Baker and Milsom Sources of English Legal History

Private Law to 1750

Second Edition

John Baker

• The definitive source book on the development of the common law of persons, obligations, and property - an essential reference point for all legal historians or comparative lawyers engaged in this history of the common law
• Translates the sources into modern, accessible English, making the primary materials accessible to students of legal history
• The sources themselves offer a rich resource for historians of English society, government, and economics, revealing the operation of the courts in personal and economic disputes

New to this Edition:

• Includes new sources discovered since the first edition published in 1986
• Comprehensively revised and updated in light of recent scholarship, including corrections to some sources in light of law reports that were previously unavailable

Baker and Milsom Sources of English Legal History

Private Law to 1750

Second Edition

John Baker

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Baker and Milsom Sources of English Legal History

Private Law to 1750

Second Edition

John Baker

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Baker and Milsom Sources of English Legal History

Private Law to 1750

Second Edition

John Baker

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