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The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book IV: Of Public Wrongs

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book IV: Of Public Wrongs

Author: William Blackstone; Ruth Paley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199601028
Published In: August 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The only variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales, offering the definitive account of the Commentaries' development through nine editions.

For the first time it is possible to trace the evolution of English law and Blackstone's thought through the eight editions of Blackstone's lifetime, and the authorial corrections of the posthumous ninth edition. Introductions by the general editor, Wilfred Prest, and the individual volume editors set the Commentaries in their historical and political context, examining Blackstone's distinctive view of the common law.

Typeset in a modern format, retaining the pagination of the first edition and with editorial notes throughout, the four volumes assist the modern reader in understanding this key text in the Anglo-American common law tradition.

Includes an introduction to the Commentaries by the General Editor Wilfrid Prest
An editorial introduction by Ruth Paley details the historical and political context of Blackstone's views on the criminal law
The definitive version of this classic text of Anglo-American law
Detailed varia trace the evolution of Blackstone's thought through the first nine editions
Descriptive notes assist the modern reader in understanding the text, and the pagination of the first edition has been retained for easy cross-referencing

Ruth Paley: Editor's Introduction

Wilfrid Prest: Editorial Conventions

Book the Fourth: Of Public Wrongs

I: Of the Nature of Crimes; and their Punishment

II: Of the Persons Capable of Committing Crimes

III: Of Principles and Accessories

IV: Of Offences Against God and Religion

V: Of Offences Against the Law of Nations

VI: Of High Treason

VII: Of Felonies, Injurous to the King's Prerogative

VIII: Of Praemunire

IX: Of Misprisions and Contempts, Affecting the King and Government