Sir John Fortescue: on the laws and governance of England
Sir John Fortescue on the laws and governance of England
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Edition Details
- Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): John Fortescue
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): England
- Publication Information: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997
- Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
- Material: Document, Internet resource
- Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
- Other titles: De laudibus legum Angliae.
Cambridge books online. - Series title: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought.
- Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/sir-john-fortescue-on-the-laws-and-governance-of-england/ (Stable identifier)
Short Description
1 online resource (216 pages).
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, Sir John Fortescue: on the laws and governance of England is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Details
Acknowledgements; Editor’s note on the texts; Note on the translations; Introduction; Principal events in Fortescue’s life; Select bibliography; List of abbreviations; 1. In Praise of the Laws of England; 2. The Governance of England; Appendix A. Extracts from On the Nature of the Law of Nature; Appendix B. Example of how good council helps and advantages and of what follows from the contrary; Appendix C. Articles to the Earl of Warwick 1470; Index.
Bibliographic information
- Responsable Person: Sir John Fortescue ; edited by Shelley Lockwood.
- Publication Date: 1997
- Country/State: England
- Number of Editions: 1 editions
- First edition Date: 1997
- Last edition Date: 1997
- Languages: British English
- Library of Congress Code: KD600
- Dewey Code: 344.242
- ISBN: 9781139170512 1139170511
- OCLC: 857279563
Main Contents
Acknowledgements; Editor’s note on the texts; Note on the translations; Introduction; Principal events in Fortescue’s life; Select bibliography; List of abbreviations; 1. In Praise of the Laws of England; 2. The Governance of England; Appendix A. Extracts from On the Nature of the Law of Nature; Appendix B. Example of how good council helps and advantages and of what follows from the contrary; Appendix C. Articles to the Earl of Warwick 1470; Index.
Summary Note
Two major works by the founder of English political thought made accessible to the student.
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