A Study In Legal History Volume Ii The Last Of England

Author : Charles Stephens
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443815604

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A Study in Legal History Volume II; The Last of England by Charles Stephens Pdf

When Lord Denning died in 1999, the leader writer of the Daily Telegraph wrote of ‘a deep and almost tangible ‘Englishness’ which ‘shone through many of Lord Denning’s celebrated judgments. He was patriotic, sceptical and humane; intelligent without being intellectual’. Since 1999, the nature of English identity has become the subject of debate and contention, not only within the academy, but also in politics and the media. In some respects, it could be argued that the debate about English identity is one of the most important in contemporary Britain. The Last of England considers the role of Englishness in the jurisprudence of Lord Denning, setting his conception of the role of the judiciary in the constitution, his views about the nature of history, the land and war, his understanding of equity, in particular the way in which he developed the doctrine of estoppel, his attitudes towards immigration and race and his approach to the law of the European Community in the context of the developing debate about the nature of English identity.

Author : Charles Stephens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Judge-made law
ISBN : OCLC:1230507310

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The Jurisprudence of Lord Denning by Charles Stephens Pdf

Author : Bryce Lyon
Publisher : New York : Harper & Row
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : UCAL:B3457094

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A Constitutional and Legal History of Medieval England by Bryce Lyon Pdf

Examines the period of the formation of the basic tenets of the British Constitution which form the basis for modern British and American government and legal tradition.

Author : William Blackstone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191077616

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The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone Pdf

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the first time it is possible to trace the evolution of English law and Blackstone's thought through the eight editions of Blackstone's lifetime, and the authorial corrections of the posthumous ninth edition. Introductions by the general editor and the volume editors set the Commentaries in their historical context, examining Blackstone's distinctive view of the common law, and editorial notes throughout the four volumes assist the modern reader in understanding this key text in the Anglo-American common law tradition. Property law is the subject of Book II, the second and longest volume of Blackstone's Commentaries. His lucid exposition covers feudalism and its history, real estate and the forms of tenure that a land-owner may have, and personal property, including the new kinds of intangible property that were developing in Blackstone's era, such as negotiable instruments and intellectual property.

Author : Frederic William Maitland
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230221670

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A Sketch of English Legal History by Frederic William Maitland Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II English Law Under Norman Rule And The Legal Reforms Of Henry II., 1066-1216 English Law tinder Norman Rule. The Normans when they invaded England were in one important particular a less civilized race than were those English whom they came to subjugate. We may say with some certainty that they had no written laws. A century and a half ago a king of the Franks had been compelled to cede a large province to a horde of Scandinavian pirates. The pirates had settled down as lords of a conquered people; they had gradually adopted the religion, the language, and the civilization (such as it was) of the vanquished; they had become Frenchmen. They may have paid some reverence to the written laws of the Frankish race, to the very ancient Lex Salica and the capitularies of Merovingian and Carlovingian kings. But these were fast becoming obsolete, and neither the dukes of the Normans, nor their nominal overlords, the kings of the Franks or French, could issue written dooms such as those which Canute was publishing in England. Some excellent traditions of a far-off past, of the rule of Charles the Great (800-14), the invaders could bring with them to England; and these, transplanted into the soil of a subject kingdom, could burst into new life and bear new fruit--the great record that we call "Domesday Book" is a splendid firstfruit--but written laws they had none. To all seeming, the Conqueror meant that his English subjects should keep their own old laws. Merely Duke of the Normans, he was going to be King in England, and he was not dissatisfied with those royal rights which, according to his version of the story, had descended to him from King Edward. About a few points he legislated. For example, the lives of his followers were to be...

Author : Frederick Pollock,Frederic William Maitland
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Page : 1436 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781584777182

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The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I by Frederick Pollock,Frederic William Maitland Pdf

"One of the Truly Great Pieces of Historical Literature of all Time" --Norman F. Cantor, Inventing the Middle Ages 66. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1898. 2 vols. xxxviii, 688; xiv, 691 pp. Reprint of the second and best edition. The History of English Law was the first systematic history based on modern historical methods. It addresses the period before the Norman Conquest in 1066, but deals primarily with the creation and establishment of the common law, a process initiated in the reign of Henry II (1154-1189) and concluded in the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). The first volume traces this history. The second volume treats the doctrines of the common law, including tenure, the law of personal condition, status and estate, and the jurisdiction and communities of the land. Gracefully written and enriched with countless references this is an essential book. First published in 1895, it remains a primary text for students of legal history and the social history of medieval England.

Author : Thomas Erskine May
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 101980453X

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The Constitutional History of England; Volume II by Thomas Erskine May Pdf

This classic work of history is essential reading for anyone interested in the development of British constitutional law. Beginning with the Anglo-Saxon period and continuing through the reign of George III, Hallam examines the legal and political evolution of England with uncommon insight and sensitivity. His narrative style is clear and engaging, and his analysis of the forces shaping English governance is as relevant today as it was in 1827 when the book was first published. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Blackstone
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1979-11-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226055381

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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 1 by William Blackstone Pdf

Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) stands as the first great effort to reduce the English common law to a unified and rational system. Blackstone demonstrated that the English law as a system of justice was comparable to Roman law and the civil law of the Continent. Clearly and elegantly written, the work achieved immediate renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education in England and in America which was to last into the late nineteenth century. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece. Previously available only in an expensive hardcover set, Commentaries on the Laws of England is published here in four separate volumes, each one affordably priced in a paperback edition. These works are facsimiles of the eighteenth-century first edition and are undistorted by later interpolations. Each volume deals with a particular field of law and carries with it an introduction by a leading contemporary scholar. In his introduction to this first volume, Of the Rights of Persons, Stanley N. Katz presents a brief history of Blackstone's academic and legal career and his purposes in writing the Commentaries. Katz discusses Blackstone's treatment of the structure of the English legal system, his attempts to justify it as the best form of government, and some of the problems he encountered in doing so.

Author : Norman Doe,Stephen Coleman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509973170

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The Legal History of the Church of England by Norman Doe,Stephen Coleman Pdf

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the principal legal landmarks in the evolution of the law of the established Church of England from the Reformation to the present day. It explores the foundations of ecclesiastical law and considers its crucial role in the development of the Church of England over the centuries. The law has often been the site of major political and theological controversies, within and outside the church, including the Reformation itself, the English civil war, the Restoration and rise of religious toleration, the impact of the industrial revolution, the ritualist disputes of the 19th century, and the rise of secularisation in the twentieth. The book examines key statutes, canons, case-law, and other instruments in fields such as church governance and ministry, doctrine and liturgy, rites of passage (from baptism to burial) and church property. Each chapter studies a broadly 50-year period, analysing it in terms of continuity and change, explaining the laws by reference to politics and theology, and evaluating the significance of the legal landmarks for the development of church law and its place in wider English society.

Author : Walter Blake Odgers
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9353955998

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The Common Law of England by Walter Blake Odgers Pdf

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Author : Stephen Baxter
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191528217

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The Earls of Mercia by Stephen Baxter Pdf

This book constitutes a major reappraisal of the late Anglo-Saxon state on the eve of its demise. Its principal focus is the family of Ealdorman Leofwine, which obtained power in Mercia and retained it throughout an extraordinary period of political upheaval between 994 and 1071. In doing so it explores a paradox: that earls were extraordinarily wealthy and powerful yet distinctly insecure. The book contains the first extended treatment of earls' powers in late Anglo-Saxon England and shows that although they wielded considerable military, administrative and political powers, they remained vulnerable to exile and other forms of political punishment including loss of territory. The book also offers a path-breaking analysis of land tenure and the mechanics of royal patronage, and argues that the majority of earls' estates were held from the king on a revocable basis for the duration of their period in office. In order to compensate for such insecurities, earls used lordship and religious patronage to construct local networks of power. The book uses innovative methods for interpreting the representation of lordship in Domesday Book to reconstruct the affinity of the earls of Mercia. It also examines how the house of Leofwine made strategic use of religious patronage to cement local power structures. All this created intense competition between the earls of Mercia and their rivals for power, both at court and in the localities, and the book explores how factional rivalry determined the course of politics, and ultimately the fate of the late Anglo-Saxon state.

