Law and Authority in British Legal History, 1200–1900

Name: Law and Authority in British Legal History, 1200–1900
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Law and Authority in British Legal History, 12001900Author(s): Mark Godfrey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107122277, 978-1107122277\nSynopsis\nBy presenting original research into British legal history, this volume emphasises the historical shaping of the law by ideas of authority. The essays offer perspectives upon the way that ideas of authority underpinned the conceptualisation and interpretation of legal sources over time and became embedded in legal institutions. The contributors explore the basis of the authority of particular sources of law, such as legislation or court judgments, and highlight how this was affected by shifting ideas relating to concepts of sovereignty, religion, political legitimacy, the nature of law, equity and judicial interpretation. The analysis also encompasses ideas of authority which influenced the development of courts, remedies and jurisdictions, internatio.