Aliens in Medieval Law: The Origins of Modern Citizenship

ISBN-13: 9780521800853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 264 str.

Keechang Kim

Opis

In this original reinterpretation of the legal status of foreigners in medieval England, Keechang Kim proposes a radically new understanding of the genesis of the modern legal regime and the important distinction between citizens and noncitizens. Making full use of medieval and early modern sources, the book examines how feudal legal arguments were transformed by the political theology of the Middle Ages to become the basis of the modern legal outlook. This innovative study will interest academics, lawyers, and students of legal history, immigration and minority issues.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: '[His] general analysis of the redefinition of aliens in the move from Status to Stato/Etat/State [is] very original and very convincing.' Quentin Skinner

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. History: 2. Foreign merchants; 3. Foreign clerks; 4. Foreign religious houses; 5. Birth beyond the sea; 6. Faith and allegiance; Part II. Historiography: 7. Littleton, Rastell and Plowden; 8. Calvin's case (1608); 9. Conclusion.