LAWS OF LIBERTY AND PROPERTY OR, A CONCISE TREATISE OF ALL THE LAWS, STATUTES AND ORDINANCES, MADE FOR THE BENEFIT AND PROTECTION OF THE SUBJECTS OF...Jacob, GilesItem #: 63408 Pages: xii, 118 pp. Published: Union; Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.; Reprinted in 2007. Jacob was an idealist who believed that widespreadknowledge of the law would promote the general welfare ofsociety. This is a thema that ran through his many books.The Laws of Liberty and Property (first published in 1724)outlines the laws "made and enacted for the Preservation ofit" from Magna Carta onward. Topics include "crimes againstthe King and the Subject," "Civil Rights and Liberties,""Forfeitures," "Pardons," and "Laws infringing upon PublicLiberty." It is an excellent statement of the Whigprinciples that would later animate the American Revolution.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |