Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts, 1630-1686

Download or read book Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts, 1630-1686 written by Charles J. Hilkey and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores a fascinating aspect of the early colony's legal system: its denial of the binding force of English law in favor of an original legal system. Although the common law played a role, the colonists used it selectively and combined it with the provisions of the colony's charter, local statutes and scripture. One of the earliest books on the history of American law, this pioneering work was originally published in the series Studies in History, Economics and Public Law edited by the Political Science Faculty of Columbia University.