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Prairie justice : a history of Illinois courts under French, English, and American law /

"A concise legal history of Illinois, Prairie Justice covers the French, British, early-American, and Illinois-statehood periods to 1900. It illustrates the changes over time in the different judicial systems, culminating in the establishment of a unique body of Illinois law"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Severns, Roger L., 1906-1961 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lupton, John A., 1966- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Whose Home Is in the Wilderness"
  • Law and Anarchy, Virginia County, Federal Territory
  • The Coming of the Common Law
  • A Frontier Court
  • Lawyers and Law Courts
  • Law and Politics
  • Giants in the Prairie
  • Trails of the Circuit Riders
  • The Coming of Age
  • Epilogue.