Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0773541837 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I read this book with much pleasure and instruction. It admirably fills a major gap in the body of legal historical literature - the absence of a comprehensive biography of arguably the most famous and influential Anglo-American judge of the modern era." Simon Devereaux, Department of History, University of Victoria
At the birth of the modern common law. Phillip Taylor MBE [[VIDEOID:mo1HEIEX621CXY7]]LORD MANSFIELD WAS `HIS COUNTRY'S PRIDE'An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green ChambersIf you are an English lawyer, whether barrister or solicitor, you will have heard of the name and fame of Lord Mansfield without necessarily knowing much about him. If you are an American or Canadian lawyer, interestingly, you'll probably know a little bit more about him but not a lot. But more of that later! It is a . Alex F Stop said Excellent legal and personal biography. Lord Mansfield was a towering figure in English law and this book does him and his life's work justice. Mansfield as a man was, like all of us, less than perfect, and Poser does not whitewash him. Neither does he anachronistically attempt to judge him by modern ethical or political standards. My only criticism is that Poser sometimes makes too earnest an effort to fill in the gaps, saying things like "we don't know exactly what was said but it might have been". Defin. Anonymous said What to give your lawyer friends for Christmas!. In this brilliantly written biography, the only modern one of Lord Mansfield, Poser deftly details the life and times of the most important English judge of all times. Judge Mansfield's continuing influence on American law (he is still cited often today), is something about which all American lawyers and judges should be aware. Yet the book is written in a readable and fluid style that also captures the complexity of the man along with his times. I am giving this to
Still celebrated for his application of common sense and moral values to the formal and complicated English common law system, Mansfield brought a practical and humanistic approach to the law. An illuminating account of one of the greatest legal minds, Lord Mansfield presents a vibrant look at Britain's Age of Reason through one of its central figures.. His decisions continue to influence the legal systems of Canada, Britain, and the United States to an extent unmatched by any judge of the past. In the first modern biography of Lord Mansfield (1705-1793), Norman Poser details the turbulent political life of eighteenth-century Britain's most powerful judge, serving as chief justice for an