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Which legal subjects were covered in Of the Rights of Persons?
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Sir William Blackstone
William Blackstone, oil painting attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In his influential work, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Sir William Blackstone organized English law into four distinct books. The first volume, titled Of the Rights of Persons, specifically covered the legal subjects of family law and public law.1