Lord Mansfield : justice in the age of reason /

An illuminating account of a formidable legal mind, Lord Mansfield presents a vibrant look at Britain's Age of Reason. -- dust jacket.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Poser, Norman S., 1928-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, Ã2013
Sujets:
Mansfield, William Murray, > Earl of, > 1705-1793.
Mansfield, William Murray, > Earl of, > 1705-1793
1700-1820
Judges > Great Britain > Biography.
Law > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Judges
Law
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1820.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1714-1820.
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part Two : Justice in the Age of Reason. Chief justice of the Court of King's Bench
  • Commerce and industry
  • Freedom of the press
  • Crime and punishment
  • Betting and lending
  • Slavery and the Somerset Case
  • The American Revolution
  • Protecting authors and inventors
  • Women and marriage
  • Religious Freedom
  • The Gordon Riots
  • Last years
  • Epilogue : Lord Mansvield's legacy.
  • Part One : Becoming Lord Masfield. Scotland
  • Westminster and Oxford
  • Lincoln's Inn
  • A rising lawyer
  • Entering politics
  • Law officer of the Crown
  • Murray and the Jacobites
  • Attaining the bench and the peerage
  • The judge as politician
  • Family affairs
  • The social scene.

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