Author : Dorothy Whitelock
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1053 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415143660

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English Historical Documents, 500-1042 by Dorothy Whitelock Pdf

"English Historical Documents is the most comprehensive, annotated collection of documents on British (not in reality just English) history ever compiled. Conceived during the Second World War with a view to ensuring the most important historical documents remained available and accessible in perpetuity, the first volume came out in 1953, and the most recent volume almost sixty years later. The print series, edited by David C. Douglas, is a magisterial survey of British history, covering the years 500 to 1914 and including around 5,500 primary sources, all selected by leading historians Editors. It has over the years become an indispensable resource for generations of students, researchers and lecturers. EHD is now available in its entirety online. Bringing EHD into the digital age has been a long and complex process. To provide you with first-rate, intelligent searchability, Routledge have teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research (one of the research institutes that make up the School of Advanced Study, University of London http://www.history.ac.uk) to produce EHD Online. The IHR's team of experts have fully indexed the documents, using an exhaustive historical thesaurus developed by the Royal Historical Society for its Bibliography of British and Irish History. The sources include treaties, statutes, declarations, government and cabinet proceedings, military dispatches, orders, acts, sermons, newspaper articles, pamphlets, personal and official letters, diaries and more. Each section of documents and many of the documents themselves are accompanied by editorial commentary. The sources cover a wide spectrum of topics, from political and constitutional issues to social, economic, religious as well as cultural history."--[Résumé de l'éditeur].

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Cyclpoedia of universal History: Volume II - Part I The Modern World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Stephens
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Judge-made law
ISBN : 1443812528

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The Jurisprudence of Lord Denning by Charles Stephens Pdf

The Jurisprudence of Lord Denning: A Study in Legal History consists of three volumes: Fiat Justitia: Lord Denning and the Common Law; The Last of England: Lord Denningâ (TM)s Englishry and the Law and Freedom under the Law: Lord Denning as Master of the Rolls, 1962â "1982. Each volume considers a different aspect of Lord Denningâ (TM)s jurisprudence. Fiat Justitia is concerned with Lord Denningâ (TM)s place in the common law tradition, as defined by Fortescue, Coke and Blackstone. Particular attention is paid to Lord Denningâ (TM)s approach to the role of the Judge and the use of judicial discretion in relation to precedent, statutory interpretation, individual rights and control of the abuse of power. The Last of England looks at the role of Englishness in the jurisprudence of Lord Denning, setting his approach to equity, in particular the way in which he developed the doctrine of estoppel, immigration and race and the law of the European Community in the context of the developing debate about the nature of English identity. Freedom under the Law sets the jurisprudence of Lord Denning in the context of the history of the 1960s and 1970s; examining his writings about the law, role in the Profumo affair and treatment of themes such as religion, literature, education, the currency, the Empire, the Union, national security, social change, industrial conflict and the role of the City of London. The trilogy provides a comprehensive analysis of the work of one of the most important judges of the twentieth century set in its historical, political and philosophical context. In the course of preparing this work, each of the 1072 judgments of Lord Denning, as reported in the All England Law Reports for the years 1962 to 1982, was considered, together with all the books about the law which he published while sitting as a judge.

Author : Frederic W. Maitland,Francis C. Montague,James F. Colby
Publisher : Trieste Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 0649064720

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A Sketch of English Legal History; Pp. 5-225 by Frederic W. Maitland,Francis C. Montague,James F. Colby Pdf

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