Commentaries on the Laws of England (Vol. 4)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226055450 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 514 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Necessary to grasp the Constitution" according to S. Gustafson. Every American lawyer ought to read Blackstone.Not that the law he contains is still reliable, although much of it is. But for the big picture, the history of the development of the English common law, he remains an indispensible source.The American founding fathers grew up with this stuff, and these four volumes were indispensible for a Colonial gentleman's education. In viewing them, you will gain a new understanding of the meaning of the Constitution of the United States. As Blackstone develops the law, he sets it against the backdrop
Thomas A. Green is professor of law at the University of Michigan and the author of important studies on the history of English criminal law and procedure, including Verdict According to Conscience, published by the University of Chicago Press.
These works are facsimiles of the eighteenth-century first edition and are undistorted by later interpolations. Blackstone demonstrated that the English law as a system of justice was comparable to Roman law and the civil law of the Continent. Each volume deals with a particular field of law and carries with it an introduction by a leading contemporary scholar. Clearly and elegantly written, the work achieved immediate renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education in England and in America which was to last into the late nineteenth century. Green discusses Blackstone's ideas on criminal law, criminal procedure, and sentencing.. Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) stands as the first great effort to reduce the English common law to a unified and rational system. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece.Previously available only in an expensive hardcover set, Commentaries on the Laws of England is published here in four separate volumes, each one affordably priced in a paperback edition. Introducing this fourth and final volume, Of Publ
Blackstone demonstrated that the English law as a system of justice was comparable to Roman law and the civil law of the Continent. The book is regarded not only as a legal classic but as a literary masterpiece. From the Back Cover This book stands as the first great effort to reduce the English common law to a unified and rational system. Clearly and elegantly written, the work achieved immediate renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education in England and in America which was to last into the late nineteenth century.