The Law of the Land
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The Law of the Land

The Evolution of Our Legal System

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eBook - ePub

The Law of the Land

The Evolution of Our Legal System

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About This Book

National Book Award Finalist: "Alearned, thoughtful, witty legal history for the layman" ( The New Yorker ). What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America's legal system? How do the works of Jane Austen and Ludwig van Beethoven relate to corporal punishment? In The Law of the Land, Charles Rembar examines these and many other topics, illustrating the surprisingly entertaining history of US law. Best known for his passionate efforts to protect literature, including Lady Chatterley's Lover, from censorship laws, Rembar offers an exciting look at the democratic judicial system that will appeal to lawyers and laymen alike. From the dark days of medieval England, when legal disputes were settled by duel, through recent paradigm shifts in the interpretation and application of the legal code, The Law of the Land is a compelling and informative history of the rules and regulations we so often take for granted.

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Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2015
ISBN
9781504015660
Topic
Diritto
Subtopic
Storia giuridica

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Praise for the Writing of Charles Rembar
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. 1 The Blessed Man and the Arguably Admirable Tiger
  7. 2 Battle
  8. 3 Taxonomy
  9. 4 The Hue and Cry, the Feud, Ordeal and Compurgation
  10. 5 The Start of Trial by Jury
  11. 6 Grand and Petty
  12. 7 A Little Writing
  13. 8 Transgressions, Parliaments, and Trespass on the Case
  14. 9 Fiction
  15. 10 Pleading
  16. 11 The Old New Rules
  17. 12 Equity
  18. 13 Evidence
  19. 14 The Rights of the Accused
  20. Acknowledgment
  21. Some Notes on Sources
  22. Index
  23. About the Author
  24. Copyright Page