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

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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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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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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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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The Formation of the English Common Law: Law and Society in England from King Alfred to Magna Carta (The Medieval World) [2 ed.] 1138189332, 9781138189331

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

During the Anglo-Norman period a concept of law developed, binding ruler and ruled alike and which was based on custom c

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The Formation of the English Common Law: Law and Society in England from King Alfred to Magna Carta (The Medieval World) [2 ed.] 1138189332, 9781138189331

The Formation of English Common Law provides a comprehensive overview of the development of early English law, one of th

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