Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations / Joseph Henry Smith and Julius Goebel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1913-1981, author.

Goebel, Julius, Jr., 1892-1973, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appellate procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Geoffrey Cumberlege Press, [1950]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A study describing and evaluating the Privy Council of England as a judicial body that exercised jurisdiction over the courts of the various American plantations during the 17th and 18th centuries. Specifically discusses the Council's appellate jurisdiction over the Channel Islands and other Caribbean colonies, as they were more economically and strategically important than the mainland colonies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Contents

Introduction: The Matrix of Empire

I. The Rise of the Appeal Jurisdiction

II. The Lords Committee of Trade and Plantations

III. The Settling of Jurisdiction

IV. The Regulation of Appeals

V. Procedure at the Council Board

VI. The Scope of Appellate Review

VII. Appeals from Royal Commissions

VIII. The Privy Council and the Extension of English Law

IX. Judicial and Legislative Review

X. Conclusion

Appendixes

Sources

Indexes

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231878449

0231878443

OCLC:

1100429899