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A Natural History of the Common Law
S. F. C. Milsom
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Hardback. How does law come to be stated as substantive rules, and then how does it change? One of Britain's most acclaimed legal historians focuses on the development of English common law-the intellectually coherent system of substantive rules that courts bring to bear on the particular facts of individual cases-from which American law was to grow. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
How does law come to be stated as substantive rules, and then how does it change? In this collection of discussions from the James S. Carpentier Lectures in legal history and criticism, one of Britain's most acclaimed legal historians S. F. C. Milsom focuses on the development of English common law-the intellectually coherent system of substantive rules that courts bring to bear on the particular facts of individual cases-from which American law was to grow. Milsom discusses the differences between the development of land law and that of other kinds of law and, in the latter case, how procedural changes ... Read more
How does law come to be stated as substantive rules, and then how does it change? In this collection of discussions from the James S. Carpentier Lectures in legal history and criticism, one of Britain's most acclaimed legal historians S. F. C. Milsom focuses on the development of English common law-the intellectually coherent system of substantive rules that courts bring to bear on the particular facts of individual cases-from which American law was to grow. Milsom discusses the differences between the development of land law and that of other kinds of law and, in the latter case, how procedural changes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231129947
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V9780231129947
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About S. F. C. Milsom
S. F. C. Milsom is professor emeritus of law at Cambridge University and the author of many books, including Historical Foundations of the Common Law and Legal Framework of English Feudalism. The recipient of the Harvard Law School's Ames Prize and the Royal Society of Arts' Swiney Prize, Milsom is past president of the Selden Society, a fellow of the ... Read more
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