The Oxford history of the laws of England . Volume VI 1483-1558 / / general editor, Sir John Baker

• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003]; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (6810 p.)
• Disciplina: 349.42
• Soggetto topico: Law - England - History
• Persona (resp. second.): BakerJohn H (John Hamilton)
• Note generali: On spine, vols. 11-13: Cornish, Anderson, Cocks, Lobban, Polden, Smith.; Vol. 1 published in 2004; v. 6 in 2003; v. 11-13 in 2010; v. 2 in 2012.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Summary Contents; Contents; Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; I. English Law and the Renaissance; 1. English Law and the Renaissance; English Law and the Reception; The Early-Modern Legal Transformation; Humanist Influences on English Law; Legal History and the Sense of Change; Order and System in the Sources of Law; The Advent of Printing; Individualism and the 'Common Weal'; The Role of Legislation; Equity and Conscience; Judicial Positivism; II. The Constitution; 2. General Features of the Constitution; The Devolution of the Crown ; The Rule of LawParliament; 3. Freedom, the State, and the Individual; False Imprisonment; Habeas Corpus; Writs of Protection; Purveyance and Pre-emption; The Poor; 4. The King's Dominions outside the Realm; Wales; Ireland; Isle of Man; France; III. The Courts; 5. Introduction: Jurisdictional Movements; 6. The Court of Common Pleas; Officers and Ministers of the Court; The Records of the Court; The Business of the Court; 7. The Court of King's Bench; Officers of the Court; The Records of the Court; Bills of Middlesex and Common Pleas; Effect of the Bill Procedure on Business ; Substantive Law Reform8. The Court of Exchequer; The Revenue Side; The Plea Side; The Equity Side; Error from the Exchequer; 9. The Court of Chancery; The Common-law Side; The English Side; Influence of the Civilians; The Masters and Clerks; The Records of the Court; Business of the Court; 10. The Council and Conciliar Courts; The Star Chamber; The Privy Council; Requests; Provincial Councils; 11. Admiralty Courts and Courts Martial; The High Court of Admiralty; The Court of the Constable and Marshal; 12. The New Revenue Courts; The Court of Duchy Chamber; The Court of General Surveyors ; The Court of the First Fruits and TenthThe Court of Augmentations; The Court of Wards and Liveries; 13. Ecclesiastical Courts; Relationship with the Common-law Courts; The Jurisdictional Boundary; The Break with Rome; Continuity; 14. Commissions; Assizes; Oyer and Terminer; Commissions of the Peace; Quarter Sessions of the Peace; 15. The Metropolis; The Court of Hustings; The Mayor's Court; The Sheriffs' Courts; Criminal Justice; Minor Courts; 16. Local Courts; The Palatinates; Forests; Counties and Hundreds; Cities and Boroughs; Courts of Piepowder; Manors; Other Franchises ; IV. Civil Procedure and Pleading17. Commencing an Action; The Formulation of Writs and Bills; Mesne Process; Appearance, Non-appearance, and Discontinuance; 18. Pleading; Oral and Paper Pleading; Forms and Formalism; Fictions; 19. Trial by Jury; Jury Trial; Qualifications of the Jurors; Impanelling and Challenging the Array; Challenges to the Polls; Evidence; Misconduct of the Jury; Verdicts; Attaint; 20. Damages and Costs; Reforms in the Law of Costs; The Control and Mitigation of Awards; Execution; 21. Legal Discussion in Court; Tentative Pleading; Formal Demurrers ; Motions in Arrest of Judgment
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume covers the years 1483-1558, a period of immense social, political, and intellectual changes, which profoundly affected the law and its workings. It first considers constitutional developments, and addresses the question of whether there was a rule of law under king Henry VIII. In a period of supposed despotism, and enhanced parliamentary power, protection of liberty was increasing and habeas corpus was emerging. The volume considers the extent to which the lawwas affected by the intellectual changes of the Renaissance, and how far the English experience differed from that of the Co
• Titolo autorizzato: Oxford History of the Laws of England
• ISBN: 0-19-168180-6; 0-19-101857-0; 0-19-102970-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247993703316
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• Serie: The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series isbn 0-19-961352-4