Maintenance in Medieval England

Identifying for the first time the true nature of maintenance, this study uses primary sources to reach new findings on its lawfulness.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Social norms relating to the assistance of others; 3. Legal responses to the corruption of justice; 4. The early litigation 1272-1327; 5. Efforts to deal with corruption of justice in the reign of Edward III; 6. Criminal and civil litigation during the reign of Edward III; 7. Maintenance and medieval literature; 8. Changes in the late medieval period; 9. The development of the law of maintenance: permissible justifications for meddling; 10. The development of the law of maintenance: illegal maintenance; 11. Livery; 12. Achieving the legislative objectives of the maintenance statutes; 13. Conclusion.

About the author

Jonathan Rose is Professor of Law and Willard H. Pedrick Distinguished Research Scholar Emeritus, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University; Faculty Affiliate, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Arizona State University; and Affiliated Faculty Member, Department of History, Arizona State University. He has taught legal history, contracts, professional responsibility, and antitrust. He has also received several awards for outstanding teaching. Professor Rose is the author of numerous articles and other works on legal history, antitrust, economic regulation, and legal ethics.

Summary

The first study of the individuals who abused and misused the legal system in medieval England and the initial attempts of the Anglo-American legal system to deal with these forms of legal corruption. It will appeal to readers interested in the medieval period, English history, and the legal professions.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Rose, Jonathan (Arizona State University) Rose
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781107619791
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61979-1
• No. of pages: 427
• Series: Cambridge Studies in English Legal History; Cambridge Studies in English L; Cambridge Studies in English Legal History; Cambridge Studies in English L
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; England, Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Legal History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages