A treatise on the law of certiorari at common law and under the statutes
A treatise on the law of certiorari at common law and under the statutes
A treatise on the law of certiorari at common law and under the statutes
This book includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir
Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William
Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe
Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals,
form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to
researchers of domestic and international law, government and politics, legal
history, business and economics, criminology and much more.
This book goes on to
discuss criminal law, torts, bails, possession and ownership, contracts,
successions, and many other aspects of civil and criminal law.
This book includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir
Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William
Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe
Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals,
form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to
researchers of domestic and international law, government and politics, legal
history, business and economics, criminology and much more.
The essence of English common law is that it is made by judges
sitting in courts, applying legal precedent to the facts before them. A decision
of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the highest civil appeal court of
the United Kingdom, is binding on every other court. Topics covered includes:
Torts, Crimes, Contracts, The Law Of Persons, Adjective Law.
Author(s): William Blake Odgers, William Walter Odgersr and
Herbert Broom
This book covers the following topics: Freedom of Speech,
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Movement, Property
Rights, Retrospective Laws, Fair Trial, Burden of Proof, The Privilege against
Self-incrimination, Client Legal Privilege, Strict or Absolute Liability, Appeal
from Acquittal, Procedural Fairness, Delegating Legislative Power, Authorising
what would otherwise be a Tort, Executive Immunities, Judicial Review,
Freedoms and Privilege.
Lucid, accessible coverage, from
a historical perspective, of liability, criminal law, torts, bail, possession
and ownership, contracts, successions, many other aspects of civil and criminal
law. Indispensable reading for lawyers, political scientists, interested general
readers.