A short history of English law : from the earliest times to the end of the year 1911

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Edward Jenks
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: London : Methuen, 1912
Publication Type (Medium): History
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Other titles: Jenks' short history of English law
Series title: Making of modern law.
Permalink: http://books.lawi.org.uk/a-short-history-of-english-law-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-end-of-the-year-1911/ (Stable identifier)

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Print version: Jenks, Edward, 1861-1939. Short history of English law. London: Methuen, 1912 (DLC) 12016884 (OCoLC)4568544

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1 online resource (XXXV, 396 pages)

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Bibliographic information

Publisher: Methuen
Responsable Person: by Edward Jenks.
Publication Date: 1912
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 41 editions
First edition Date: 1900
Last edition Date: 1938
General Notes: Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library.
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KD532
OCLC: 60732893

Main Contents

Period I. Before the Norman conquest. Old English law
Period II. The conquest to the death of Henry III. Sources of the common law
Feudalism and the land law
Improved legal procedure
The law of chattels
Period III. Edward I to the Commonwealth. The triumph of the King's Courts
New interests in land
Rights and methods of alienation
The law of personal property
Contract and tort
Criminal law and procedure
Civil procedure in the later middle ages
Period IV. The Restoration to the present day (1660-1911). Modern authorities and the legal profession
Reform by equity
Changes in land law
New forms of personal property
Contract and tort in modern law
Reform in the criminal law
Modern civil procedure.

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Great Britain

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Great Britain

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