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

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 508 pages) Series Cambridge studies in Medieval life and thought ; Fourth ser., 56 Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 56. 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 484-495) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Law -- Great Britain -- History -- Henry III, 1216-1272 Law -- Great Britain -- History -- Edward I, 1272-1307 LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Law -- Great Britain -- History -- Edward I, 1272-1307. Law -- Great Britain -- History -- Henry III, 1216-1272. Law Politics and government Gesetzgebung SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1216-1272. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056875 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1272-1307. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056876 Subject Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1216-1272. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1272-1307. Great Britain England Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0511065329 9780511065323 0511115970 9780511115974 0511067453 9780511067457 9780511495601 0511495609 1280162295 9781280162299 9780511331176 0511331177 9780521025850 0521025850 0511205791 9780511205798

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