The history of English law : centenary essays on “Pollock and Maitland”
The history of English law : centenary essays on “Pollock and Maitland”
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Edition Details
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): England
- Publication Information: Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, ©1996
- Publication Type (Medium): Aufsatzsammlung, History
- Type: Book
- Series title: Proceedings of the British Academy, 89.
- Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/the-history-of-english-law-centenary-essays-on-pollock-and-maitland/ (Stable identifier)
Short Description
288 pages : ILlustrations ; 24 cm.
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, The history of English law : centenary essays on “Pollock and Maitland” is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: The British Academy by Oxford University Press
- Responsable Person: edited by John Hudson.
- Publication Date: 1996
- Copyright Date: 1996
- Location: Oxford, U.K. ; New York, N.Y.
- Country/State: England
- Number of Editions: 12 editions
- First edition Date: 1996
- Last edition Date: 1997
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KD626
- Dewey Code: 349.4109
- ISBN: 0197261655 9780197261651
- OCLC: 35788698
Main Contents
Maitland and Anglo-Saxon law : beyond Domesday book / Patrick Wormald
Maitland and Anglo-Norman law / John Hudson
The writs of Henry II / J.C. Holt
‘The age of Bracton’ / Paul Brand
Maitland on family and kinship / Stephen D. White
Maitland and the criminal law in the age of Bracton / Henry Summerson
The learned laws in ‘Pollock and Maitland’ / R.H. Helmholz
The origins of the crown / George Garnett
Maitland and the rest of us / Paul R. Hyams
‘Pollock and Maitland’ : a lawyer’s retrospect / S.F.C. Milsom.
Summary Note
The volume is both an important study of late Victorian historiography and a significant reassessment of the early history of English law.
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