GMGT 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anglo-Saxons, Norman Conquest Of England

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: General Management
• Course: GMGT 2060
• Professor: Alok Dua

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146: the common law courts, the law of equities. In feudal times, the king was the fountain of justice (the king created all the laws) in early times. This jurisdiction was exercised by the king himself. The king was said to have a court, but it was a court of advisors and hadn"t been segregated with duties. The king appointed member to do cases in different areas. In 1066 there was the battle of the normans vs. anglo- The norman"s conquered england, but retains aspects of the anglo- Saxons system where the lord had control of all his subordinates below him. Judges dispensed law that was common to all people in. It did not however strip the king of all judicial authority, he retained an overriding residual authority to administer law outside the common law courts. It was however, only invoked when the common law courts were unable to uphold justice.