Medieval Law and the Foundations of the State

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Table of contents

- Medieval Law and theFoundations of the State (Page 1)
- Preface (Page 5)
- Contents (Page 7)
- Abbreviations (Page 10)
- 1 - Introduction. State: Word and Concept (Page 11)
- 2 - Frankish and Anglo-Saxon Justice (Page 20)
- 3 - The Courts of Lords and Townsmen (Page 53)
- 4 - The Spread of the Organized Peace (Page 79)
- 5 - The Judicial Systems of France and England (Page 119)
- 6 - New High Courts and Reform of the Regime (Page 157)
- 7 - The Legal Ordering of 'the State of the Realm' (Page 201)
- 8 - The Monarchical State of the Later Middle Ages (Page 262)
- 9 - From Law to Politics: the Genesis of 'the Modern State' (Page 305)
- Conclusion: Law and the State in History (Page 346)
- Bibliography (Page 351)
- Index (Page 379)