Author: James Willard Hurst
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1584777168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Growth of American Law
Author: James Willard Hurst
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1584777168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1584777168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860
Author: Morton J. HORWITZ
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674038789
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectual history and also demonstrates how the shifting views of private law became a dynamic element in the economic growth of the United States. Horwitz's subtle and sophisticated explanation of societal change begins with the common law, which was intended to provide justice for all. The great breakpoint came after 1790 when the law was slowly transformed to favor economic growth and development. The courts spurred economic competition instead of circumscribing it. This new instrumental law flourished as the legal profession and the mercantile elite forged a mutually beneficial alliance to gain wealth and power. The evolving law of the early republic interacted with political philosophy, Horwitz shows. The doctrine of laissez-faire, long considered the cloak for competition, is here seen as a shield for the newly rich. By the 1840s the overarching reach of the doctrine prevented further distribution of wealth and protected entrenched classes by disallowing the courts very much power to intervene in economic life. This searching interpretation, which connects law and the courts to the real world, will engage historians in a new debate. For to view the law as an engine of vast economic transformation is to challenge in a stunning way previous interpretations of the eras of revolution and reform.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674038789
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectual history and also demonstrates how the shifting views of private law became a dynamic element in the economic growth of the United States. Horwitz's subtle and sophisticated explanation of societal change begins with the common law, which was intended to provide justice for all. The great breakpoint came after 1790 when the law was slowly transformed to favor economic growth and development. The courts spurred economic competition instead of circumscribing it. This new instrumental law flourished as the legal profession and the mercantile elite forged a mutually beneficial alliance to gain wealth and power. The evolving law of the early republic interacted with political philosophy, Horwitz shows. The doctrine of laissez-faire, long considered the cloak for competition, is here seen as a shield for the newly rich. By the 1840s the overarching reach of the doctrine prevented further distribution of wealth and protected entrenched classes by disallowing the courts very much power to intervene in economic life. This searching interpretation, which connects law and the courts to the real world, will engage historians in a new debate. For to view the law as an engine of vast economic transformation is to challenge in a stunning way previous interpretations of the eras of revolution and reform.
Two Centuries' Growth of American Law, 1701-1901
Author: Yale Law School
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Two Centuries' Growth of American Law, 1701-1901
Author: Library Reprints, Inc.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780722274750
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780722274750
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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TWO CENTURIES' GROWTH OF AMERICAN LAW, 1701-1901
Author: YALE LAW SCHOOL.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033777794
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9781033777794
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Two Centuries' Growth of American Law, 1701-1901
The Cambridge History of Law in America
Author: Michael Grossberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107605053
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America begins the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107605053
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America begins the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.
The Transformation of American Law, 1780–1860
Author: Morton J. Horwitz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674903715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectual history and also demonstrates how the shifting views of private law became a dynamic element in the economic growth of the United States. Horwitz's subtle and sophisticated explanation of societal change begins with the common law, which was intended to provide justice for all. The great breakpoint came after 1790 when the law was slowly transformed to favor economic growth and development. The courts spurred economic competition instead of circumscribing it. This new instrumental law flourished as the legal profession and the mercantile elite forged a mutually beneficial alliance to gain wealth and power. The evolving law of the early republic interacted with political philosophy, Horwitz shows. The doctrine of laissez-faire, long considered the cloak for competition, is here seen as a shield for the newly rich. By the 1840s the overarching reach of the doctrine prevented further distribution of wealth and protected entrenched classes by disallowing the courts very much power to intervene in economic life. This searching interpretation, which connects law and the courts to the real world, will engage historians in a new debate. For to view the law as an engine of vast economic transformation is to challenge in a stunning way previous interpretations of the eras of revolution and reform.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674903715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectual history and also demonstrates how the shifting views of private law became a dynamic element in the economic growth of the United States. Horwitz's subtle and sophisticated explanation of societal change begins with the common law, which was intended to provide justice for all. The great breakpoint came after 1790 when the law was slowly transformed to favor economic growth and development. The courts spurred economic competition instead of circumscribing it. This new instrumental law flourished as the legal profession and the mercantile elite forged a mutually beneficial alliance to gain wealth and power. The evolving law of the early republic interacted with political philosophy, Horwitz shows. The doctrine of laissez-faire, long considered the cloak for competition, is here seen as a shield for the newly rich. By the 1840s the overarching reach of the doctrine prevented further distribution of wealth and protected entrenched classes by disallowing the courts very much power to intervene in economic life. This searching interpretation, which connects law and the courts to the real world, will engage historians in a new debate. For to view the law as an engine of vast economic transformation is to challenge in a stunning way previous interpretations of the eras of revolution and reform.
Two Centuries' Growth of American Law, 1701-1901 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Yale Law School
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265415771
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Excerpt from Two Centuries' Growth of American Law, 1701-1901 Broughton v. Manchester Water Works Co. V. Pensacola Brown Chemical Co. V. Meyer v. Sterns Brunswick Gas Light co. V. United Gas Co. Buena Ventura, The Bulkeley v. Derby Fishing Co. Bull, Calder v. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265415771
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Excerpt from Two Centuries' Growth of American Law, 1701-1901 Broughton v. Manchester Water Works Co. V. Pensacola Brown Chemical Co. V. Meyer v. Sterns Brunswick Gas Light co. V. United Gas Co. Buena Ventura, The Bulkeley v. Derby Fishing Co. Bull, Calder v. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Growth of American Constitutional Law
Author: Benjamin Fletcher Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description