and international law ; v. 6
Hart monographs in transnational and international law ; v. 6. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Money, payment in money, and the order to pay money -- Money and monetary legal theory in antiquity and the Middle Ages -- Funds transfer in antiquity : instruments, institutions and mechanisms -- Deriving history from law : are cheques traceable to the Talmud? -- The payment order under Roman law -- The medieval Hawale : the legal nature of the Suftaj and other Islamic payment instruments -- Funds transfer under Talmudic law : orthodoxy and adaptation -- Payment orders in medieval continental Europe : book transfers and bills of exchange -- Payment orders under English common law : the bailment of money and the "reception" of the bill of exchange -- Evolution and transformation : the birth of the modern payment system in post-medieval England -- Turning the wheels of post-medieval change : paper circulation and negotiatbility under English law -- Staying on course : the footprint of ancient and medieval doctrine and practice on modern payment laws -- Epilogue : From barter to electronic funds transfers and the role of law.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [687]-711) and index.
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LCCN 2012392071
ISBN9781849460521 (cloth)
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