Expectations of the Law in the Middle Ages (Hardcover, Revised Ed.)

The first systematic examination of the expectations people had of the law in the middle ages. This book represents the first systematic examination of the expectations people had of the law in the Middle Ages. Up until now historians have used medieval legal records to demonstrate the operation of legal rules, the functioning of legal institutions and the development of the legal profession, but they have rarely considered the attitudes that arose as a result of the processes of law. The papers in this volume investigate the way expectations of the law were generated, captured, revealed or replayed for posterity in medieval Europe in jurisprudential reasoning, the activity of charter writing, the framing of definitions of "liberty", the concern for historical justifications, and the phraseology of various forms of legislation and chancery bills. Attitudes and perceptions are also considered with regard to the active role played by rulers of European states in law-giving and in the organisation of legal institutions. Contextualising some of the developments in medieval law, this volume not only enables generalisations to be made about expectations of the law, but also highlights the existence of national and supra-national similarities as well as differences arising in medieval Europe. Contributors: RICHARD W. KAEUPER, D. HEIRBAUT, M. KORPIOLA, JUDITH EVERARD, CYNTHIA J. NEVILLE, JULIA C. CRICK, H. SUMMERSON, G. SEABOURNE, G. DODD, T. HASKETT, ANTHONY MUSSON, C. STEBBINGS, P. TUCKER

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	Anthony Musson
Contributors:	Anthony Musson • C Stebbings • Cynthia J. Cynthia J. Neville (Customer) • D. Heirbaut • Gwen Seabourne • Gwilym Dodd • Henry Summerson • Julia C. Crick • Mia Korpiola
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	218
Edition:	Revised Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-85115-842-6
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-85115-842-0
Barcode:	9780851158426

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