Servants of the law : judicial politics on the California frontier, 1849-89 : an interpretative exploration of the Field-Terry controversy / / Donald R. Burrill
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| Autore: |
Burrill Donald R
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| Titolo: |
Servants of the law : judicial politics on the California frontier, 1849-89 : an interpretative exploration of the Field-Terry controversy / / Donald R. Burrill
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 347.794035 |
| 349.73 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Frontier and pioneer life - California |
| Law - California - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | California Politics and government 1846-1850 |
| California Politics and government 1850-1950 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter One. El Dorado; Chapter Two. A Hasty Footpath to Statehood; Chapter Three. From Roman Law to Common Law: Juris Civilus of Use and Custom; Chapter Four. A Judicial Activist; Photo1; Chapter Five. Justices of the Supreme Court of California; Chapter Six. Persona Non Grata; Chapter Seven. Growing Resentments; Chapter EightPolitical Dreams; Photo2; Chapter Nine. Jus et Fraus Numquam Cohabitant (Law and Fraud Never Cohabit); Chapter Ten. Injury Unrequited; Chapter Eleven. Dishonor in Absentia; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Servants of the law |
| ISBN: | 1-283-21364-8 |
| 9786613213648 | |
| 0-7618-4892-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807708903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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