Search results for: “The history of English law”
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Ecclesiastical Law
Definition of Ecclesiastical Commissioners Established by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1836, to administer Church property and revenue Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the Dictionaries, Ecclesiastical […]
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Ecclesiastical Law
Definition of Ecclesiastical Commissioners Established by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1836, to administer Church property and revenue Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the Dictionaries, Ecclesiastical […]
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Common Law
Definition of Common Law That part of the law of England formulated, developed and administered by the old Common Law Courts, based on the common custom of the country, and originally unwritten. It is opposed to equity, the body of rules administered by the Court of Chancery ; to statute law, […]
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Canon Law
Definition of Canon Law A body of Roman ecclesiastical law, compiled from the opinions of the ancient Latin fathers, the decrees of general councils, and the decretal epistles and bulls of the Holy See. It was codified in the 12th century by Gratianus, and added to by subsequent collections, […]
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Law Classification, Historical
Law Classification, Historical in Europe A nation’s law, as it exists at any date in the nation’s history, whether expressed by a written constitution, by statutes, by case law, by customs, or, as is now usually the case in civilized countries, by all of these in combination, may be […]
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List of Legal History Broader Databases
List of Legal History Broader Databases in Europe The following databases are comprehensive, covering a wide selection of time periods, and can be a starting point for a more specific database. Primary Sources Databases These databases provide access to full-text materials from the Middle […]
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Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Europe This legal encyclopedia was published in New York, by North-Holland Pub. Co., 1981-1990. n 1992 the same publishers published a reprint with addenda and some revisions of articles published in the twelve volume set of the same name listed […]
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About the Origins and Sources of International Law, Historical
About the Origins and Sources of International Law, Historical in Europe The eminent man who founded the Whewell Professorship of International Law laid an earnest and express injunction on the occupant of this chair that he should make it his aim, in all parts of his treatment of the […]
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List of English Reports
List of Reports, England in Europe AC — Law Reports Appeal Cases (1891-) Acton — Acton (Prize Causes) [Reports] Adam — Adam [Reports] A & E — Adolphus & Ellis [Reports] Ad & El — Adolphus & Ellis [Reports] Ad & El, NS — Adolphus & Ellis New […]