The selected writings and speeches of Sir Edward Coke

Type

Book

Authors

Coke, Sir Edward

ISBN 10

086597313X

ISBN 13

9780865973138

Tags

Edward Coke, writings, Speeches, Parliament, 1500-1599, 1600-1699

Abstract

"The Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke includes selections from the four volumes of the Institutes and cases from the Reports, and several of Coke's speeches in Parliament. Taken together, these writings delineate the origin and nature of the modern common law and indicate the profound interrelationship in the English tradition of custom, common law, authority (of both Crown and Commons), and individual liberty. Coke's great law books and speeches are well represented on Magna Carta, citizenship, habeas corpus, freedom from wrongful search and arrest, the origins of law, judicial review, administrative law, judging, criminal law, the moral obligations of officials, the powers of King, Parliament, church, and the law, property and rights, and the profession and study of law. The Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke is the first anthology of his works ever published." - Voila

Description

v. 1. Reports -- v. 2. Coke's speech and charge at the Norwich Assizes -- Excerpts from the small treatises -- Excerpts from the Institutes of the lawes of England -- v. 3. Speeches in Parliament -- Appendix I : Official acts related to Sir Edward Coke's career -- Appendix II : The epitaph of Sir Edward Coke.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1341-1377) and index.

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