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21 mar 2019 · This book provides a concise introduction to the history of the main institutions and doctrines of English law, from the earliest times to the present. It retains the structure of the fourth edition (2003) but has been heavily revised to take account of recent research and thinking on the topics addressed.
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The Danish invasions of the ninth century subjected the...
- Kings and Queens Since 1066
Notes. Preface to the Fifth Edition Notes. Notes. Table of...
- The Ecclesiastical Courts
No English king, or royal judge, would have dreamed of...
- The Forms of Action
These writs addressed to the sheriff did not, like an eyre...
- The Jury and Pleading
This chapter concentrates on the jury and the history of...
- Family Settlements
A family settlement was an arrangement whereby ownership of...
- Quasi-Contract
The quasi-contractual possibilities of assumpsit were not...
- Assumpsit and Deceit
Such cases were already known in London and other local...
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25 paź 2021 · Includes documents in Latin with accompanying English translations Includes bibliographical references and index
2 maj 2019 · Part One -- 1. Law and custom in early Britain -- 'Communal' justice -- 2. Origins of the Common Law -- Central royal justice -- Effects on local justice -- The isolation of English law -- 3. The Superior Courts of Common Law -- Uniformity and abolition -- 4.
Introduction to English Legal History provides an introduction to the common law and English legal culture through the dimension of history. It traces in outline, the development of the principal features of English legal institutions and doctrines
This research guide is an introduction to the basic legal materials, in print and electronic formats, for historical research of English law. If you are researching modern English law, see the English Law Research Guide (https://law.duke.edu/lib/researchguides/english/).
19 gru 2023 · Previews available in: English. Showing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions? Add another edition? Includes bibliographical references and index. xlix, 600 p.
This chapter traces the history of the English legal profession, which begins around 1200. From the start there was a distinction between advocacy and attorneyship. The pleaders in the Court of Common Pleas became around 1300 the order of serjeants at law, from whom the superior judges were chosen.
