Sir Edward Coke and the reformation of the laws : religion, politics and jurisprudence, 1578-1616 / David Chan Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, David Chan, 1976- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in English legal history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634--Influence.

Coke, Edward.

Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.

Law reform--England--History--16th century.

Law reform.

Law reform--England--History--17th century.

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1625.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 299 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Sir Edward Coke & the Reformation of the Laws

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

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Summary:

Throughout his early career, Sir Edward Coke joined many of his contemporaries in his concern about the uncertainty of the common law. Coke attributed this uncertainty to the ignorance and entrepreneurship of practitioners, litigants, and other users of legal power whose actions eroded confidence in the law. Working to limit their behaviours, Coke also simultaneously sought to strengthen royal authority and the Reformation settlement. Yet the tensions in his thought led him into conflict with James I, who had accepted many of the criticisms of the common law. Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws reframes the origins of Coke's legal thought within the context of law reform and provides a new interpretation of his early career, the development of his legal thought, and the path from royalism to opposition in the turbulent decades leading up to the English civil wars.

Contents:

Introduction

Uncertainty and the reformation of the laws

'The most dangerous oppressor' : the misuse of the law

Confidence and corruption : the law in the Fens

Identity and narratives of the past

Reason and reform

Pragmatism and the High Commission

Chancery, reform, and the limits of cooperation

Delegation and moral kingship

Conclusion.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Uncertainty and the reformation of the laws; 3. 'The most dangerous oppressor': the misuse of the law; 4. Confidence and corruption: the law in the Fens; 5. Identity and narratives of the past; 6. Reason and reform; 7. Pragmatism and the High Commission; 8. Chancery, reform, and the limits of cooperation; 9. Delegation and moral kingship; 10. Conclusion.

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ISBN:

9781107706798

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