Law, Liberty and the Constitution by Harry Potter
A new approach to the telling of legal history, devoid of jargon and replete with good stories, which will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about the common law - the spinal cord of the English body politic.
An enjoyable read* PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY *
Potter lacerates the jargon and marches through a long timeline to produce a slim, superbly written account of the common law. * LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE *
Full of triumphs, tragedies, comedies, accidents and unintended consequences [with] an immense cast of characters. ... [A] lively and opinionated book. * TIMES *
Harry Potter has a way with words...which make his books impossible to put down...If you need a good introduction to legal history (all students of English history do), then read this book. * FACHRS NEWSLETTER *
Potter lacerates the jargon and marches through a long timeline to produce a slim, superbly written account of the common law. * LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE *
Full of triumphs, tragedies, comedies, accidents and unintended consequences [with] an immense cast of characters. ... [A] lively and opinionated book. * TIMES *
Harry Potter has a way with words...which make his books impossible to put down...If you need a good introduction to legal history (all students of English history do), then read this book. * FACHRS NEWSLETTER *
HARRY POTTER is a criminal barrister and the author of Hanging in Judgment: Religion and the Death penalty in England form the Bloody Code to Abolition (1993); Blood Feud: The Stewarts and Gordons at War in the Age of Mary Queen of Scots (2002); and Edinburgh Under Siege (2003). With Boydell & Brewer, he has authored Law, Liberty and the Constitution: A Short History of the Common Law (2015) and Shades of the Prison House: A History of Incarceration in the British Isles (2019).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783275038 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783275030 |
| Title | Law, Liberty and the Constitution |
| Author | Harry Potter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 362 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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