Sir John Davies and the Conquest of Ireland - A Study in Legal Imperialism

Zusammenfassung This study examines the Law Reports of Sir John Davies and litigation pleaded before the central Irish courts during the period in which Davies served in Ireland as solicitor-general (1603–6) and attorney-general (1606–19). It explicates the legal and jurisprudential issues involved and draws out their deeper political implications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; Part I. Introduction: 1. Law as an instrument of colonization; 2. Sir John Davies: a biographical sketch; 3. Ireland and the origins of stare decisis; Part II. Judicial Encounters: The Native Community: 4. The cases of gavelkind and tanistry: legal imperialism in Ireland, 1603-1610; 5. The case of the Bann fishery; Part III. Judicial Encounters: The Colonial Community: 6. The mandates controversy and the case of Robert Lalor; 7. The case of customs payable for merchandise; 8. The case of mixed money; Part IV. Conclusion: 9. Sir John Davies, the ancient constitution and civil law; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Eve V. Clark, Pawlisch Hans S., Hans S. Pawlisch
• Assisted by: Hans S. Pawlisch (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2002
• EAN: 9780521526579
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52657-9
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics; Cambridge Studies in the Histo
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