Roman, canon and common law in twelfth-century England: the council of Northampton (1164) re-examined.

Against the background of the long-running debate about the extent to which the creation of English common law was influenced by principles of jurisprudence and forms of action derived from the Roman law of Justinian and the ecclesiastical canon law which was developing in the wake of Gratian's Decr...

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Published in:	Historical Research Vol. 83; no. 221; pp. 379 - 409
Main Author:	Duggan, Anne J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Aug2010
Subjects:	British law Roman law Canon law Common law Thomas, à Becket, Saint, ca. 1118-1170 Fitzstephen, William Influence of Roman law Language & languages Northampton (England) England United Kingdom
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