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Essays on English law and the American experience / by William R. Jones [and others] ; introduction by Richard Hamm ; edited by Elisabeth A. Cawthon and David E. Narrett

Published
College Station : Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A&M University Press, [1994]
Copyright Date
©1994
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
xiv, 135 pages ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators
Jones, William R., 1930-, Cawthon, Elisabeth A., 1957-, and Narrett, David E., 1951-

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Contents
Introduction : English law and the American experience / Richard Hamm -- Sanctuary, exile, and law : the fugitive and public authority in medieval England and modern America / William R. Jones -- The Americanization of Blackstone's Commentaries / Craig Evan Klafter -- The politics of treason in the 1790s / Thomas P. Slaughter -- Rough work and tough logic : the English roots of Texas workers' compensation law / Elisabeth A. Cawthon -- Fence laws on the Great Plains, 1865-1900 / Yasuhide Kawashima -- Is the United States a common law country? / Calvin Woodard.
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ISBN
0890965811 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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