The Community of the College of Justice : : Edinburgh and the Court of Session, 1687-1808 / / John Finlay.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Finlay, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

The first institutional history of Scotland’s 18th-century civil court and its legal communityRead and download the introduction to The Community of the College of Justice online for freeThis study investigates the important role of Scotland's College of Justice members in the cultural and economic flowering of Scotland as a whole, and Edinburgh in particular, and argues that a single Law institution had a marked influence on the Scottish cultural landscape to the present day. The Court of Session records, uncovered by John Finlay, show a cross-section of Scottish society experiencing Edinburgh’s legal processes in the 18th century.18th-century Edinburgh owed much to the men who worked in the Court of Session as members of the unique institution known as the College of Justice. James Boswell, Lord Kames, Henry Dundas and Walter Scott are just some of those who emerged from the College to influence Scotland’s place in Europe.Key FeaturesAn original and wide-ranging study based on primary sources, including newly discovered records from the Court of SessionGives you insights into the history of urban administration, the legal profession and the Court of SessionConsiders the legal and social community responsible for the development of Scots law at a key period in its developmentFor anyone studying the sources and singularity of Scots Law, and the social history of the 18th century"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and References -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The College and the Urban Community -- 3 The College and Urban Administration -- 4 The Lords of Session -- 5 Advocates -- 6 Writers to the Signet -- 7 The Working Chambers of the College -- 8 Subordinate and Minor Office-holders in the College -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Persons -- Index of Judicial Titles