Married Women and the Law : Coverture in England and the Common Law World [1 ed.] 9780773590137, 9780773542921

Married Women and the Law of Property in Victorian Ontario [1 ed.] 9781442677098, 9780802078391

Until this century, married women had no legal right to hold, use, or dispose of property. Since the ownership of proper

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Married Women and the Law in Premodern Northwest Europe 1843838338, 9781843838333

Fresh approaches to how premodern women were viewed in legal terms, demonstrating how this varied from country to countr

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The Common Law 9780674054011

Much more than an historical examination of liability, criminal law, torts, bail, possession and ownership, and contract

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Legitimate Expectations in the Common Law World 9781849467780, 9781509909513, 9781509909490

The recognition and enforcement of legitimate expectations by courts has been a striking feature of English law since R

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Retroactivity and the Common Law 9781472560209, 9781841137612

This book analyses the common law’s approach to retroactivity. The central claim is that when a court considers whether

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Apex Courts and the Common Law 9781487530167

Apex Courts and the Common Law considers the influence of the courts at the apex of national legal systems on the develo

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Iniuria and the Common Law 9781472561459, 9781849465038

The delict of iniuria is among the most sophisticated products of the Roman legal tradition. The original focus of the d

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The Common Law in Two Voices: Language, Law, and the Postcolonial Dilemma in Hong Kong 9780804772358

This book examines how language changes the way law is debated and negotiated, focusing on the courtrooms of postcolonia

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Roman Law and Common Law - Comparison in Outline 9780521043618, 9780521086080

Roman Law and Common Law was first published in 1936. The second edition, entirely reset, revised throughout and supplem

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The Formation of English Common Law: Law and Society in England from the Norman Conquest to Magna Carta (The Medieval World) [1 ed.] 0582070260, 9780582070264

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