The reception of English law abroad / B. H. McPherson CBE.

Brisbane : Supreme Court Library Queensland 2007.

27065

Law -- Great Britain.

Law -- Great Britain -- Colonies.

Law -- Commonwealth countries -- History.

Comparative law.

1. Introduction

2. Land and territory

3. English government

4. Colonial constitutions

5. Nationality, allegiance and protection

6. Liberties and laws

7. Legislative introduction of English law

8. Territorial expansion

9. Reception methods

10. Limitations on reception

11. Judicial reception

12. Reception of legal knowledge.

This book provides an account of how the English legal system was established in the countries of the British colonial empire and illustrates the origins of many of the principles determining the present character of government and law in over 100 places around the world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Supreme Court Library Queensland. Publications.

9780975123096

xlv, 520 pages ; 25 cm