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This book provides an introduction to the rise and development of present-day private law.
Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.
A brief history of the principal English institutions and doctrines. Topics examined include law and custom in early Britain, the origins of common law, the judiciary and various courts, trial by jury, laws affecting property, and laws concerning marriage and divorce, nuisance, tort and defamation.
David Ibbetson exposes the historical layers beneath the modern rules and principles of contract, tort, and unjust enrichment. Small-scale changes caused by lawyers exploiting procedural advantages in their clients' interest are described & analyzed.
Designed for those studying law for the first time, this book explores where the English common law came from.