The Ancient Constitution and the Origins of Anglo-American Liberty

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2005
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, English and American lawyers appealed to the ancient constitution as the cornerstone of liberty. The author demonstrates that this concept of an unchanging, ancient constitution, furnished English common lawyers and parliamentarians an argument with which to combat royal prerogative power.

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, English and American lawyers appealed to the ancient constitution as the cornerstone of liberty. The author demonstrates that this concept of an unchanging, ancient constitution, furnished English common lawyers and parliamentarians an argument with which to combat royal prerogative power.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 196
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 27 Aug 2005
ISBN 10: 0875803423
ISBN 13: 9780875803425

The Ancient Constitution and the Origins of Anglo-American Liberty

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