The Community of the College of Justice: Edinburgh and the Court of Session, 1687-1808

ISBN-13: 9780748694679 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str.

John Finlay

Opis

The first institutional history of Scotland's 18th-century civil court and its legal community
This study investigates the important role of Scotland's College of Justice members in the cultural and economic flowering of Scotland as a whole, and Edinburgh in particular, and argues that a single Law institution had a marked influence on the Scottish cultural landscape to the present day. The Court of Session records, uncovered by John Finlay, show a cross-section of Scottish society experiencing Edinburgh's legal processes in the 18th century.
18th-century Edinburgh owed much to the men who worked in the Court of Session as members of the unique institution known as the College of Justice. James Boswell, Lord Kames, Henry Dundas and Walter Scott are just some of those who emerged from the College to influence Scotland's place in Europe.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and references; 1. Introduction; 2. The College and the Urban Community; 3. The College and Urban Administration; 4. The Lords of Session; 5. Advocates; 6. Writers to the Signet; 7. The Working Chambers of the College; 8. Subordinate and Minor Office-holders in the College; 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Bibliography; Index of subjects; Index of persons; Index of judicial titles.