Legal history

By studying one of the oldest courts of the city this volume discusses the impact of Venice's unique brand of justice on its ordinary citizens. The criminal cases shed light on the black market economy; the civil cases demonstrate that justice was cheap, fast and accessible to all. Learn More

Deals with the study of burgesses in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099-1325). This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the contributions made by the non-feudal class to the development of legal and commercial institutions in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. Learn More

The modern form of many institutions, doctrines, principles and practices was shaped during the nineteenth century. This book traces and analyses the emergence and development of what is in many respects the modern law. Learn More

The years between 1603 and 1707 saw the establishment of the High Court of Justiciary, the building of the Parliament House, and the development of legal literature in the works of Craig, Stair and Mackenzie. This work deals with the years between 1603, when the Scots lost their resident king, and 1707, when they lost their separate parliament. Learn More

A chronological narrative account of the development of the Scottish legal system from early times. This volume traces the development of Scots law up to 1286. It covers the sources and literature, and the procedure and principles. Learn More

An interesting read for professional jurists, court administrators, and scholars concerned with lay adjudication or East German legal institutions, this book provides an account of the social courts of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Learn More

The period 1792-94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. After the phenomenal success of Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man", the government moved swiftly to prevent French republican ideas taking hold in Britain, beginning with the prosecution of Paine himself in absentia. This book focuses on this period. Learn More

Examines and describes the law of Scotland as it evolved in the late Medieval period from 1286 to 1488. This work covers events such as attempts to develop a central superior court, the development of Sheriff, Baron and Regality Courts and the law of the Church and the burghs. Learn More

Deals with the legal history of Scotland from 1488 to 1603. This period includes two major events, the institution of the College of Justice and the religious Reformation, both of which initiated developments of great and continuing significance. Learn More

Examines the progress of the law of Scotland from the Union of 1707 to the early years of the 1800s - a period full of dramatic developments, notable figures and great cases. Learn More

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Combining the work of eminent and emerging scholars this interdisciplinary book sheds new light on a legal classic and its continued influence. Learn More

This book examines public interest and the way that concepts of it and rhetoric surrounding it have been involved in shaping the law of copyright. Learn More

Features a collection of essays that investigate legal and religious subjects touching on the age and places in which Geoffrey Chaucer lived and wrote. This title covers topics such as the canon law of incest, the prosecution of sexual offences and regulation of prostitution, and the laws of nature concerning gender distinction. Learn More

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