Law and government in England in the long eighteenth century : from consent to command

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): David Lemmings
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2011
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books, History
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Other titles: Law and government in England in the long 18th century
Series title: Studies in modern history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/law-and-government-in-england-in-the-long-eighteenth-century-from-consent-to-command/ (Stable identifier)

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Print version: Lemmings, David. Law and government in England in the long eighteenth century. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, ©2011 (DLC) 2011043803 (OCoLC)740623772

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1 online resource (X, 269 pages).

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Law and government in England in the long eighteenth century : from consent to command is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publishers: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; Palgrave Macmillan
Responsable Person: David Lemmings.
Publication Date: 2011
Location: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 4 editions
First edition Date: 2011
Last edition Date: 2011
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KD612
Dewey Code: 349.4209033
ISBN: 9780230354401 0230354408
OCLC: 793008241

Main Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Tables
Note on Works Cited in Endnotes
Introduction: Law, Consent and Command
The Local Experience of Law and Authority: Quarter Sessions, JPs, and the People
Going to Law: the Rise and Fall of Civil Litigation
Crime and the Administration of Criminal Law: Problems, Solutions, and Participation
Parliament, Legislation and the People: the Idea and Experience of Leviathan
Conclusion: Governance, People and Law in the Eighteenth Century
Introduction. Law, consent and command
The local experience of law and authority : quarter sessions, JPs, and the people
Going to law : the rise and fall of civil litigation
Crime and the administration of criminal law : problems, solutions, and participation
Parliament, legislation and the people : the Idea and experience of Leviathan
Conclusion. Governance, people and Law in the eighteenth century.

Law and government in England in the long eighteenth century : from consent to command

Law and government in England in the long eighteenth century : from consent to command