{"product_id":"law-liberty-parliament-9780865974265","title":"Law Liberty  Parliament","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Edward Coke (1552-1634) remains one of the most important figures in the history of the common law. The essays collected in this volume provide a broad context for understanding and appreciating the scope of Coke''s achievement: his theory of law, his work as a lawyer and judge, his role in pioneering judicial review, his leadership of the Commons, and his place in the broader culture of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Sir Edward Coke claimed for judges the power to strike down statutes, created the modern common law by reshaping medieval precedents, and, in the House of Commons, led the gathering forces that would ultimately establish a constitutional regime of ordered liberty and responsible, representative government. His Reports and Institutes are fundamental sources of legal doctrine and authority. Although much has been written on Coke, there has been no single adequate study or collection of these writings until now. Law, Liberty, and Parliament brings together material th","brand":"Liberty Fund Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884853997911,"sku":"9780865974265","price":10.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780865974265.jpg?v=1722533765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/law-liberty-parliament-9780865974265","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}