The Ancient Constitution And The Origins Of Anglo-American Liberty - John Phillip Reid - Books - Cornell University Press - 9780875803425 - June 21, 2005
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The Ancient Constitution And The Origins Of Anglo-American Liberty


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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, English and American lawyers appealed to the ancient constitution as the cornerstone of liberty. The author demonstrates that this concept of an unchanging, ancient constitution, furnished English common lawyers and parliamentarians an argument with which to combat royal prerogative power.


192 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Book
Released June 21, 2005
ISBN13 9780875803425
Publishers Cornell University Press
Pages 196
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 22 mm   ·   426 g

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