User:SLW012/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Legal history

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it details the history of the law, and how and why it has evolved. This article matters because the legal field shapes a significant portion of politlcal, social, and cultural aspects around the world.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is concise but descriptive, providing insight into the information that will be discussed throughout the rest of the article and a broad explanation of the concept of legal history. The content of this article is lacking in many ways, however, it does cite to many additional articles that may help to fill in informational gaps. The article is divided into the legal history of different regions, however, it fails to incorporate most of North America, Central America, and South America. Furthermore, regions may be the most helpful system for dividing the article, but providing citations to specific countries in addition to the United States would be helpful. In addition, the section referencing African Law is incomplete and not as well researched as the other sections. This article is largley written neutrally, addressing the different theories of legal history scholars. The notes and references included indicate signifncant research and and use of reputable sources. The article is well written. Even though it fails to include several important regions and legal systems, the sections included manage to address a huge topic in a concise manner.

The Talk Page references many of the same shortcomings as I did above. The article is rated as Start-Class and listed as a level-4 vital article in history. It is clear that this article requires more work.