Explores a fascinating aspect of the early colony's legal system: its denial of the binding force of English law in favor of an original legal system. Although the common law played a role, the colonists used it selectively and combined it with the provisions of the colony's charter, local statutes and scripture.
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Explores a fascinating aspect of the early colony's legal system: its denial of the binding force of English law in favor of an original legal system. Although the common law played a role, the colonists used it selectively and combined it with the provisions of the colony's charter, local statutes and scripture.
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Volume 37, number 2 of Studies in History, Economics and Public Law. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
