The Greatest Books of All Time on Law

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
14723 Allegorical Expositions of the Holy Laws Philo of Alexandria 50 Jewish Greek
14731 On Behalf Of Caelius Cicero -56 Roman Latin
14961 Helter Skelter Vincent Bugliosi 1974 American English
14986 The Anglo Saxons Marc Morris 2021 British English
14986 Arthur And George Julian Barnes 2005 British English
14986 The Rainmaker John Grisham 1995 American English
14986 East West Street Philippe Sands 2016 British English
15570 The Last Trial Scott Turow 2020 American English
15749 "Les Misérables" De Victor Hugo Henri Scepi 1862 French French
15919 The Maurizius Case Jakob Wassermann 1928 German German
15919 The Apriori Foundations Of The Civil Law Adolf Reinach 1913 German German
15919 Holmes Laski Letters Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. 1953 American English
15919 Classic Crimes William Roughead 1951 Scottish English
15919 The Trial Of Charles I C. V. Wedgwood 1964 British English
15919 Constitution Of India Indian Government 1950 Indian English
15919 An Economic Interpretation Of The Constitution Of The United States Charles A. Beard 1913 American English
15919 Moses Shalom Asch 1951 Unknown Yiddish
16518 King James Version Of The Bible various 1611 English English
16534 Reflections On The Psalms C. S. Lewis 1958 British English
16613 Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson 1893 Scottish English
16724 Inherit The Wind Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee 1955 American English
16761 Os Miseráveis 2 Victor Hugo 1862 French French
16740 Os Miseráveis 1 Victor Hugo 1862 French French
17171 A Civil Action Jonathan Harr 1995 American English
17171 The Lion and the Throne Catherine Drinker Bowen 1957 American English
17171 Summer for the Gods Edward Larson 1997 American English
17171 Original Meanings Jack N. Rakove 1996 American English
17171 The American Revolution Charles Howard McIlwain 1923 American English
17171 A Constitutional History of the United States Andrew C. McLaughlin 1935 American English
17171 Origins of the Fifth Amendment Leonard W. Levy 1968 American English
17171 The Dred Scott Case Don E. Fehrenbacher 1978 American English
17171 The Indian Lawyer James Welch 1990 Native American English
17171 Love Wins Debbie Cenziper 2016 American English
17097 Little Fuzzy H. Beam Piper 1962 American English
17171 And Away… Bob Mortimer 2021 British English
17171 The Appeal John Grisham 2008 American English
17171 The Pelican Brief John Grisham 1992 American English
17171 The Broker John Grisham 2005 American English
17171 The Chamber John Grisham 1994 American English
17171 The Summons John Grisham 2002 American English
17171 The Street Lawyer John Grisham 1998 American English
17171 The Partner John Grisham 1997 American English
17171 Alex Cross's Trial James Patterson 2009 American English
17171 The Associate John Grisham 2009 American English
17171 Covered With Night Nicole Eustace 2021 American English
17171 Born Again Charles W. Colson 1976 British English
17171 Justice For Hedgehogs Ronald Dworkin 2011 American English
17171 The Truth, The Whole Truth & Nothing But The Truth Barry Zalma 2010 American Unknown
17171 V13 Emmanuel Carrère 2024 French French
17171 Lovely One Ketanji Brown Jackson 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Last Colony Philippe Sands 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Penultimate Peril Lemony Snicket 2005 American English
17171 Life And Death Of The American Worker Alice Driver 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Rule Of Law Tom Bingham 2010 British English
17171 Keeping The Faith Brenda Wineapple 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Middle Temple Murder J. S. Fletcher 1919 British English
17171 Tutt And Mr Tutt Arthur Cheney Train 1920 American English
17171 The Just And The Unjust James Gould Cozzens 1942 American English
17171 The Fall Of Roe Elizabeth Dias, Lisa Lerer 2024 Unknown English
17171 Free Speech Jacob Mchangama 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Right To Oblivion Lowry Pressly 2024 Unknown English
17171 State Of Exception Giorgio Agamben 2003 Italian Italian
17171 Homo Sacer Giorgio Agamben 1995 Italian Italian
17171 A Madman’s Will Gregory May 2023 Unknown English
17171 Correction Ben Austen 2023 Unknown Unknown
17171 The Lost Children Of Wilder Nina Bernstein 2001 American English
17171 Europe And The Faith Hilaire Belloc British English
17171 Ireland In The Medieval World, Ad400–1000 Bhreathnach, Edel Irish English
17171 The Pink Line Mark Gevisser 2020 South African English
17118 Oikeusjuttu Franz Kafka 1925 German German
17171 The Books Of The Bible Anonymous Multiple Hebrew, aramaic, koine greek
17171 The Vulgate Bible Ronald Knox, translator English English