Law and opinion in Scotland during the Seventeenth Century /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
J.D. Ford.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Portland, OR :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Hart,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 650 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-637) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Title page; Title verso; Contents; Preface; 1 The College of Justice; THE ADMISSION OF AN ADVOCATE; THE LITERATURE OF THE LAW; THE WRITING OF STAIR'S INSTITUTIONS; 2 The Interregnum Court; THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ENGLISH JUDGES; THE RESPONSE OF THE ADVOCATES; THE REFORM OF THE COMMON LAW; 3 The Court of Law; THE TRANSFER OF LEARNED AUTHORITY; THE APPROPRIATION OF THE COMMON LAW; THE REFORM OF THE PROPER LAW; 4 The Restoration Court; THE PROOF OF CUSTOMARY LAW; THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SESSION; THE DISPUTES OF THE LAWYERS; 5 The Revolution Court; THE PRINTING OF STAIR'S INSTITUTIONS.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Explores the relationship between the opinions expressed by lawyers and the development of the law of Scotland in the century preceding the parliamentary union with England in 1707, when it was decided that the private law of Scotland was sufficiently distinctive and coherent to be worthy of preservation.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
codeMantra
Stock Number
9781847313980
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Law and opinion in Scotland during the Seventeenth Century.