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Prairie Justice: A History of Illinois Courts under French, English, and American Law
Roger L Severns
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Description for Prairie Justice: A History of Illinois Courts under French, English, and American Law
Hardcover. A concise legal history of Illinois,Prairie Justice covers the French, British, early-American, and Illinois-statehood periods to 1900. It illustrates the changes over time in the different judicial systems, culminating in the establishment of a unique body of Illinois law. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
A concise legal history of Illinois through the end of the nineteenth century, Prairie Justice covers the region’s progression from French to British to early American legal systems, which culminated in a unique body of Illinois law that has influenced other jurisdictions. Written by Roger L. Severns in the 1950s and published in serial form in the 1960s, Prairie Justice is available now for the first time as a book, thanks to the work of editor John A. Lupton, an Illinois and legal historian who also contributed an introduction.
Illinois’ legal development demonstrates the tension between two completely different European legal systems, between ... Read more
A concise legal history of Illinois through the end of the nineteenth century, Prairie Justice covers the region’s progression from French to British to early American legal systems, which culminated in a unique body of Illinois law that has influenced other jurisdictions. Written by Roger L. Severns in the 1950s and published in serial form in the 1960s, Prairie Justice is available now for the first time as a book, thanks to the work of editor John A. Lupton, an Illinois and legal historian who also contributed an introduction.
Illinois’ legal development demonstrates the tension between two completely different European legal systems, between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809333691
SKU
V9780809333691
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Ref
99-15
About Roger L Severns
Roger L. Severns (1906–61) earned degrees from Beloit College and Chicago Kent College of Law and earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1938 from the University of Chicago Law School. Severns taught law at Chicago Kent College of Law and practiced law at the firm of Isham, Lincoln, and Beale before leaving that firm to form Parkhill, Severns and Stansell.
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