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The Glorious Revolution and the Continuity of Law / Richard S. Kay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kay, Richard S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Revolutions--Great Britain.
- Revolutions.
- Legitimacy of governments--Great Britain.
- Legitimacy of governments.
- Great Britain--History--William and Mary, 1689-1702.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688--Influence.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1688.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Glorious Revolution and the Continuity of Law explores the relationship between law and revolution.Revolt - armed or not - is often viewed as the overthrow of legitimate rulers.Historical experience, however, shows that revolutions are frequently accompanied by the invocation rather than the repudiation of law.
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Contested Constitution""; ""2. Making the Revolution""; ""3. The King and Queen in Parliament""; ""4. Legal Fidelity in the Courts and the Church""; ""The Law of the Interregnum""; ""Afterword""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-2688-0
- OCLC:
- 902760660
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