# The Oxford History of the Laws of England - Portail Universitaire du droit > Source : [Portail Universitaire du Droit](https://univ-droit.fr) > URL : https://univ-droit.fr/recherche/actualites-de-la-recherche/parutions/20126-the-oxford-history-of-the-laws-of-england > Description : the oxford history of the laws of england, information transmise par fr. audren: william cornish, j stuart anderson, ray cocks, michael lobban, patrick polden, and ... ## Parution - **ISBN** : 978-0-199-25883-3 - **Éditeur** : Oxford University Press ## Résumé Information transmise par Fr. Audren:William Cornish, J Stuart Anderson, Ray Cocks, Michael Lobban, Patrick Polden, and Keith Smith The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volumes XI, XII, and XIII 1820-1914 Oxford Univ. Press (The Oxford History of the Laws of England), Feb. 2010, 3 vol., 3840 p., ISBN:978-0-19-925883-3, £450.Présentation éditeur The Oxford History of the Laws of England series continues with three volumes that deal with the Legal System, Public Law and Private Law from the Coronation (solo) of George IV to the outbreak of war against the KaisersThe industrialisation of England in the period brings a massive demand for legal changeThe volumes will be indispensable for Law and History LibrariesThe Series provides not only a history of law, but a history of the impact of law on English societyThe History of English Law contributes fundamentally to the development of US and Commonwealth LawA landmark series, The Oxford History of the Laws of England is the first full-length history of the English law that takes unpublished sources into account. The thirteen volumes provide not merely a history of law, but also a history of the impact of law on English society. Given its unprecedented scope and coverage, this series will be an indispensable resource for law and history libraries.Readership: Libraries, scholars, practitioners, historians interested in the period, legal historians.Sommaire VOLUME XI PART ONE. - ENGLISH LAW IN AN INDUSTRIALISING SOCIETY William Cornish, Michael Lobban, Keith Smith I: IntroductionII: Government and PeopleIII: Sources of LawIV: Theories of Law and GovernmentV: Law and ReligionVI: Political Economy and LawVII: Empire's LawVIII: International LawIX: Private International Law PART TWO. - PUBLIC LAW Stuart Anderson: I: ParliamentII: Central Executive: The Legal Structure of State InstitutionsIII: The Church and the StateIV: The ArmyV: Local GovernmentVI: Judicial Review PART THREE. - THE COURTS OF LAW Patrick Polden: I: General IntroductionII: The Judicial Roles of the House of Lords and Privy Council 1820-1914III: The Superior Courts of Common LawIV: The Court of Chancery 1820-1875V: The Civilian Courts and the Probate, Divorce, and DivisionVI: The Judicature ActsVII: The Government and the Organization of the Supreme Court of JudicatureVIII: The Courts of AppealIX: The King's/Queen's Bench DivisionX: The Chancery DivisionXI: Local CourtsXII: The County CourtsXIV: Coroners and their Courts PART FOUR. - THE LEGAL PROFESSIONS Patrick Polden: I: The JudiciaryII: BarristersIII: The Institutions and Governance of the BarIV: SolicitorsV: The Educaton of Lawyers VOLUME XII. - PRIVATE LAW PART ONE. - PROPERTY Stuart Anderson: I: Succession, Inheritance, and the FamilyII: Property Rights in Land: Reforming the HeritageIII: Land Transactions: Settlement and SalesIV: Leases, Morgages, and ServitudesV: Changing the Nature of Real Property LawVI: Trusts and Trustees PART TWO. - CONTRACT Michael Lobban: I: IntroductionII: The Formation of Contracts: Offer and AcceptanceIII: ConsiderationIV: MisrepresentationV: MistakeVI: Contractual Terms and their PerformanceVII: Contractual RemediesVIII: Restitutionary Remedies PART THREE. - COMMERCIAL LAW Michael Lobban: I: Joint Stock CompaniesII: The Law or InsuranceIII: Negotiable InstrumentsIV: Bankruptcy and InsolvencyV: Consumar Credit and Debt PART FOUR. - TORTMichael Lobban: I: The Development of Tort LawII: NegligenceIII: Personal InjuriesIV: Workplace InjuriesV: Intentional and Economic TortsVI: NuisanceVII: Property Torts VOLUME XIII PART ONE. - CRIMINAL LAW Keith Smith: I: General Introduction and OverviewII: The Establishment of English Policing in the Nineteenth CenturyIII: The Trial: Adversarial Characteristics and ResponsibilitiesIV: Sentencing and ReviewV: Punishment: Death and TransfigurationVI: The Sources and Form of the Criminal LawVII: General Principles of Criminal LawVIII: Strict and Vicarious Liability: Regulatory OffencesIX: Securing the StateX: Public Morality and Social ControlXI: Protecting Property from Dishonesty and HarmXII: Offences Against the Person PART TWO. - STATUTES, SOCIAL REFORM, AND CONTROL Raymond Cocks: I: Introduction: 'Legislation the Only Remedy'II: The Poor LawIII: Charity and EducationIV: Health for the PublicV: Safety in Factories, Shops, and ShipsVI: Building Houses, and