The roots of liberty : Magna Carta, ancient constitution, and the Anglo-American tradition of rule of law /

The Roots of Liberty is a critical collection of essays on the origin and nature of the often elusive idea of liberty. Throughout this book, the original and thought-provoking views of scholars J.C. Holt, Christopher W. Brooks, Paul Christianson, John Phillip Reid, and Corinne C. Weston offer insigh...

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Other Authors: Sandoz, Ellis, 1931-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, IN : Liberty Fund, 2008
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Table of Contents:
  • The ancient constitution in medieval England / J.C. Holt
  • The place of Magna Carta and the ancient constitution in sixteenth-century English legal thought / Christopher W. Brooks
  • Ancient constitutions in the age of Sir Edward Coke and John Selden / Paul Christianson
  • The jurisprudence of liberty the ancient constitution in the legal historiography of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries / John Phillip Reid