William Blackstone

Broschiertes Buch

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England

Book I, II, III, and IV

Herausgeber: Prest, Wilfrid

Beschreibung

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the first time it is possible to trace the evolution of English law and Blackstone's thought through the eight editions of Blackstone's lifetime, and the authorial corrections of the posthumous ninth edition. Introductions by the general editor and the volume editors set the Commentaries in their historical context, examining Blackstone's distinctive view of the common law, and editorial notes throughout the four volumes assist the modern reader in understanding this key text in the Anglo-American common law tradition. Book I: Of the Rights of People Volume Editor: David Lemmings Book II: Of the Rights of Things Volume Editor: Simon Stern Book III: Of Private Wrongs Volume Editor: Thomas P. Gallanis Book IV: Of Public Wrongs Volume Editor: Ruth Paley

Autor

Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) was a prominent public figure in the eighteenth century. Judge and jurist, barrister and politician, his work has had a profound influence on the Anglo-American legal tradition. The first Vinerian Professor of English Law, Blackstone was a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas at the time of his death. The Commentaries published in eight editions in his lifetime, and a posthumous ninth edition in 1783.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1784
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 172mm x 99mm
• Gewicht: 3161g
• ISBN-13: 9780199600984
• ISBN-10: 0199600988
• Artikelnr.: 47870253