{"product_id":"law-leverage-and-litigation-in-niels-fieremans-9781399545860","title":"Law, Leverage, and Litigation in Late Medieval Bruges: Foreign Merchants in a City of Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate medieval Bruges was a commercial hub that connected Hanseatic, English, Scottish, Portuguese, Spanish, Aragonese, and Italian traders. This book focuses on the conflict resolution of the aldermen and how merchants operated within this legal framework. The key question being whether Bruges was a city of justice. Although this was sometimes claimed by travellers, a lot of merchants confronted with the practicalities of conflict resolution in Bruges, disagreed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFieremans analyses how customary law, institutional frameworks, and commerce intersected and were challenged by the aldermen's pursuit of justice. By clarifying the working of the aldermen, it advances our knowledge of the basic mechanisms of a late medieval law court and the evolution of the law courts of late medieval Flanders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking an interdisciplinary approach, the book focuses on the interplay between commerce and justice, explores the diverse merchant communities, and considers the potential lessons it offers for understanding both historical and modern markets. It sheds light on the pragmatic legal culture of Bruges and the legal mechanisms that partially regulate commerce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Niels Fieremans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399545868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399545860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Niels Fieremans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425234108671,"sku":"9781399545860","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a202954-9e46-4aa6-bdd5-1bc0db37b583.jpg?v=1761537914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/law-leverage-and-litigation-in-niels-fieremans-9781399545860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}