{"product_id":"the-province-of-legislation-determined-legal-theory-in-eighteenth-century-britain-paperback-9780521528542","title":"The Province of Legislation Determined; Legal Theory in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Paperback) 9780521528542","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Province of Legislation Determined\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLegal Theory in Eighteenth-Century Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive account of English legal thought in the age of Blackstone and Bentham.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Lieberman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521528542, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 July 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.532 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\"\u003eA comprehensive account of English legal thought in the age of Blackstone and Bentham for nearly a century, The Province of Legislation Determined advances an ambitious reinterpretation of eighteenth-century attitudes to social change and law reform. Professor Lieberman's bold synthesis rests on a wide survey of legal materials and on a detailed discussion of Blackstone's Commentaries, the jurisprudence of Lord Kames and the Scottish Enlightenment, the chief justiceship of Lord Mansfield, the penal theories of Eden and Romilly, and the legislative science of Jeremy Bentham. The study relates legal developments to the broader fabric of eighteenth-century social and political theory, and offers a novel assessment of the character of the common law tradition and of Bentham's contribution to the ideology of reform.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Blackstone and the Commentaries: 1. The law of England\u003cbr\u003e 2. Blackstone's science of legislation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Judiciary: 3. Equity, principle and precedent\u003cbr\u003e 4. Legal principles and law reform\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mansfield and the commercial code\u003cbr\u003e 6. Common law, principle and precedent\u003cbr\u003e 7. Kames, legal history and law reform\u003cbr\u003e 8. Kames and the principles of equity\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Parliamentary Statute: 9. Statute consolidation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Penal law reform\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Bentham: 11. The critique of common law\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Digest\u003cbr\u003e 13. From Blackstone to the Pannomion\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\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":46004356972824,"sku":"9780521528542","price":31.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521528542i_3182182e-fed6-476c-b602-eb89286bbaaf.jpg?v=1691368962","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-province-of-legislation-determined-legal-theory-in-eighteenth-century-britain-paperback-9780521528542","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}