Essays in the History of Early American LawDavid H. Flaherty University of North Carolina Press, 1969 - 534 páginas This collection of outstanding essays in the history of early American law is designed to meet the demand for a basic introduction to the literature of colonial and early United States law. Eighteen essays from historical and legal journals by outstanding authorities explore the major themes in American legal history from colonial beginnings to the early nineteenth century. Originally published in 1969. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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... judges were maintaining and expounding law which already existed , while John Austin later insisted that the judges actually made the law in this nonstatutory area . This controversy need not be settled here.3 It is enough for our ...
... judges were maintaining and expounding law which already existed , while John Austin later insisted that the judges actually made the law in this nonstatutory area . This controversy need not be settled here.3 It is enough for our ...
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... judges should be elected ( and so they were in Plym- outh ) and suggests that they be restrained by fixed laws . In matter of fact at Geneva it was not this latter idea which was carried out , but the notion that the judge speaking for ...
... judges should be elected ( and so they were in Plym- outh ) and suggests that they be restrained by fixed laws . In matter of fact at Geneva it was not this latter idea which was carried out , but the notion that the judge speaking for ...
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... judges as anxious to push work along . Judge Bassett and Judge Rodney upset the usual leisureliness of lawyers by adopting 4. See WAMBAUGH , STUDY OF CASES ( 2d ed . 1894 ) §§ 47 , 107 ; Note ( 1893 ) 27 AM . L. REV . 87 . 5. Waller v ...
... judges as anxious to push work along . Judge Bassett and Judge Rodney upset the usual leisureliness of lawyers by adopting 4. See WAMBAUGH , STUDY OF CASES ( 2d ed . 1894 ) §§ 47 , 107 ; Note ( 1893 ) 27 AM . L. REV . 87 . 5. Waller v ...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY | 3 |
LAW AND COLONIAL SOCIETY | 41 |
COLONIAL COURTS AND THE COMMON | 53 |
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