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The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England William Blackstone

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England By William Blackstone

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone


Summary

The only variorum edition of Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law, tracing the evolution of Blackstone's thought from the first to the ninth edition. The fourth volume addresses central topics of criminal law, known as 'public wrongs'.

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England Summary

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book IV: Of Public Wrongs by William Blackstone

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the first time it is possible to trace the evolution of English law and Blackstone's thought through the eight editions of Blackstone's lifetime, and the authorial corrections of the posthumous ninth edition. Introductions by the general editor and the volume editors set the Commentaries in their historical context, examining Blackstone's distinctive view of the common law, and editorial notes throughout the four volumes assist the modern reader in understanding this key text in the Anglo-American common law tradition. In the final volume of the Commentaries Blackstone presents a comprehensive and critical overview of English criminal law and procedure, prefaced by a discussion of the philosophical and basis of the criminal justice system. His final chapter 'On the Rise, Progress, and Gradual Improvements, of the Laws of England' provides a fitting historical conclusion to the work as a whole.

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England Reviews

a unique and valuable contribution to scholarship ... future scholars will benefit immensely from this exceptionally valuable contribution to legal history. * Ian Williams, The Journal of Legal History *
Blackstone's Commentaries remain a central source for understanding both historical and modern Anglo-American law - as well as many debates in Anglo-American legal philosophy - and Oxford University Press's new edition of the Commentaries offers a valuable resource for studying them. * Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, Jotwell *

About William Blackstone

Ruth Paley is an Editor at the History of Parliament Trust, focusing on the House of Lords from 1660-1832.

Table of Contents

BOOK THE FOURTH: OF PUBLIC WRONGS; APPENDIX

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GOR012529269
9780199601028
019960102X
The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book IV: Of Public Wrongs by William Blackstone
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Oxford University Press
2016-07-28
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