The Oxford history of the laws of England t.1 ; the history of the Canon Law and Ecclasiastical Jurisdiction (597-1649)

• Date de parution : 16/09/2010
• Editeur : Oxford Up Elt
• EAN : 9780198258971
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

• Nombre de pages : (-)
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Anglais
• Thème : Histoire / Actualité en langue anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

One of the first volumes to be published in the landmark new series, the Oxford History of the Laws of England, the first full-length history of English law to take unpublished sources into account The series will be indispensable for Law libraries This volume provides comprehensive coverage... Voir plus

One of the first volumes to be published in the landmark new series, the Oxford History of the Laws of England, the first full-length history of English law to take unpublished sources into account The series will be indispensable for Law libraries This volume provides comprehensive coverage of canon law, and brings together in one volume a substantial body of scholarship on the subject The history of English Law is also the history of US and Commonwealth Law This volume traces the reception and subsequent history of the canon law in England between 597 and 1649. It covers, amongst other topics, the Anglo-Saxon laws, both secular and spiritual; the establishment of consistory courts; and the fate of the canon law during and after the English reformation.

Secondly, this volume addresses the subjects under ecclesiastical jurisdiction: Civil procedure and the Law of Proof; monetary obligations and economic regulation; testamentary law and probate jurisdiction; tithes and spiritual dues; churches and the clergy; marriage and divorce; defamation; and crimes and criminal procedure. These subjects are examined using evidence from later medieval and early modern court records, and the volume seeks to place them within the context of formal canon law. The volume also places ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the context of English society and the English common law.