The Prince and the Law, 1200-1600

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Sovereignty and Rights in the Western Legal Tradition

By Kenneth Pennington

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The Prince and the Law, 1200-1600 by Kenneth Pennington explores the historic struggle between monarchical power and the rights of subjects. Covering four centuries, the book reveals new perspectives on Western legal tradition by examining medieval and early modern legal interpretations of the prince's authority. Pennington challenges prevailing notions about the origin of due process, arguing it emerged not from English common law but from a French jurist's writings in the late 13th century.
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Ideal for readers interested in political history, legal scholars, and students of medieval and early modern European history seeking a fresh analysis of the evolution of law and monarchy.

The power of the prince versus the rights of his subjects is one of the basic struggles in the history of law and government. This study of the history of monarchy, conceptions of law and due process addresses that struggle and uncovers new vistas in the study of Western legal tradition.

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The power of the prince versus the rights of his subjects is one of the basic struggles in the history of law and government. In this history of monarchy, conceptions of law and due process, Kenneth Pennington addresses that struggle and opens an entirely new vista in the study of Western legal tradition.

In The Prince and the Law, 1200-1600, Pennington investigates legal interpretations of the monarch's power from the 12th to the 17th century. Tracing the evolution of defendants' rights, he demonstrates that the origins of due process are not rooted in English common law as is generally assumed. It was not a sturdy Anglo-Saxon, but, most probably, a French jurist of the late 13th century who wrote: A man is innocent until proven guilty.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520079953

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 June 1993

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Kenneth Pennington is Professor of History and Law at Syracuse University. Among his previous books is Popes and Bishops: The Papal Monarchy in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (1984).