Potter's historical introduction to English law and its institutions / A. K. R. Kiralfy

Potter, Harold (1896-1951)

Verlag: London : Sweet & Maxwell, 1958

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges; minor foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 675 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; I. Introductory. 1. Foundations of the English legal system -- 2. Preliminary survey of legal development -- II. The courts. 1. The legal profession -- 2. The local courts -- 3. Curia regis and centralisation of justice -- 4. The common law courts -- 5. The conciliar courts -- 6. The High Court of Parliament -- 7. Courts merchant and maritime, and mercantile and maritime law -- 8. Ecclesiastical courts and the canon law -- 9. Special courts of criminal jurisdiction -- 10. Reorganisation of the judicial system -- 11. The jury system -- III. History of the common law. 1. Sources of the common law -- 2. The forms of action -- 3. Civil procedure at common law -- 4. History of crime and criminal procedure -- 5. History of tort -- 6. History of contract -- 7. The law of property -- IV. History of equity. 1. General outline of equity -- 2. Main principles of equity -- Appendices. A. The influence of the civil and canon law in England -- B. The law of persons -- C. English courts of law. Subjects; Law Great Britain History. Law England History. Law History and criticism Great Britain. Legal history England. Law Wales History. Legal systems. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 411734

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Potter's historical introduction to English ...
Verlag: London : Sweet & Maxwell
Erscheinungsdatum: 1958
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: Fourth Edition.