Scottish Legal History: Volume 1: 1000-1707

The first textbook on Scottish legal history from the genesis of Scots law to the Union, written from a legal perspectiveFrom the roots of a law that applied to all subjects of the Scottish King to the 1707 Union with England, this new legal history textbook explores the genesis, evolution and endur...

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Main Author: Simpson, Andrew R. C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Summary:The first textbook on Scottish legal history from the genesis of Scots law to the Union, written from a legal perspectiveFrom the roots of a law that applied to all subjects of the Scottish King to the 1707 Union with England, this new legal history textbook explores the genesis, evolution and enduring influence of early Scots law. Discover how and why Scots law come into being, how was it used in dispute resolution during the medieval and early modern periods and how its authority developed over the centuries. Key FeaturesThe chapters have been road-tested with legal history students in the School of Law at the University of AberdeenThe textbook has been developed with input from legal history lecturers at a number of Scottish universitiesComplex legal history is presented through examples and anecdotes, to help students to engage with and understand the materialMaterial is divided into easily digestable chunks, arranged from the perspective of legal history (rather than political, social or economic history)
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (408 pages)
ISBN:9780748697427
DOI:10.1515/9780748697427

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