Blackstone 8: Sexism & the Common Law
It’s common to criticize Blackstone for embracing the Common Law’s sexism. But a passage I read the other day made me critical of this attitude towards his work. It made me wonder if it is more a product of confusing what Blackstone wrote with such clarity about – the Common Law – with his personal views. A passage where he
Tor Ekeland
February 15, 2021