Cambridge Studies in English Legal History began publication in 1921 and today comprises about fifty volumes. It has always been under the direction of a member of Cambridge Law School – Professor J. H. Baker since 1987 – and has focused on aspects of the legal history of lawyers, both doctrinally and institutionally. Over the past thirty years, the series has included studies on treasury courts, inquiries and delegates, the Privy Council and county courts, and assizes; the first royal judges; Lawyers and lawyers in the early modern period; legal reform in the Commonwealth and Victorian eras; the impact of the Reformation on English canon law; and biographical studies of Lord Ellesmere, Lord Stowell, Lord Eldon and Dr Lushington. Work on substantive legal history includes two important contributions to our understanding of medieval land law, one on the feudal framework of the common law and the other on the origin and early practice of the involves; essays on marriage comparisons, exchangeable instruments, evidence and copyright; and a study of the legal theory of medieval customary lawyers. The previous volumes, which contain edited texts, have reached classical status and have been reprinted in facsimile by Wm M. Gaunt & Sons, Inc. of Florida. This series, published in collaboration with the American Society for Legal History, consists of books that address central issues in the history of law.
The series hosts works of unusual distinction, both by older and younger scientists. Most of the volumes published in the series deal with American legal history, although a considerable number deal with European subjects. There are no chronological, cultural or geographical boundaries for the volumes of the series. For more information, see studiesinlegalhistory.org on the series website. In an opinion piece for the LA Times published on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Professor Sam Erman talks about unrepresented devastation in Puerto Rico. You can read the article here. Learn more about Erman`s work by watching his video interviews and reading his next book with the series Almost Citizens: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Check out other books by the author, check out similar authors, read author blogs, and more.
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