Planning CommunitiesVII: Conclusion PART THREE. - LABOUR LAW William Cornish: I: From Labouring to Employment: 1820-1867II: The Roots of Collective ActionIII: Law and Organised Labour: 1867-1914 PART FOUR. - LAW OF PERSONS: FAMILY AND OTHER RELATIONSHIPS William Cornish: I: Family Law, Family AuthorityII: MarriageIII: Wives: The Quest for Civil IndependenceIV: Marital Breakdown: Separation and the Coming of Judicial DivorceV: ChildrenVI: Insanity and Mental DeficiencyVII: Foreign Elements in Family Disputes PART FIVE. - PERSONALITY RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY William Cornish: I: Personal Reputation, Privacy and Intellectual CreativityII: CopyrightIII: Patents for InventionsIV: Industial Property: Designs for ProductsV: Trade Secrets and Other ConfidencesVI: Industrial Property: Trade Marks and Unfair CompetitionIndex Auteurs William Cornish, Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Cambridge, J Stuart Anderson, Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago, Ray Cocks, Professor of law at the University of Keele, Michael Lobban, Professor of Legal History at Queen Mary, University of London, Patrick Polden, Professor of Law at Brunel University, and Keith Smith, Professor of Law at Cardiff Law SchoolWilliam Cornish, FBA, QC (Hon) is the author of Law and Society in England, 1750-1950 (1989). He was Professor of English Law at the LSE and then Professor of Law at Cambridge. At both he taught Modern Legal History and Intellectual Property. His interest in law of the Victorian age grew from a desire to make his students more alive to the historical background of their studies. He has been the coordinator of the present Volumes. Work on them has largely absorbed his energies since retirement. of Intellectual Property Law, University of Cambridge. Stuart Anderson began his career as a Lecturer in law at LSE, before moving to a lecturership (CUF) at Oxford and a fellowship at Hertford College. He is now a Professor of law at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is the author of Lawyers and the Making of English Land Law 1832-1940. He is a member of the Reference Group supporting the Recovering New Zealand's Lost Cases project conducted by staff at the Victoria University of Wellington. University of Otago. Before becoming a Professor at Keele University Raymond Cocks taught at the Universities of Sussex and Kingston. He has had a long-term interest in modern legal history and has published on a range of topics including the legal professions, the Ashdown Forest Case, the thought of Sir Henry Maine, the role of Parliamentary Counsel and British law in India. Michael Lobban is Professor of Legal History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of The Common Law and English Jurisprudence 1760-1850 (1991) and of A History of the Philosophy of Law in the Common Law World (2007). A historian by training, he has written widely on the history of English legal thought and legal practice. He is particularly interested in exploring how the development of law is shaped by the contexts in which legal problems present themselves, and by the way lawyers in different generations make sense of these problems. Queen Mary, University of London Patrick Polden studied history at Reading University and wrote his doctoral thesis on the Addington Administration. After a spell as a solicitor he returned to academic life at Brunel University, where he is a Professor in the Law School. His writings include books on the Thellusson will case, the County Courts and the Lord Chancellor's Department and articles on various aspects of modern British legal history including wills, property and trusts; judges and lawyers; civil justice and the courts. University Keith Smith is the author of works on both modern and historical aspects of criminal law, and on Victorian intellectual history. His books include, Lawyers, Legislators and Theorists (Oxford, 1998) and James Fitzjames Stephen: Portrait of a Victorian Rationalist (Cambridge, 1988). He is currently Professor of Law at Cardiff University Law School, where he has taught criminal law and legal history Recensions:"I believe that anyone who has the slightest interest in the development of this country, and its institutions, and who seeks an understanding of how we come to be where we are now, will find endless fascination in these many pages." - Lord Chief Justice, The Right Honourable Lord Judge"This outstanding and elegant work deserves the widest possible readership. It is essential for those who are passionate about our legal heritage; for the merely curious it will provide the passion." - David Perry QC, 6 King's Bench Walk Source: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199258833.do ## Métadonnées - **Catégorie** : Parutions - **Publié** : 2010-03-17 --- *Portail Universitaire du Droit — [univ-droit.fr](https://univ-droit.fr)*