Title: Essays on English law and the American experience /
Authors: Jones, William R., 1930-; Cawthon, Elisabeth A., 1957-; Narrett, David E., 1951-
Publisher: Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A&M University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Common law United States.; Law United States History; Law Great Britain History
Contents: Introduction: English law and the American experience / Richard Hamm--Sanctuary, exile, and law: the fugitive and public authority in medieval England and modern American / William R. Jones--The Americanization of Blackstone's Commentaries / Craig Evan Klafter--The politics of treason in the 1790s / Thomas P. Slaughter--Rough work and tough logic: the English roots of Texas workers' compensation law / Elisabeth A. Cawthon--Fence laws on the Great Plains, 1865-1900 / Yasuhide Kawashima--Is the United States a common law country? / Calvin Woodard.