Customary law, the Crown and the common law : ancient legal islands in the post-colonial stream

This thesis is a cross-disciplinary study of legal history and customary law. Respect for, and accommodation of local customary law has been a constant and integral feature of law in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times. It guided the emergence of the common law, and continues as a rule of law to the...

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Main Author: Pesklevits, Richard Dale
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12160