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Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations / Joseph Henry Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1950]Copyright date: ©1950Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231903783
  • 9780231878449
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction: The Matrix of Empire -- I. The Rise of the Appeal Jurisdiction -- II. The Lords Committee of Trade and Plantations -- III. The Settling of Jurisdiction -- IV. The Regulation of Appeals -- V. Procedure at the Council Board -- VI. The Scope of Appellate Review -- VII. Appeals from Royal Commissions -- VIII. The Privy Council and the Extension of English Law -- IX. Judicial and Legislative Review -- X. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Sources -- Indexes
Summary: A study describing and evaluating the Privy Council of England as a judicial body that exercised jurisdiction over the courts of the various American plantations during the 17th and 18th centuries. Specifically discusses the Council's appellate jurisdiction over the Channel Islands and other Caribbean colonies, as they were more economically and strategically important than the mainland colonies.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231878449

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction: The Matrix of Empire -- I. The Rise of the Appeal Jurisdiction -- II. The Lords Committee of Trade and Plantations -- III. The Settling of Jurisdiction -- IV. The Regulation of Appeals -- V. Procedure at the Council Board -- VI. The Scope of Appellate Review -- VII. Appeals from Royal Commissions -- VIII. The Privy Council and the Extension of English Law -- IX. Judicial and Legislative Review -- X. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Sources -- Indexes

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A study describing and evaluating the Privy Council of England as a judicial body that exercised jurisdiction over the courts of the various American plantations during the 17th and 18th centuries. Specifically discusses the Council's appellate jurisdiction over the Channel Islands and other Caribbean colonies, as they were more economically and strategically important than the mainland colonies.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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