Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book I, II, III, and IV

Blackstone, William

ISBN 10: 0199600988 ISBN 13: 9780199600984

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2016

Riassunto

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

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Informazioni sull'autore

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199600988
• ISBN 13: 9780199600984
• Rilegatura: Pacchetto di prodotti
• Numero di pagine: 1784
• Redattore: Prest Wilfrid
• Contatto del produttore: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Germania