English Law in the Age of the Black Death, 1348-1381

English Law in the Age of the Black Death, 1348-1381
Author: Robert C. Palmer
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2001-02-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780807849545

Robert Palmer's pathbreaking study shows how the Black Death triggered massive changes in both governance and law in fourteenth-century England, establishing the mechanisms by which the law adapted to social needs for centuries thereafter. The Black De

The Common Law

The Common Law
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1909
Genre: Common law
ISBN:

The Creation of the Common Law

The Creation of the Common Law
Author: Thomas Lund
Publisher: Talbot Publishing
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2018-07-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781616195861

After Edward I became king, Chief Justice Bereford took charge of the legal system and created law in accord with his own sense of justice. Here the most important medieval cases are paraphrased and analyzed, making this interesting and entertaining litigation accessible to everyone.