Law and legal process : : substantive law and procedure in English legal history / / edited by Matthew Dyson and David Ibbetson.

"This collection of papers from the Twentieth British Legal History Conference explores the relationship between substantive law and the way in which it actually worked. Instead of looking at what the courts said they were doing, it is concerned more with the reality of what was happening. To t...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (374 pages) :; illustrations
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Summary:"This collection of papers from the Twentieth British Legal History Conference explores the relationship between substantive law and the way in which it actually worked. Instead of looking at what the courts said they were doing, it is concerned more with the reality of what was happening. To that end, the authors use a wide range of sources, from court records to merchants' diaries and lawyers' letters. The way in which the sources are used reflects the possibilities of legal historical research which are opening up in the twenty-first century, as large databases and digitised images - and even online auction sites - make it a practical possibility to do work at a level which was almost unthinkable only a short time ago"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781107040588 (hardback)
9781107503816
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Matthew Dyson and David Ibbetson.