A guide to the study of the history of English law and procedure. (reprint, 1923).1575888963 A guide to the study of the history of English law The system of law that has developed in England from approximately 1066 to the present. The body of English law includes legislation, Common Law, and a host of other legal norms established by Parliament, the Crown, and the judiciary. and procedure. (reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication , 1923) Crawford, Clarence C. William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hein & Co. 2006 83 pages $75.00 Hardcover KD532 In introducing the 1923 edition (published in Toronto by Carswell Co.), the then dean of the Northwestern U. of Law characterized Crawford as the " 'charitable soul' who names and classifies for us the sources which furnish fur·nish tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es 1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. 2. the needs of every student of English Legal History." Crawford, who was a professor of European history at the U. of Kansas, prefaced his guide by noting that Americans owe a debt to English private law even greater than that for our political and economic institutions. Emphasizing underlying principles, he traces the history of such law from its Anglo-Saxton Germanic roots to 20th century cases in outline form. The volume includes specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. bibliographies and a list of British monarchs' reigns, but lacks an index. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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