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1 online resource |
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Cambridge studies in english legal history |
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Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title ; Series information ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Preface and Acknowledgments ; List of Abbreviations ; List of Statutes and Other Legislation ; 1 Introduction |
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2 The Evolution of Social Norms Relating to the Assistance of Others Kinship, Community, and Charity ; Good Lordship ; The Initial Development ; Lordship and Maintenance ; The Later Development of Lordship ; 3 Legal Responses to the Corruption of Justice |
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The Initial Statutes and Ordinances Maintenance and Champerty ; Conspiracy ; The Initial Petitions to the King, His Council, and Parliament ; Petitions to the King and His Council ; Enrolled Petitions ; 4 The Early Litigation, 1272-1327 ; Criminal Litigation ; Eyre Proceedings |
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Trailbaston Sessions Civil Litigation ; Conspiracy Cases ; Champerty Cases ; Conclusion ; 5 Efforts to Deal with Corruption of Justice in the Reign of Edward III ; Statutes Directed at Legal Abuse ; Conspiracy and Maintenance ; Other Forms of Abuse of Legal Procedure |
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Individual Petitions to the King and His Council 6 Criminal and Civil Litigation in the Reign of Edward III ; Criminal Litigation ; Conspiracy Cases ; Conspiracies to Maintain ; Conspiracies Directed at Individuals ; Conspiracies to Procure False Appeals, Indictments, and Civil Actions |
| Summary |
Identifying for the first time the true nature of maintenance, this study uses primary sources to reach new findings on its lawfulness |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Public interest law -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
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Judicial corruption -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Actions and defenses -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Law -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Law, Medieval.
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LAW -- Civil Procedure.
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LAW -- Legal Services.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
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Actions and defenses
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Judicial corruption
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Law
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Law, Medieval
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Public interest law
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England
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781107358324 |
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1107358329 |
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9781108223737 |
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1108223737 |
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