The Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke

by Edward Coke

Book Overview

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) successfully defended English liberties against the royal prerogative of the Stuart kings and virtually single-handedly established the rule of law for the English-speaking peoples. Coke's view of English law has had a powerful influence on lawyers, judges, and politicians through the present day.

It was Coke's astonishing task to set down the whole of the law--from Magna Carta to land law to criminal law, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865973164
• ISBN13: 9780865973169
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 1569 Pages
• Weight: 4.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5