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Kings, barons and justices : the making and enforcement of legislation in thirteenth-century England / Paul Brand

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Brand, Paul (Paul A.)
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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1 online resource (xix, 508 pages).
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English.
Contents
pt. I. Politics and the legislative reform of the common law: from the Provisions of Westminster of 1259 to the Statute of Marlborough of 1267. The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the process of drafting and their political context ; The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the social and legal context and the evolution of the individual clauses, I ; The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the social and legal context and the evolution of the individual clauses, II ; The enforcement of the Provisions of Westminster during the initial stage of their existence, 1259-63 ; The revision and reissuing of the Provisions, 1263-4 ; The revised Provisions in action, 1263-7 ; The final revision and reissuing of the Provisions of Westminster: the Statute of Marlborough of 1267 -- pt. II. Beyond politics: the enforcement and interpretation of the Statute of Marlborough in the courts, 1267-1307. Contra forman feoffamenti: the statutory action for tenants contesting liability to suit of court after 1267 ; Other mechanisms for the enforcement of Chapter 9 ; Other reform affecting the lord-tenant relationship ; Reforms in the criminal justice system ; Reforms in the procedures of the royal courts ; The extension of existing remedies ; Enforcing the accountability of socage guardians ; Controlling the use of distraint ; Remedying abuses in the operation of local courts ; Conclusions.
Summary
This book is a study of two important and related pieces of thirteenth-century English legislation - the Provisions of Westminster of 1259 and the Statute of Marlborough of 1267 - and is the first on any of the statutes of this period of major legislative change.
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ISBN
0511065329 (electronic bk.)
9780511065323 (electronic bk.)
0511115970 (electronic bk.)
9780511115974 (electronic bk.)
0511067453
9780511067457
9780511495601 (ebook)
0511495609 (ebook)
1280162295
9781280162299
9780511331176
0511331177
9780521025850
0521025850
0511205791
9780511205798
0521372461 (Cloth)
9780521372466
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 484-495) and index.
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