History of The Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions
This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to distinguish it from European legal systems. The book contains both text and extracts from historical sources and literature. The book is published in color, and contains over 250 illustrations, many in color, including medieval illuminated manuscripts, paintings, books and manuscripts, caricatures, and photographs.\ Two great themes...
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This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to distinguish it from European legal systems. The book contains both text and extracts from
Part I: The English Common Law: Medieval Origins Chapter 1. Criminal Procedure and the Origins of the Jury System Chapter 2. Civil Justice Chapter 3. Shaping the Legal Professions: Bar, Bench, and Books Part II: The Second English Legal System Chapter 4. The Transformation of the Juries and the Reconstruction of Criminal and Civil Justice Chapter 5. The Rise of Equity Chapter 6. The Maturation and Reform of Chancery, and the Fusion of Law and Equity Part III: Reshaping the Jury Chapter 7. Controlling, Reviewing, and Suppressing Juries in England Chapter 8. Judge/Jury Relations in America Part IV: Criminal Justice Chapter 9. Rebuilding Criminal Procedure: The Marian Pretrial and the Altercation Trial Chapter 10. The Growth of Defensive Safeguard Chapter 11. American Criminal Justice Part V: American Initiatives in the Common Law Chapter 12. Legal Literature Chapter 13. The Reception and Recasting of English Law Chapter 14. Legal Education Chapter 15. The Legal Profession Illustrated Timeline Table of English Regnal Years Image Acknowledgments Text Acknowledgments Index
