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Retrofpedt of German Literature—Furt/prudence. 
‘reading, or the writing of books.— 
Their praétical labours, however, fre- 
quently give rifé to very inttructive 
publications. Thus Profeflor Hure- 
LAND, of Jena, author of fome efteem- 
ed works upon natural and _pofitive 
law, gives as ‘‘ Beytrage zur Berichti- 
gung und Erweiterung der pofitiven 
Rechtfwiffenfchaften,” (Contributions 
towards the Improvement of _Po- 
fitive Law); of which the fourth 
number appeared at the Eatter-farr.— 
Profeflor GunTHeR, of Heimitadt, 
publifhed the frit. volume of his 
«© Rechtliche .Bemerkungen durch 
vorgekommene Falle eriautert,” (Ju- 
riftical Remarks,, illuftrated by Cales 
that adétually occurred); and Von 
BerGc, of Hanover, _*‘ Juniftifcbe 
Becbachtungen und Kechistajle.” 
—(Juriftical Obfervations and Cafes.) 
—Another Hanoverian lawyer, M. 
Von Enpe, Member of the Tri- 
bunal of Appeal at Celle, prefented to 
the public “* Vermifchte .Juriflifche 
Abhandlungen,” .(Mifceilaneous Law- 
‘Tra&s), which were received with ap- 
probation. — Continuations appeared 
ef the “Juridifches Archiv,” by fome 
of the law profeffors, &c.. at ‘Tubin- 
gen; and of the ‘‘ Magazin fiir die 
Philofophie undGefchichte des Rechts” 
{Magazine for the Philofophy and 
Hiftory of Jurifprudence, by Grort- 
MANN, of Gieflen. This young law- 
yer is one of the modern reformers of 
the penal laws; among whom his friend 
Feuerbach, formerly Profeffor at Jena, 
now at Kiel, in a particular manner 
excited attention. by defending, with 
much acuteneis, the rigor of the older 
legiflators ; and, inftead of the theory 
of prevention, which is again recom- 
mended by Grotmann, developes the 
right of the ftate to threaten and put 
in execution fevere punifhments. Many 
adopted, and others, and among thein 
Grotmann, combated, his opinions ; 
and Thibaut of Jena, and Tittman of 
Leipzig, again entered the lifts againit 
them. But above all the new teét of 
Criminalifts found moft vigorous an- 
tagonilts among the lawyers of the old 
{chool, who could not fo eafily be per- 
fuaded to give up the principles they 
had hitherto defended ; efpeciaily 
Klein, of Berlin, where he was formerly 
actively employed in the compofition 
of the new Prulffian code, and Klein- 
{chrod, Profeffor in the Univerfity of 
Wiarzburg, who have for feveral years 
conjointly publifhed an “ Archiv des 
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Criminalrechts,” (Archive of Criminal 
Law), which was rendered more inte- 
refting by thefe difenffions. The dif- 
tinguifhed reputation which the latter 
enjoys, induced the Bavarian Govern- 
ment to commiffion him to draw up 
the plan of a “* New Criminal Code for 
the Electorate,” which has been pub- 
lifhed, and the Eleétor has offered a 
prize to the author of the bef criti- 
ciim upon it. 
Proteffor RE1rEMEYER, of the Uni- 
verfity of Frankfort on the Oder, is at 
pretent employed upona {ketch of am 
** Allgemeines Deutiches Gefetzbuch 
aus den unveranderten Materidlien des 
gemeinen Rechts in Deutfchiand” 
(General German Code of Laws, found- 
ed on the unchanged Materials of the 
Common Law.) But however defira- 
ble the ‘adoption of fuch a General- 
Code might be, there are too many ob- 
ftacles to allow us to hope to-fee the 
Protéffor’s projeét carried into execu- 
tion, Many publications likewifle ap- 
peared relative tothe laws of particu- 
lar tates of the German Empire. A- 
mong thefe we fhail notice only the 
“* Drey Abhandlungen tiber den Geik 
der Gefetze und Rechtfverwaltung in 
der Preuflifchen Monarchie’® -( Shree 
Differtations on the Spirit of the Laws 
and the Adminiftration- of Juftice in 
the Pruffian Monarchy). 
The Roman law, however, is not 
neglected: Commentaries an the Infti- 
tutions, and Pande&s, and new Com- 
pendiums, make their appearance from 
time to time, Particular parts of the 
civillaw are likewife diligently .ilinf 
trated; and the fame may be faid of 
the public and canon law. Nor is 
the law of nations negle@ted. Profed- 
for Von Martens, of Gottingen, has 
added a Supplement to his ‘* Recueil 
des principaux Traités,\ &c.” ; and 
formed a collection of the ‘‘Gefetze und 
Verordnungen der einzlnea EByropai- 
fchen Machte“uber Handel, Schiffarge 
und Affecuranzen, u. f. w.”’ (Laws 
and Editts of the different States of 
Europe relative to Trade, Navigation, 
and Infurances, fince the Middie of the 
17th Century). M. von Eccers, of 
Copenhagen, has publithed ‘* Acten- 
fiuckeuberdas Mifiverftaadifs zwifchen 
Danemark und England, &c.” (Docu- 
ments relative to the Difagreement be- 
twixt England and Denmark, and the 
Northern Neutrality, with a legal Exa- 
mination ‘of the Points in Difpute) ; 
and Mr. Housr, head of a commer- 
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