HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Accursius, Henry De Bracton, Nisi Prius
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Jurisdiction over wrongs, where the king might be thought to have an interest. 13th century the common law was made the object of learned commentaries de legibus et consuetudine angliae bracton, became an authoritative source of common law. Used until william blackstone wrote his commentaries. Classical jurisprudence ars; pragmatic and concerned with practice, aim to apply the existing law as effectively as possible. Systematization process wasn"t to be completed until the 18th and 19th centuries. The rapprochement (pojednanie) between the study of law and practice occurred first in canon law and subsequently through the direct reception of roman law into the secular ius proprium. University professors gave legal advice in pending cases and where directly involved with the application of the learned law in practice. Lorenzo valla criticized the glossators and commentators for lamentable mastery of the. Latin language and a total lack of style taken further by other humanists.