De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae

treatise by Bracton

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De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae (c. 1235), meaning "On the Laws and Customs of England," is a foundational treatise on English common law attributed to the jurist Henry de Bracton. This work systematically outlines English legal principles, drawing significantly from judicial decisions and pleading methods. Bracton integrated concepts from Roman law and canon law into the common law framework, influenced by continental jurists. While Bracton's De legibus did not have a widespread impact on continental legal studies, it remains a crucial historical document for understanding the development of English law.12

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Henry de Bracton
…English jurist and author of De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae (c. 1235; “On the Laws and Customs of England”), one of the oldest systematic treatises on the common law. While depending chiefly on English judicial decisions and the methods of pleading required by English judges, Bracton enlarged the common law…
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…English jurist and author of De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae (c. 1235; “On the Laws and Customs of England”), one of the oldest systematic treatises on the common law. While depending chiefly on English judicial decisions and the methods of pleading required by English judges, Bracton enlarged the common law…
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Azzone Dei Porci
…Henry de Bracton in his De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae (c. 1235; “On the Laws and Customs of England”) was derived from Azzone’s summaries. The legal historian Frederic William Maitland edited Select Passages from the Works of Bracton and Azo (1895).
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…Henry de Bracton in his De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae (c. 1235; “On the Laws and Customs of England”) was derived from Azzone’s summaries. The legal historian Frederic William Maitland edited Select Passages from the Works of Bracton and Azo (1895).
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