This book provides a challenging interpretation of the emergence of the common law in Anglo-Norman England, against the background of the general development of legal institutions in Europe.First published in 1973, The Birth of the English Common Law has come to enjoy classical status, and in a new preface Professor van Caenegem discusses some recent developments in the study of English law under the Norman and earliest Angevin kings.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. English courts from the Conqueror to Glanvill; 2. Royal writs and writ procedure; 3. The jury in the royal courts; 4. English law and the Continent; notes to the text; index of persons, places and subjects.
