{"product_id":"sir-william-scott-lord-stowell-judge-of-the-high-court-of-admiralty-1798-1828-paperback-9780521526883","title":"Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell; Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, 1798–1828 (Paperback) 9780521526883","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSir William Scott, Lord Stowell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJudge of the High Court of Admiralty, 1798–1828\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA biography of the judge reputed to be the greatest of civilian lawyers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry J. Bourguignon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521526883, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 February 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir William Scott's thirty years as judge of the High Court of Admiralty provide the basis of his reputation as the greatest of civilian (as opposed to common) lawyers. In this major study, the first for over seventy years, Professor Bourguignon analyzes his work as judge of the admiralty court in the light of the little-known, unpublished body of law which had been developed prior to his appointment. His term of office coincided with the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, and thus Scott had to bear and determine hundreds of cases involving the capture of vessels in time of war. These prize cases provided Scott with the opportunity to state and develop many aspects of the international law of war, especially the law of neutral and belligerent rights at sea. He also influenced the development of admiralty law in the cases, which he heard of private disputes concerning maritime commerce.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Survey of English Admiralty jurisdiction: how did it vanish?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sir William Scott - a biographical sketch\u003cbr\u003e 3. The law of the instance court\u003cbr\u003e 4. Prize law: nationality - a study in detail\u003cbr\u003e 5. Prize law - a survey\u003cbr\u003e 6. Scott's judicial philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 7. Scott's influence\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography of primary sources\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005220409624,"sku":"9780521526883","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521526883i_c72f46e6-44cb-41a1-a35b-868ccdbd9ad5.jpg?v=1691368923","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sir-william-scott-lord-stowell-judge-of-the-high-court-of-admiralty-1798-1828-paperback-9780521526883","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}