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Common law, civil law, and colonial law : essays in comparative legal history from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries /

"This volume is a selection of essays taken from the excellent range of papers presented at the British Legal History Conference hosted by the Institute for Legal and Constitutional Research at the University of St Andrews, 10-13 July 2019. The theme of the conference gives this book its title:...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: British Legal History Conference University of St. Andrews, Cambridge University Press
Other Authors: Eves, William, 1985- (Editor), Hudson, John, 1962- (Editor), Ivarsen, Ingrid, 1989- (Editor), White, Sarah B., 1990- (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Comparative law > History > Congresses.
Common law > History > Congresses.
Civil law > History > Congresses.
Colonies > Law and legislation > History > Congresses.
Droit comparé > Histoire > Congrès.
Common law > Histoire > Congrès.
Droit civil > Histoire > Congrès.
Civil law.
Colonies > Law and legislation.
Common law.
Comparative law.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 'In aliquibus locis est consuetudo' : French lawyers and the Lombard customs of fiefs in the mid-fiefs in the mid-thirteenth century / Attilio Stella
  • What does Regiam maiestatem actually say (and what does it mean)? / Alice Taylor
  • James VI and I, rex et iudex : one king as judge in two kingdoms / Ian Williams
  • George Harris and the comparative legal background of the first English translation of Justinian's Institutes / Łukasz Jan Korporowicz
  • The nature of custom : legal science and comparative legal history in Blackstone's commentaries / Andrew J. Cecchinato
  • Through a glass darkly : English common law seen through the lens of the Göttingische gelehrte anzeigen (Eighteenth Century) / Carsten Fischer
  • Looking afresh at the French roots of continuous easements in English law / Ciara Kennefick
  • Case law in Germany : the significance of Seuffert's Archiv / Clara Günzl
  • Leone Levi (1821-1888) and the history of comparative commercial law / Annamaria Monti
  • Radical title of the crown and aboriginal title : North America 1763, New South Wales 1788, and New Zealand 1840 / David V. Williams
  • The High Court of Australia at mid-century : concealed frustrations, private advocacy, and the break with English law / Tanya Josev
  • English societal laws as the origins of the comprehensive slave laws of the British West Indies / Justine Collins.