Historical Introduction to Law Course
Connect Roman law, canon law, and customary traditions to today’s legal systems. This Historical Introduction to Law Course gives legal professionals clear, practical insight into how past doctrines shape modern courts, codes, and legal reasoning.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This short, high-quality course gives you a clear overview of how Roman, Germanic, canon, and Enlightenment ideas shaped today’s institutions, procedures, and core concepts. You will explore codification, precedent, rights language, and key reforms while building practical skills to organize a concise dossier, write with precision, and present historical links in a way that informs modern decision-making.
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Develop skills
- Map legal system roots: quickly link Roman, canon, and customary law to today.
- Trace doctrine evolution: show how codes, cases, and customs shaped modern rules.
- Draft clear legal history briefs: concise, structured, first-year friendly dossiers.
- Cite legal history sources: list and label key texts without full bibliography.
- Explain institutional change: connect past courts and codes to current practice.
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