The Constitutional History of England in Its Origin and Development
Author : William Stubbs
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Page : 676 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : William Stubbs
Publisher :
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Ann Lyon
Publisher : Cavendish Publishing
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 10,73 MB
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 1843145049
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Frederic William Maitland
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 1584771488
Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908. xxviii, 547 pp. Although Maitland never intended to publish these lectures, they have long been regarded as one of the best introductions to the English Constitution. Delivered in the winter of 1887 and spring of 1888, and edited and published in 1908 by one of Maitland's students, Herbert A.L. Fisher, they cover the period from 1066 to the end of the nineteenth century. Rather than a narrative historical format, they focus on describing the work of the constitution during five distinct moments in English history: 1307, 1509, 1625, 1702 and 1887. They provide an entry to some of the major concepts he later expounded in his seminal work written with Sir Frederick Pollock, The History of English Law. Widely considered the father of modern legal history, FREDERIC WILLIAM MAITLAND 1850-1906] was an English jurist and historian best known for The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I (1895), written with Sir Frederick Pollock. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge and studied at Lincoln's Inn, London. Maitland was called to the bar in1876 and practiced until 1884, when he became a reader in English law (1884) and professor (1888) at Cambridge. He founded the Selden Society in 1887. Hailed for his original outlook on history, his works had a profound influence on legal scholarship and remain important today.
Author : Martin Loughlin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191642649
The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its state - from England, to Britain, to the United Kingdom? What impact has the UK's developing relations with the European Union caused? These are some of the questions that Martin Loughlin addresses in this Very Short Introduction. As a constitution, it is one that has grown organically in response to changes in the economic, political, and social environment, and which is not contained in a single authoritative text. By considering the nature and authority of the current British constitution, and placing it in the context of others, Loughlin considers how the traditional idea of a constitution came to be retained, what problems have been generated as a result of adapting a traditional approach in a modern political world, looking at what the future prospects for the British constitution are. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Jean Louis de Lolme
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 1776
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Thomas Erskine May
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Page : 520 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 1844
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Author : George Burton Adams
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 26,91 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Constitutional history
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Page : 500 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 1763
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Walter Bagehot
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 1867
Category : History
ISBN :
There is a great difficulty in the way of a writer who attempts to sketch a living Constitution-a Constitution that is in actual work and power. The difficulty is that the object is in constant change. An historical writer does not feel this difficulty: he deals only with the past; he can say definitely, the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins, and in a manner in such and such respects different in the year at which he ends; he begins with a definite point of time and ends with one also. But a contemporary writer who tries to paint what is before him is puzzled and a perplexed: what he sees is changing daily. He must paint it as it stood at some one time, or else he will be putting side by side in his representations things which never were contemporaneous in reality.
Author : Walter Bagehot
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Page : 382 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 1872
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN :
A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American Constitution, being generally critical of the American system of government.