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Law and Legal Process

Substantive Law and Procedure in English Legal History

Matthew Dyson editor David Ibbetson editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:25th Jul '13

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Leading historians of English law examine the relationship between substantive law and legal process from medieval to modern times.

Using sources ranging from court records to merchants' diaries and lawyers' letters, this collection of papers from the Twentieth British Legal History Conference brings together the work of English legal historians to explore the relationship between substantive law and the reality of the law's operation.This collection of papers from the Twentieth British Legal History Conference explores the relationship between substantive law and the way in which it actually worked. Instead of looking at what the courts said they were doing, it is concerned more with the reality of what was happening. To that end, the authors use a wide range of sources, from court records to merchants' diaries and lawyers' letters. The way in which the sources are used reflects the possibilities of legal historical research which are opening up in the twenty-first century, as large databases and digitised images – and even online auction sites – make it a practical possibility to do work at a level which was almost unthinkable only a short time ago.

'… this book is a worthy addition to what is arguably the leading legal history publication series.' Jonathan A. Bush, Law and History Review

ISBN: 9781107040588

Dimensions: 233mm x 156mm x 24mm

Weight: 680g

365 pages