The Legal History of Wales

Klappentext Wales has been served by a variety of legal systems and laws over the last two millennia. This book traces the various strands of Wales' legal history from its beginnings, identifying and assessing the importance of the native Welsh, Roman, and English influences to Wales' legal social identity. Zusammenfassung Wales has been served by a variety of legal systems and laws over the last two millennia. This book traces the various strands of Wales' legal history from its beginnings! identifying and assessing the importance of the native Welsh! Roman! and English influences to Wales' legal social identity.

Autorentext

Thomas Glyn Watkin, formerly Professor of Law at Cardiff and Bangor (where he established the law school), and First Welsh Legislative Counsel (2007−2010), is an honorary professor at both universities.

Inhalt

1. Pre-Roman Britain 2. Wales in the Roman Empire 3. The Sub-Roman Period 4. The Age of the Native Princes 5. The Norman Invasion and Edward I 6. The Later Middle Ages 7. The Tudors and the Union with England 8. The Age of the Great Sessions 9. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 10 Devolution and After