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An Institute of the Law of Scotland. in Four Books. in the Order of Sir George Mackenzie's Institutions of That Law. : Books I and II.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erskine, John, author.
- Series:
- An Institute of the Law of Scotland Series
- An Institute of the Law of Scotland Series ; v.1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Scotland.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (422 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Institute of the Law of Scotland in Four Books
- An Institute of the Law of Scotland in Four Books
- An Institute of the Law of Scotland. In Four Books. In the order of Sir George Mackenzie's Institutions of that Law. Volume I
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2014.
- Summary:
- Totaling four books, this is one of John Erskine's most popular works having never been out of print since its publication in 1773, giving an account of Scots law, drawn from Sir George Mackenzie's Institutions of the Law of Scotland.
- Contents:
- TITLE PAGE
- ADVERTISEMENT
- CONTENTS
- NOTE OF ABBREVIATIONS
- ERRATA
- AN INSTITUTE OF THE LAW OF SCOTLAND
- Book I
- I: Of Laws in General
- 1
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- II: Of Jurisdiction and Judges in General
- III: Of the Supreme Judges and Courts of Scotland
- IV: Of the Inferior Judges and Courts of Scotland
- V: Of Ecclesiastical Persons
- VI: Of Marriage, and of the Relation between Parents and Children
- I: Of Marriage
- II: Of the Relation between Parents and Children
- VII: Of Minors, their Tutors and Curators
- and of the Relation between Master and Servant
- I: Of Minors, their Tutors and Curators
- II: Of the Relation between Master and Servant
- Book II
- I: Of the Division of Rights, and the Several Ways by which a Right may be acquired
- II: Of Heritable and Moveable Rights
- III: Of the Continuation of Heritable Rights by Charter and Seisin
- IV : Of the Several Kinds of Holding
- V: Of the Rights of Superiority, and its Casualties
- 70
- 80
- VI: Of the Right which the Vassal acquires by getting the Feu
- VII: Of the Transmission of Rights by Confrontation or Resignation
- VIII: Of Redeemable Rights
- IX: Of Servitudes
- X: Of Teinds or Tithes
- XI: Of Inhibitions
- XII: Of Apprisings, Adjudications, and the Judicial Sales of Bankrupt Estates
- 60.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781554937363
- 1554937361
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