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THE COMMUNITY OF THE COLLEGE OF JUS
John Finlay
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Paperback. 18th-century Edinburgh owed much to the men who worked in the Court of Session as members of the unique institution known as the College of Justice. This study investigates the important role of College members in the cultural and economic flowering of Scotland as a whole, and Edinburgh in particular. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
This is the first institutional history of Scotland's 18th-century civil court and its legal community. 18th-century Edinburgh owed much to the men who worked in the Court of Session as members of the unique institution known as the College of Justice. James Boswell, Lord Kames, Henry Dundas and Walter Scott are just some of those who emerged from the College to influence Scotland's place in Europe. The Court of Session records uncovered by John Finlay show a cross-section of Scottish society experiencing Edinburgh's legal processes in the 18th century. This study investigates the important role of College members in the ... Read more
This is the first institutional history of Scotland's 18th-century civil court and its legal community. 18th-century Edinburgh owed much to the men who worked in the Court of Session as members of the unique institution known as the College of Justice. James Boswell, Lord Kames, Henry Dundas and Walter Scott are just some of those who emerged from the College to influence Scotland's place in Europe. The Court of Session records uncovered by John Finlay show a cross-section of Scottish society experiencing Edinburgh's legal processes in the 18th century. This study investigates the important role of College members in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748694679
SKU
V9780748694679
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About John Finlay
John Finlay is senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University of Glasgow.
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