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The Prince and the Law, 1200-1600: Sovereignty and Rights in the Western Legal Tradition
Professor Kenneth Pennington
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Hardcover. The power of the prince versus the rights of his subjects is one of the basic struggles in the history of law and government. This study of the history of monarchy, conceptions of law and due process addresses that struggle and uncovers new vistas in the study of Western legal tradition. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; JPHC; JPSN; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
The power of the prince versus the rights of his subjects is one of the basic struggles in the history of law and government. In this masterful history of monarchy, conceptions of law, and due process, Kenneth Pennington addresses that struggle and opens an entirely new vista in the study of Western legal tradition. Pennington investigates legal interpretations of the monarch's power from the twelfth to the seventeenth century. Then, tracing the evolution of defendants' rights, he demonstrates that the origins of due process are not rooted in English common law as is generally assumed. It was not a sturdy ... Read more
The power of the prince versus the rights of his subjects is one of the basic struggles in the history of law and government. In this masterful history of monarchy, conceptions of law, and due process, Kenneth Pennington addresses that struggle and opens an entirely new vista in the study of Western legal tradition. Pennington investigates legal interpretations of the monarch's power from the twelfth to the seventeenth century. Then, tracing the evolution of defendants' rights, he demonstrates that the origins of due process are not rooted in English common law as is generally assumed. It was not a sturdy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Weight
682 g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520079953
SKU
V9780520079953
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About Professor Kenneth Pennington
Kenneth Pennington is Professor of History and Law at Syracuse University. Among his previous books is Popes and Bishops: The Papal Monarchy in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (1984).
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