The College of Justice : government and governance in Renaissance Scotland / Andrew R.C. Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Andrew R. C. (Andrew Robert Craig), 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland. Court of Session--History--16th century.

Scotland.

Law--Political aspects--Scotland--History--16th century.

Law.

Law--Scotland--History--16th century.

Courts--Scotland--History.

Courts.

Scotland. Court of Session.

Law--Political aspects.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"In 1532, James V instituted the College of Justice, an incorporated group of expert lawyers and administrators who were to exercise supreme Scottish civil jurisdiction. Why did he decide to do that? This book argues that the scheme was informed by a powerful sense of the role that an incorporated body of expert lawyers might serve in articulating a just law for the realm. The new institution also more fully defined the relationship between the king and his supreme judges, reflecting contemporary European thought. Furthermore, the new College of Justice was meant to have a significant role in connection with the government of the Scottish Catholic Church on the eve of the Reformation. ​​​​​​​ This account of the institution of the College of Justice serves as a case study of the powerful role of lawyers in state formation during the Renaissance. It will also be of interest to those who wish to understand the origins of a court that remains part of the Scottish legal landscape to this day"-- De Gruyter Brill.

Contents:

R.K. Hannay and the institution of the College of Justice

The College of Justice in historical writing after Hannay

Royal policy regarding the administration of civil justice, 1527-1531

The proposal to endow a College of Justice in 1531

Contextualising the proposal to endow the College of Justice

Commuting the great tax and the parliament of May 1532

The institution of the College of Justice

A college of literate men of knowledge and experience

Judgment after conscience, knowledge and experience.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed October 16, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Simpson, Andrew R. C. (Andrew Robert Craig), 1984- College of Justice

ISBN:

9781399550239

1399550233

9781399550246

1399550241

9781399550253

139955025X

OCLC:

1533764847

Publisher Number:

CIPO000265611

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license