This book examines the view of women held by medieval common lawyers and legislators, and considers medieval womenâ s treatment by and participation in the processes of the common law.
This book examines the view of women held by medieval common lawyers and legislators, and considers medieval womenâ s treatment by and participation in the processes of the common law.
Gwen Seabourne is Professor of Legal History in the School of Law, University of Bristol, UK. She specialises in medieval legal history, and has written on medieval crime, economic regulation and medieval women.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: women, the common law and the legal historians 1 PART I Unions and divisions: women and the common law 11 1 'Their position is inferior to that of men': differentiation, inclusion, omission 14 2 Unstable constructions: unity, disunity, property and favour in common law thought on women 34 PART II Audible and inaudible; credible and not credible: women in thelegal process 53 3 'By the mouth of man': women as non-party actors in litigation 55 PART III Women's complaints and complaints of women 79 4 Voice, agency and 'playing the victim' 84 5 Limits and accommodation 93 6 Responsible and irresponsible women: the female defendant 121 Conclusion: the future of women's legal past 158
Introduction: women, the common law and the legal historians 1 PART I Unions and divisions: women and the common law 11 1 'Their position is inferior to that of men': differentiation, inclusion, omission 14 2 Unstable constructions: unity, disunity, property and favour in common law thought on women 34 PART II Audible and inaudible; credible and not credible: women in thelegal process 53 3 'By the mouth of man': women as non-party actors in litigation 55 PART III Women's complaints and complaints of women 79 4 Voice, agency and 'playing the victim' 84 5 Limits and accommodation 93 6 Responsible and irresponsible women: the female defendant 121 Conclusion: the future of women's legal past 158
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