A Concise History of the Common Law

A Concise History of the Common Law
Author: Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2001
Genre: Common law
ISBN: 1584771372

Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.

Collected Papers on English Legal History

Collected Papers on English Legal History
Author: John Baker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1908
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 131610219X

Over the last forty years, Sir John Baker has written on most aspects of English legal history, and this collection of his writings includes many papers that have been widely cited. Providing points of reference and foundations for further research, the papers cover the legal profession, the inns of court and chancery, legal education, legal institutions, legal literature, legal antiquities, public law and individual liberty, criminal justice, private law (including contract, tort and restitution) and legal history in general. An introduction traces the development of some of the research represented by the papers, and cross-references and new endnotes have been added. A full bibliography of the author's works is also included.

Time, History, and Political Thought

Time, History, and Political Thought
Author: John Robertson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2023-06-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1009289365

Explores the multiple ways in which different conceptions of time and history have been used to understand politics since late antiquity, showing that no conception of politics has dispensed altogether with time, and many have explicitly sought legitimacy in association with forms of history.

Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems

Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems
Author: Paul Daly
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2023-09-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789904382

This original book fills a significant gap in legal literature by providing an exploration of research methodologies in public law; a field of research in which research methods are becoming increasingly prominent and sophisticated. Featuring thoughtful chapters written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides a thorough explanation of the key features, characteristics, and challenges of distinct methodological approaches to public law research.