Abstract / Description of output
This paper considers the ideological and practical significance of the introduction of the civil jury to Scotland in the early nineteenth century, placing it in the context of the development of Scots law and procedure in the Court of Session and the ius commune and assessing the significance for it of the development of moral theory in eighteenth-century Scotland.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Dearest Birth Right of the People of England |
Subtitle of host publication | The Jury in the History of the Common Law |
Editors | John W. Cairns, Grant McLeod |
Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Pages | 1-15 |
ISBN (Print) | 1841133256, 9781841133256 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Jury procedure scotland ius commune