Collected Papers on English Legal History 3 Volume Set

Sir John Baker's writings touch on most aspects of English legal history, especially the legal profession and its learning.

Over the last forty years, Sir John Baker has written on most aspects of English legal history, especially on the legal profession, its learning and the core principles of the common law. This collection of his writings includes many papers that have been widely cited.Over the last forty years, Sir John Baker has written on most aspects of English legal history, and this collection of his writings includes many papers that have been widely cited. Providing points of reference and foundations for further research, the papers cover the legal profession, the inns of court and chancery, legal education, legal institutions, legal literature, legal antiquities, public law and individual liberty, criminal justice, private law (including contract, tort and restitution) and legal history in general. An introduction traces the development of some of the research represented by the papers, and cross-references and new endnotes have been added. A full bibliography of the author's works is also included.