Wales : an introduction to its legal history

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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, 2005
Publication Type (Medium): History
Type: Book
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/wales-an-introduction-to-its-legal-history/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

224 pages ; 22 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Wales : an introduction to its legal history 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: Thomas G. Watkin.
Publication Date: 2005
Country/State: Wales
Number of Editions: 1 editions
First edition Date: 2005
Last edition Date: 2005
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KD9430
Dewey Code: 349.429
ISBN: 0708318355 9780708318355 0708320643 9780708320648
OCLC: 144645387

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.

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Wales : an introduction to its legal history

Wales : an introduction to its legal history