The British and their Laws in the Eighteenth Century (Hardcover)

New analysis and interpretation of law and legal institutions in the "long eighteenth century". Law and legal institutions were of huge importance in the governance of Georgian society: legislation expanded the province of administrative authority out of all proportion, while the reach of the common law and its communal traditions of governance diminished, at least outside British North America. But what did the rule of law mean to eighteenth-century people, and how did it connect with changing experiences of law in all their bewildering complexity?This question has received much recent critical attention, but despite widespread agreement about Law's significance as a key to unlock so much which was central to contemporary life, as a whole previous scholarship has only offered a fragmented picture of the Laws in their social meanings and actions. Through a broader-brush approach, The British and their Laws in the Eighteenth Century contributes fresh analyses of law in England andBritish settler colonies, c. 1680-1830; its expert contributors consider among other matters the issues of participation, central-local relations, and the maintenance of common law traditions in the context of increasing legislative interventions and grants of statutory administrative powers. Contributors: SIMON DEVEREAUX, MICHAEL LOBBAN, DOUGLAS HAY, JOANNA INNES, WILFRED PREST, C.W. BROOKS, RANDALL MCGOWEN, DAVID THOMAS KONIG, BRUCE KERCHER

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	David Lemmings
Contributors:	Bruce Kercher • Christopher W. Brooks • David Lemmings • David Thomas Konig (Contributor) • Douglas Hay (Contributor) • Joanna Innes • Michael Lobban • Randall McGowen (Contributor) • Simon Devereaux (Contributor)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-158-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > General
LSN:	1-84383-158-9
Barcode:	9781843831587

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