Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age (Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory) (Stanford Law Books - Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory)

by Allen D . Boyer (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $101.59

  Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), the first judge to strike down a law, gave us modern common law by turning medieval common law inside-out. Through his resisting strong-minded kings, he bore witness for judicial independence. This scholarly biography draws on Coke's own papers and notebooks.