| Studies in Irish Legal History Contributor(s): Osborough, W. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1851824472 ISBN-13: 9781851824472 Publisher: Four Courts Press OUR PRICE: $73.76 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1999 Annotation: The author covers each of the legal traditions (brehon, canon, roman, and common law) that have helped to shape Irish law over several centuries in this collection of published essays. However, he emphasizes the influence of common law with discussions of topics such as the histories of law reporting, parliamentary legislation, and the organization of attoorneys and solicitors. He also recounts the dramatic changes to the Irish legal system between 1796 and 1926, and examines the penal laws directed at Catholics in the last several centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - History | Europe - Ireland - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
| Dewey: 349.417 |
| LCCN: 99197157 |
| Physical Information: 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of published essays covers diverse aspects of law in Ireland across many centuries. Each of the legal traditions, which at one stage or another have helped to shape Irish law, are thus represented: from the brehon law to canon law and from Roman law to the common law. |
