Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age by Allen D. Boyer HARDBACK 9780804748094

Stanford University Press

Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age\nby Allen D. Boyer\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Allen D. Boyer\nTitle: Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Legal history\nPublisher: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804748094\nISBN-10: 0804748098\nRRP: \u00A399.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nSir Edward Coke (1552-1634), the first judge to strike down a law, gave us modern common law by turning medieval common law inside-out. Through his resisting strong-minded kings, he bore witness for judicial independence. Coke is the earliest judge still cited routinely by practicing lawyers. \nThis book breaks new ground as the first scholarly biography of Coke, whose most recent general .