Medieval law in context : the growth of legal consciousness from Magna Carta to the Peasants' Revolt

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Medieval law in context : the growth of legal consciousness from Magna Carta to the Peasants' Revolt

Anthony Musson

(Manchester medieval studies)

Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, c2001

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Bibliography: p. 265-267

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780719054938

Description

Examines how medieval people at all social levels thought about law, justice and politics, as well as their role in society. Provides a clear, structured view of judicial developments and experience of litigation in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Offers a new perspective on both law and politics by focusing on the medium of legal consciousness and legal culture.. Makes the specialised area of law accessible for the general reader interested in the medieval period. -- .

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • List of abbreviations
  • Part One: Introduction: towards a psychology of law
  • 1. The role of ideology
  • 2. The contexts of law
  • 3. Law in the mind
  • Part Two: The professionalism of law
  • 4. The intellectualising of the law
  • 5. Towards an identity as a profession
  • 6. Practitoners and ethical considerations
  • 7. Judges and lawyers in society
  • 8. Centre and periphery
  • 9. Perceptions of the legal profession
  • Part Three: Pragmatic legal knowledge
  • 10. Family and household
  • 11. Communal obligations
  • 12. Court attendance
  • 13. Church attendance
  • 14. Experience of office-holding
  • 15. Book learning and literacy
  • Part Four: Participation in the royal courts 16. Availability
  • 17. Actionability
  • 18. Accountability
  • 19. Accessibility
  • Part five: The role of Parliament
  • 20. The high court of Parliament
  • 21. The legal personnel of Parliament
  • 22. The regulation of everyday life
  • Part Six: Conclusion: the politicisation of law
  • 23. Seeing and hearing the law: the king's role in justice
  • 24. Seeing and hearing the law: royal propaganda
  • 25. Legitimacy through the law
  • 26. The world turned upside down
  • Select bibliography
  • Index
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780719054945

Description

Examines how medieval people at all social levels thought about law, justice and politics, as well as their role in society. Provides a clear, structured view of judicial developments and experience of litigation in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Offers a new perspective on both law and politics by focusing on the medium of legal consciousness and legal culture.. Makes the specialised area of law accessible for the general reader interested in the medieval period. -- .

Table of Contents

Preface List of abbreviations Part One: Introduction: towards a psychology of law 1. The role of ideology 2. The contexts of law 3. Law in the mind Part Two: The professionalism of law 4. The intellectualising of the law 5. Towards an identity as a profession 6. Practitoners and ethical considerations 7. Judges and lawyers in society 8. Centre and periphery 9. Perceptions of the legal profession Part Three: Pragmatic legal knowledge 10. Family and household 11. Communal obligations 12. Court attendance 13. Church attendance 14. Experience of office-holding 15. Book learning and literacy Part Four: Participation in the royal courts 16. Availability 17. Actionability 18. Accountability 19. Accessibility Part five: The role of Parliament 20. The high court of Parliament 21. The legal personnel of Parliament 22. The regulation of everyday life Part Six: Conclusion: the politicisation of law 23. Seeing and hearing the law: the king's role in justice 24. Seeing and hearing the law: royal propaganda 25. Legitimacy through the law 26. The world turned upside down Select bibliography Index -- .

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  • NCID
    BA52757709
  • ISBN
    • 0719054931
    • 071905494X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Manchester,New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 274 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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