The legal history of Wales

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Edition Details

Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Thomas Glyn Watkin
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Wales
Publication Information: Cardiff : University Of Wales Press, 2012
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books, History
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/the-legal-history-of-wales/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Print version: Watkin, Thomas Glyn, 1952- Legal history of Wales. Cardiff: University Of Wales Press, 2012 (OCoLC)030009064

Short Description

1 online resource (XIV, 349 pages)

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The legal history of Wales is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publisher: University Of Wales Press
Responsable Person: by Thomas Glyn Watkin.
Publication Date: 2012
Country/State: Wales
Number of Editions: 18 editions
First edition Date: 2007
Last edition Date: 2012
Languages: English, German
Library of Congress Code: KD9430
Dewey Code: 340.09429
ISBN: 1299201393 9781299201392 9780708325452 0708325459
OCLC: 842859744

Main Contents

1. Pre-Roman Britain 2. Wales in the Roman Empire 3. The Sub-Roman Period 4. The Age of the Native Princes 5. The Norman Invasion and Edward I 6. The Later Middle Ages 7. The Tudors and the Union with England 8. The Age of the Great Sessions 9. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 10 Devolution and After

Summary Note

Wales has been served by a variety of legal systems and laws over the last two millennia. This book traces the various strands of Wales’ legal history from its beginnings, identifying and assessing the importance of the native Welsh, Roman, and English influences to Wales’ legal social identity.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

Wales

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

Wales

The legal history of Wales

The legal history of Wales