Sources of English legal history : public law to 1750 / Sir John Baker, K.C., LL.D, F.B.A.
By: Baker, John H. (John Hamilton) [author.]
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191881886Subject(s): Public law -- England -- History -- Sources | Public law -- Wales -- History -- Sources | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199546794DDC classification: 342.42009 LOC classification: KD3930 | .B3 2024Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: This volume offers an extensive collection of illustrative original materials, many of which are previously unpublished. It contains significant new material on the history of habeas corpus, mandamus, and certiorari, as well as well-known constitutional landmarks from the earliest times to 1750. Writing on the history of public law has tended to focus solely on the texts of statutes and formal records. In contrast, the book concentrates on the forensic arguments and judicial decisions that led to the emergence of legal principles in the field of public law, including criminal law and the regulation of jurisdictions.
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This edition also issued in print: 2024.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume offers an extensive collection of illustrative original materials, many of which are previously unpublished. It contains significant new material on the history of habeas corpus, mandamus, and certiorari, as well as well-known constitutional landmarks from the earliest times to 1750. Writing on the history of public law has tended to focus solely on the texts of statutes and formal records. In contrast, the book concentrates on the forensic arguments and judicial decisions that led to the emergence of legal principles in the field of public law, including criminal law and the regulation of jurisdictions.
Specialized.
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