Anglo-American Law and Canon Law

Inhalt: Introduction - Part I: The Anglo-American Legal Tradition: 1. The Two Great Western Legal Traditions: Anglo-American Law and Continental Law - Some Considerations on the Evolution of English Law - 2. Isolation and European Inspiration on Anglo-American Law: The Presumed Insularity of English Law - Anglo-American Law and Canon Law - Part II: The Routes of Entry of Canon Law into England: 3. Ecclesiastical Courts: The Jurisdiction of the "Court Christian"" - Conflicts and Cooperation between Ecclesiastical and Royal Jurisdiction - The Law Applied by English Ecclesiastical Courts - 4. The Court of Chancery: Historical Evolution - The Court of Chancery and Canon Law - 5. Jurisprudence or Legal Doctrine - Part III: The Influence of Canon Law on the Different Areas of English Law: 6. Marriage and Family: English Matrimonial Law - Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Matters Related to Matrimony - 7. The Law of Succession: The Development of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction on Succession - Extension and Limits of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction - 8. Contract Law: Assumpsit, Consideration and Canon Law - Other Elements of Roman-Canonical Origin - 9. Constitutional Law and Theory: Canonical Influence on the Great Constitutional Principles - Exercise of Power and Political Representation - 10. Other Areas of Law: Procedural Law - Criminal Law - Real Property Law - Law of Associations and Law of Bankruptcy - Conclusion - Index