Sir Edward Coke and the reformation of the laws : religion, politics and jurisprudence, 1578-1616 /
"Throughout his early career, Sir Edward Coke joined many of his contemporaries in his concern about the uncertainty of the common law. Coke attributed this uncertainty to the ignorance and entrepreneurship of practitioners, litigants, and other users of legal power whose actions eroded confide...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambrdige, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Uncertainty and the reformation of the laws; 2 'The most dangerous oppressor'; 3 Confidence and corruption; 4 Identity and the narratives of the past; 5 Reason and reform; 6 Pragmatism and the High Commission; 7 Chancery, reform and the limits of cooperation; 8 Delegation and moral kingship; Conclusion; Appendix: Serjeants created between 1577 and 1616 with practices in The Chancery from 1592 to 1615; Index.