An analysis of the laws of England

Description:

Historical legal treatise analyzing and summarizing the common law of England as of the mid 1700s. Plays a somewhat similar role in North America as the basis of the common law of the United States at the time of its founding. The first systematic explication of English common law. Considered an appropriate secondary source today for certain common law questions such as the meaning of a term in a foundational U.S. document.

subjects: Law,  History of Law,  Legal History,  Legal Theory,  Philosophy of Law,  Common Law,  English Common Law,  American Common Law,  Legal Treatise,  Blackstone's Commentaries,  Study and teaching

People: Blackstone,  William,  Sir

Places: Great Britain,  England

Times: Mid 1700s