Kings, barons and justices : the making and enforcement of legisation in thirteenth-century England / Paul Brand.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Law -- England -- History.

Legislation -- England -- History.

England -- Politics and government -- History.

Part I. Politics and the legislative reform of the common law: from the Provisions of Westminster of 1259 to the Statute of Marlborough of 1267: 1. The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the process of drafting and their political context

2. The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the social and legal context and the evolution of the individual clauses: I

3. The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the social and legal context and the evolution of the individual clauses: II

4. The enforcement of the Provisions of Westminster during the initial stage of their existence, 1259-63

5. The revision and reissuing of the Provisions, 1263-4

6. The revised Provisions in action, 1263-7

7. The final revison and reissue of the Provisions of Westminster: the Statute of Marlborough of 1267

8. Contra formam feoffamenti: the statutory action for tenants contesting liability to suit of court after 1267

9. Other mechanisms for the enforcement of chapter 9; other reforms affecting the lord-tenant relationship

10. Reforms in the criminal justice system

11. Reforms in the procedures of the royal courts

12. The extension of existing remedies

13. Enforcing the accountability of socage guardians

14. Controlling the use of distraint

15. Remedying abuses in the operation of local courts

16. Conclusions.

Includes bibliography and index.

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xix, 508 p.