UK Law

Tag: Ecclesiastical Law

  • Treason

    Treason in English Law Introduction to Treason Two grades of treason existed in early English law: high treason, which was directed against the Crown, and petty treason, which consisted of a crime against a subject, such as a wife killing her husband, or a servant murdering his master. In […]

  • Jactitation Of Marriage

    English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Jactitation of Marriage in the Past The boasting by an individual that he or she has married another, from which it may happen that they will acquire the reputation of being married to each other. Developments The ecclesiastical courts may in such cases […]

  • Court Of Faculties

    English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Faculties in the Past The name of a court which belongs to the archbishop, in which his officer, called magister ad facultates, grants dispensations to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited or to ordain a deacon under age and the like. 4 Inst. 337. […]

  • Court Of Faculties

    English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Faculties in the Past The name of a court which belongs to the archbishop, in which his officer, called magister ad facultates, grants dispensations to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited or to ordain a deacon under age and the like. 4 Inst. 337. […]

  • Court Of Peculiars

    English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Peculiars in the Past The name of a court, which is a branch of and annexed to, the court of arches. Developments It has jurisdiction over all those parishes dispersed through the province of Canterbury, in the midst of other dioceses. In the other […]

  • Court Of Peculiars

    English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Peculiars in the Past The name of a court, which is a branch of and annexed to, the court of arches. Developments It has jurisdiction over all those parishes dispersed through the province of Canterbury, in the midst of other dioceses. In the other […]

  • Ecclesiastical Courts

    (Source: the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) No distinct system of ecclesiastical courts existed in England before the twelfth century. Rather, bishops of the church were also secular lords, who exercised their authority through the local assemblies. In the shire court, the […]

  • Age of Glanvill

    The Age of Glanvill In the Legal History The work of Henry II The reign of Henry II is of supreme importance in the history of our law, and its importance is due to the action of the central power, to reforms ordained by the king.1 Still it was rather as an organizer and governor…

  • Outline of English Legal History

    Outline of English Legal History Law and Custom in Early Britain (1-10) People Types Celtic 1. General a. Arrived in early 5th Century B.C. b. “Britons” I. Some mixture of bronze age people and Celtics c. Were Indo-European speaking tribal peoples from Germany d. Militaristic culture spread over much of Europe- went from British Isles…

  • Outline of English Legal History

    Outline of English Legal History Law and Custom in Early Britain (1-10) People Types Celtic 1. General a. Arrived in early 5th Century B.C. b. “Britons” I. Some mixture of bronze age people and Celtics c. Were Indo-European speaking tribal peoples from Germany d. Militaristic culture spread over much of Europe- went from British Isles…

  • Court Records under Henry Vi

    This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VI of England Court Records under Henry VI and Medieval Law Court Records under Henry VI and Legal History This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VI of England Court Records under Henry VI and Medieval Law Court Records under Henry VI and Legal […]

  • Medieval Roman Law

    Medieval Roman Law and Medieval Law Medieval Roman Law and Legal History Medieval Roman Law and Medieval Law Medieval Roman Law and Legal History Resources See Also Usurpation (in this legal Encyclopedia) Usurpation (in this legal Encyclopedia) Ecclesiastical Courts (in this legal […]

  • Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry I

    This issue under the Ruling of King Henry I of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry I and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry I and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita […]

  • Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry Vii

    This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VII of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry VII and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry VII and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia […]

  • Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward Ii

    This issue under the Ruling of King Edward II of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward II and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward II and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Ault, Warren O., ed. Court Rolls of the […]