1st Edition

The Rule of Law, 1603-1660 Crowns, Courts and Judges

By James S. Hart Copyright 2003
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

This book measures contemporary attitudes to the law - within and outside of the legal profession – to see how c17th century Englishmen defined the role of law in their society, to see what their expectations were of the law and how these expectations helped shape political debate – and ultimately determined political decisions – over the course of a very turbulent century.

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF LAW.  Introduction.  1. The Structure and Machinery of the Law.  2. The Judiciary.  SECTION II: ROYAL GOVERNMENT.  3. James I: of Kings and Kingdoms.  4. Charles I: New Solutions for Old Problems.  SECTION III: PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT.  5. The High Court of Parliament.  6. The Great Council.  SECTION IV: CROMWELLIAN GOVERNMENT.  7. Law and the New Republic.  8. The Good Constable.  Conclusion.

Biography

James S. Hart JR