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Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769)
Sir William Blackstone
Introduction
- Sect. 1: On the Study of the Law
- Sect. 2: Of the Nature of Laws in General
- Sect. 3: Of the Laws of England
- Sect. 4: Of the Countries Subject to the Laws of England
Book 1: Rights of Persons
- Chap. 1: Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals
- Chap. 2: Of the Parliament
- Chap. 3: Of the King, and His Title
- Chap. 4: Of the King’s Royal Family
- Chap. 5: Of the Councils Belonging to the King
- Chap. 6: Of the King’s Duties
- Chap. 7: Of the King’s Prerogative
- Chap. 8: Of the King’s Revenue
- Chap. 9: Of Subordinate Magistrates
- Chap. 10: Of the People, whether Aliens, Denizens, or Natives
- Chap. 11: Of the Clergy
- Chap. 12: Of the Civil State
- Chap. 13: Of the Military and Maritime States
- Chap. 14: Of Master and Servant
- Chap. 15: Of Husband and Wife
- Chap. 16: Of Parent and Child
- Chap. 17: Of Guardian and Ward
- Chap. 18: Of Corporations
Book 2: Rights of Things
- Chap. 1: Of Property in General
- Chap. 2: Of Real Propety and, First, of Corporeal Hereditaments
- Chap. 3: Incorporeal Hereditaments
- Chap. 4: Of the Feudal System
- Chap. 5: Of the Ancient English Tenures
- Chap. 6: Of the Modern English Tenures
- Chap. 7: Of Freehold Estates, of Inheritance
- Chap. 8: Of Freeholds, Not of Inheritance
- Chap. 9: Of Estates Less than Freehold
- Chap. 10: Of Estates Upon Condition
- Chap. 11: Of Estates in Possession, Remainder, and Reversion
- Chap. 12: Of Estates in Severalty, Joint-Tenancy, Coparcenary, and Common
- Chap. 13: Of the Title to Things Real, in General
- Chap. 14: Of Title by Descent
- Chap. 15: Of Title by Purchase, and First by Escheat
- Chap. 16: Of Title by Occupancy
- Chap. 17: Of Title by Prescription
- Chap. 18: Of Title by Forfeiture
- Chap. 19: Of Title by Alienation
- Chap. 20: Of Alienation by Deed
- Chap. 21: Of Alienation by Matter of Record
- Chap. 22: Of Alienation by Special Custom
- Chap. 23: Of Alienation by Devise
- Chap. 24: Of Things Personal
- Chap. 25: Of Property in Things Personal
- Chap. 26: Of Title to Things Personal by Occupancy
- Chap. 27: Of Title by Prerogative, and Forfeiture
- Chap. 28: Of Title by Custom
- Chap. 29: Of Title by Succession, Marriage, and Judgment
- Chap. 30: Of Title by Gift, Grant, and Contract
- Chap. 31: Of Title by Bankruptcy
- Chap. 32: Of Title by Testament, and Administration
- Appendix
Book 3: Private Wrongs
- Chap. 1: Of the Redress of Private Wrongs by the Mere Act of Parties
- Chap. 2: Of Redress by the Mere Operation of Law
- Chap. 3: Of Courts in General
- Chap. 4: Of the Public Courts of Common Law and Equity
- Chap. 5: Of Courts Ecclesiastical, Military and Maritime
- Chap. 6: Of Courts of a Special Jurisdiction
- Chap. 7: Of the Cognizance of Private Wrongs
- Chap. 8: Of Wrongs and Their Remedies, Respecting the Rights of Persons
- Chap. 9: Of Injuries to Personal Property
- Chap. 10: Of Injuries to Real Property, and First of Dispossession, or Ouster
- Chap. 11: Of Dispossession, or Ouster, of Chattels Real
- Chap. 12: Of Trespass
- Chap. 13: Of Nuisance
- Chap. 14: Of Waste
- Chap. 15: Of Subtraction
- Chap. 16: Of Disturbance
- Chap. 17: Of Injuries Preeceding From, or Affecting, The Crown
- Chap. 18: Of the Pursuit of Remedies by Action; and, First, of the Original Writ
- Chap. 19: Of Process
- Chap. 20: Of Pleading
- Chap. 21: Of Issue and Demurrer
- Chap. 22: Of the Several Species of Trial
- Chap. 23: Of the Trial by Jury
- Chap. 24: Of Judgments, and Its Incidents
- Chap. 25: Of Proceedings, In the Nature of Appeals
- Chap. 26: Of Execution
- Chap. 27: Of Proceedings in the Courts of Equity
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
Book 4: Public Wrongs
- Chap. 1: Of the Nature of Crimes, and Their Punishment
- Chap. 2: Of the Persons Capable of Committing Crimes
- Chap. 3: Of Principals and Accessories
- Chap. 4: Of Offenses Against God and Religion
- Chap. 5: Of Offenses Against the Law of Nations
- Chap. 6: Of High Treason
- Chap. 7: Of Felonies, Injurious to the King’s Prerogative
- Chap. 8: Of Praemunire
- Chap. 9: Of Misprisions and Contempts, Affecting the King and Government
- Chap. 10: Of Offenses Against Public Justice
- Chap. 11: Of Offenses Against the Public Peace
- Chap. 12: Of Offenses Against Public Trade
- Chap. 13: Of Offenses Against the Public Health, the Public Police or Economy
- Chap. 14: Of Homicide
- Chap. 15: Of Offenses Against the Persons of Individuals
- Chap. 16: Of Offenses Against the Habitations of Individuals
- Chap. 17: Of Offenses Against Private Property
- Chap. 18: Of the Means of Preventing Offenses
- Chap. 19: Of the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction
- Chap. 20: Of Summary Convictions
- Chap. 21: Of Arrests
- Chap. 22: Of Commitment and Bail
- Chap. 23: Of the Several Modes of Prosecution
- Chap. 24: Of Process Upon an Indictment
- Chap. 25: Of Arraignment, and Its Incidents
- Chap. 26: Of Plea, and Issue
- Chap. 27: Of Trial, and Conviction
- Chap. 28: Of the Benefit of Clergy
- Chap. 29: Of Judgment, and its Consequences
- Chap. 30: Of Reversal of Judgment
- Chap. 31: Of Reprieve, and Pardon
- Chap. 32: Of Execution
- Chap. 33: Of the Rise, Progress, and Gradual Improvements, of the Laws of England
- Appendix
NOTES
COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND (1765-69), By Sir William Blackstone.
Based on the first edition printed at the Clarendon Press (Oxford, England), together with the most material corrections and additions in the second edition.
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