The History of the Common Law in England
Contributors: Charles M. Gray (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Series: Classics of British Historical Literature
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: November 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780226313054
Subjects: Jurisprudence & General Issues; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; General
First sentence: The Laws of England may aptly enough be divided into two Kinds, viz. Lex Scripta, the written Law; and Lex non Scripta, the unwritten Law: For although (as shall be shewn hereafter) all the Laws of this Kingdom have some Monuments or Memorials thereof in Writing, yet all of them have not their Original in Writing; for some of those Laws have obtain'd their Force by immemorial Usage or Custom, and such Laws are properly call'd Leges non Scriptae, or unwritten Laws or Customs.