Sir edward coke and the elizabethan age
Auteur :
Boyer, Allen D.
Éditeur :
Stanford University Press
ISBN :
9780804748094
Date de publication :
9 mai 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
Cloth
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), the first judge to strike down a law, gave us modern common law by turning medieval common law inside-out. Through his resisting strong-minded kings, he bore witness for judicial independence. This scholarly biography draws on Coke's own papers and notebooks.