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Raffield, Paul (1999) Lex facit regem v. Quod principi placuit : dramatic symbols of crown and common law. The Journal of Legal History, 20 (1). pp. 45-63. doi:10.1080/01440362008539585 ISSN 0144-0365.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440362008539585
Abstract
Through an analysis of three masques presented at the Inns of Court between 1561 and 1613, this article examines the relationship between the Crown and the common law, and the competing claims of each to represent and embody the incontestable source of constitutional supremacy. An examination of the texts of these masques reveals the nature of the ideal constitution sought by common lawyers, and the role envisaged for the monarch within this Utopian state. He/She is depicted as the iconic symbol of English nationhood and unity. But the overriding theme of the masques is that the common law has existed since time immemorial and is endowed with divine authority. Consequently its sovereignty cannot be challenged by any earthly king or queen.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Journal of Legal History | ||||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
ISSN: | 0144-0365 | ||||||
Official Date: | 1999 | ||||||
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Volume: | 20 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 45-63 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/01440362008539585 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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